Ronahî: On the thirteenth of September the Syrian interim government raised fuel prices sharply: a litre of diesel rose from twelve thousand five hundred to seventeen thousand five hundred old pounds.

Ronahî: The immediate result: on Tuesday all private bakeries in the Cizire region stopped production because flour could no longer be delivered to them.

Kamîran: So it is not only the price rise; daily bread itself is disappearing from the table. This continues the fuel crisis we discussed yesterday.

Ronahî: Yes, and the effect is visible in the markets. In Girke Lege a kilo of aubergines went from four thousand five hundred to seven thousand pounds, cucumbers and potatoes from six thousand to nine thousand, and grapes from seven thousand five hundred to twelve thousand pounds.

Ronahî: In Qamishlo hundreds of people marched after a call by the Qamishlo People's Initiative, chanting 'No to the politics of starvation'. The march began at the Soniye roundabout and passed through the city's central street.

Kamîran: And the road between Girê Spî and Aleppo… excuse me, between Til Temir and Aleppo.

Ronahî: Correct—the international M-four highway linking Til Temir with Aleppo has been blocked by residents for three days. One of them, Serbest Husên, said they would not reopen the road until their demands are met.

Ronahî: Protests continue against the Syrian Ministry of Education's decision to allocate three weekly lessons to the Kurdish language.

Kamîran: Yesterday we spoke about demonstrations in the main cities; today they have spread beyond them.

Ronahî: In Dêrik residents have set up a tent in front of Yusuf El Ezma School and the action is now in its sixth day. In the village of Çaxir Bazar near Amûdê students, families and teachers have also taken to the streets.

Ronahî: Kurdish poets and writers reject the decision, saying three hours a week does not serve their aims and does not meet cultural and linguistic rights.

Ronahî: Today marks four years since Jîna Emînî lost her life after her arrest by police and the Woman, Life, Freedom uprising began.

Kamîran: This year the anniversary is being observed with actions inside prisons.

Ronahî: Yes. According to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network, four Kurdish political prisoners—including Zeyneb Celaliyan—have begun a hunger strike, describing it as 'the most civilised way to express protest'.

Ronahî: A campaign against executions active in sixty-two prisons in the one hundred and thirty-eighth week reported that at least sixty-one people have been executed in Iran since the end of August.

Kamîran: That figure covers barely two months—it is heavy for such a short period.

Ronahî: The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Iran, Mai Sato, also issued a statement saying that women's insistence on freedom continues. Werîşe Mûradî, held in Evîn Prison, wrote that 'Woman, Life, Freedom' is not only a slogan but a deeper demand for life and freedom.

Ronahî: The Alliance of Political Forces of Iranian Kurdistan also released a statement saying that the legitimate demands of the people must form the basis of any change.

Kamîran: At the same time, two attacks were reported in the Kurdistan Region.

Ronahî: The first: the camp of the Kurdistan Democratic Party–Iran in the Balîsan area of Xelîfan district, north of Hewlêr, was struck by drones. No casualties were reported.

Ronahî: The second: last night around three o'clock a drone struck a house in the village of Mawîliyan near Rewandiz and the house was completely destroyed. The owner, Hogir Tehsîn, said he had built it for farming work.

Kamîran: And these are not the only incidents—shelling was also reported yesterday.

Ronahî: Yes, the Kurdistan Region Security Directorate reported that Iran shelled the Zirgwêz area of Silêmanî with rockets. No official information has been given regarding responsibility for today's attacks.

Ronahî: Twelve years ago, on the fifteenth of September two thousand fourteen, ISIS launched a wide-scale attack on Kobani and captured most of the city; the defending forces remained encircled in a small corner.

Ronahî: After nearly one hundred and thirty-four days, on the twenty-sixth of January two thousand fifteen, control of the city returned to those forces. Ferhan Îsa says ISIS aimed to completely destroy the Kobani revolution.

Kamîran: And in those days the role of women was not limited to bearing arms.

Ronahî: No—they were part of the entire people's defence system, both in combat and in the economic and civilian care sectors.

Kamîran: Today Kobani is also on the political agenda.

Ronahî: Yes. Syrian Presidential Adviser Mazlûm Ebdî and Kobani Brigade Commander Mehmûd Berxwedan met in Kobani with representatives of Kurdish parties. Ebdî assessed progress in administrative and security integration and said the state gives special importance to the Kurdish issue.

Ronahî: Ebdî also discussed the situation of young professionals, especially graduates of Rojava University, with doctors and health workers in Kobani in another meeting.