
Tuesday, November 3
Student Protests in Jazira and the Attack on Zaporizhzhia
Student reaction in Jazira against the interim government decision
Kamîran: Yesterday we talked about the demands for Kurdish-language education in Derik, but today it appears the protests have spread to many other centres as well.
Ronahî: Yes, students in the cities of Qamishlo, Derik, Girkê Legê and Hasakah marched against the decision of the Syrian interim government's Ministry of Education. The decision limits Kurdish-language classes in schools to three hours per week.
Ronahî: In Qamishlo, students marched from Osman Sabri Roundabout to the Directorate of Education, and in Derik, students of the Faculty of Culture and Arts issued a statement in support of the decision of the University of Rojava Council.
Kamîran: These protests are not only from today; they have been continuing for several weeks.
Ronahî: Students in the region have been active since the sixth of September for the right to education in the Kurdish language and have announced that they will not leave the streets until this decision is changed.
Eighteen people lost their lives in the Russian attack in Zaporizhzhia region
Ronahî: In southeastern Ukraine, in a village in the Zaporizhzhia region, a heavy aerial attack took place.
Ronahî: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that at least eighteen people lost their lives in this Russian attack.
Kamîran: Did Zelensky share more detailed information about the location of the attack?
Ronahî: According to his statement, the village had been under bombardment since the morning hours and one of the strikes hit a school building that was being used to distribute humanitarian aid.
UNESCO: One hundred eighty-nine media workers lost their lives in two years
Kamîran: On another front, the United Nations published a new report on the situation of journalists.
Ronahî: UNESCO, on the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, released its two-year report. According to the report, one hundred eighty-nine journalists and media workers lost their lives in two years.
Ronahî: The organisation also drew attention to the level of impunity and stated that most crimes against media workers remain without result and without punishment.
Start of the Peace Vigil in Ankara
Ronahî: In Turkey, the Mothers for Peace from twenty-four cities reached Ankara and set up the Peace Vigil tent.
Kamîran: Is this protest limited only to the tent, or do they have another programme as well?
Ronahî: Hava Kiran from the Mothers for Peace stated that they will go to parliament tomorrow, take part in meetings with political parties and share their message on peace there.
Two brothers lost their lives in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighbourhood of Aleppo
Ronahî: In the Sheikh Maqsoud neighbourhood of Aleppo city, an armed attack took place at ten thirty this morning.
Ronahî: Two people on a motorcycle fired at two brothers near a mosque. Both brothers named Abdo Osman and Hussein Osman lost their lives at the scene.
Kamîran: Have the identity of the attackers or the reason for this incident been determined?
Ronahî: No further information about the perpetrators of the attack and its cause has been confirmed so far.