Gulcan Kacmaz Sayyigit, co-spokesperson for the Democratic Unity Initiative called for participation in the rally to be held in Amed (Diyarbakır) on 4 January and said, "Mr Abdullah Ocalan's physical freedom must be secured, the right to hope must be implemented."
A woman was killed and the number of wounded rose to 15 in attacks by armed groups affiliated with the Syrian Transitional Government on the Sheikhmaqsud and Eshrefiye neighbourhoods of Aleppo.
Two people were injured in an attack on Aleppo internal security forces.
With its 38 restricted settlements, Colemêrg’s Çelê (Çukurca) district has become the center of “securitized” policies, effectively eliminating civilian life.
Despite the ongoing process, relatives of prisoners who are still being held in jail asked, “What kind of peace is this, and how can we believe in it?”
Marxist philosopher John Holloway stated that the feature distinguishing the Kurdish Freedom Movement from the Catalan, Basque or Irish movements is the idea of how it will transform society on a different basis and said, "Rojava is a super crack."
Cetin Arkas said: "If there is to be peace, everything must be accounted for. For lasting peace, we must confront what has been done and make amends."
Noting that censorship in cinema is also becoming widespread at festivals Director Orhan Eskikoy said: "Cinema and television are producing consent for the polarisation of society. Instead of addressing this situation, filmmakers have been chasing prize money."
Stating that the failure to implement the “right to hope” should be seen as a political decision, MAF-DAD Co-chair Heike Geisweid said: “The Committee of Ministers should make use of further options to demand implementation of the ECtHR's decisions.”
German sociologist Hauke Brunkhorst said, "Abdullah Öcalan’s call for peace and a democratic society from İmralı Prison on February 27 was one of the rare moments of hope in a world order that is becoming increasingly authoritarian, fascist, and violent."
Cetin Arkas stated, "We will make peace by understanding each other; this cannot be achieved through unilateral impositions. We want to emphasise this once again. Both sides must face the truth."
Vedat Bozkurt wrote in a letter to Huseyin Aykol that despite being acquitted of the disciplinary offence, his sentence was upheld on the grounds of three solitary confinement penalties.
Journalists Nazım Dastan and Cihan Bilgin, who were killed in a drone attack, will be commemorated.
Prof. Jorge Riechmann sent a message of support for the process, said that the steps taken by Abdullah Ocalan and the PKK have opened new paths for peace in the region.
European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) representative Pablo Sanchez Centellas remarked that the labour movement and trade unions should have a significant role in the Peace and Democratic Society Process, noting that democracy starts at the community level.