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.
Italian politician and academic Nadia Urbinati stated that she supports the Kurds' desire for peace with great hope.
In Colemêrg (Hakkari), where numerous villages are banned, citizens can only visit their villages once a year. Citizens reacting to the situation asked: "The PKK has withdrawn, so your justification is gone. Why are our villages still banned?"
It has been reported that Ishak Dayan, who has been held in a cell for months at Burdur High Security Prison, was threatened by guards who said, "If you don't say 'How happy I am to be Turkish,' we'll kill you."
Burak Buyukkaya, a prisoner describing violations at Dumlu No. 2 Prison, stated that his letter had been censored, saying, “Only the line ‘take care of yourself, comrade’ remained on the page; the rest had been blacked out. Of course, this isn’t the first time.”
Journalist Huseyin Aykol, who has suffered three brain haemorrhages, continues to receive treatment since 14 October.
Proffesor Norman Paech said: "The nation state is always linked to the capitalism and this is not the future of any state."
Former Indian Member of Parliament Aneel Prasad Hegde, who participated in the "International Peace and Democratic Society Conference," stated, "Ocalan's principles will bring peace to the entire world."
Abdullah Öcalan was send a message to conference in Istanbul and said: "Today, the time has come to advance toward democratic emancipation on the basis of democratic society socialism." Öcalan listed three principles within the scope of democratic integration law.
Abdullah Öcalan greeted the 14th Isthar Assembly Conference, stating that he believed the successful conclusion of the Peace and Democratic Society Process would pave the way for returns to the country.
Ebru Günay, Deputy Co-Chair of the DEM Party, stated that participants from many countries will attend the conference organised by the DEM Party on 6-7 December regarding the process.
Zahir Akalin, co-chair of Mediterranean Adana Association for Mutual Aid with Families of Prisoners and Convicts (AATUHAY-DER), stated that seriously ill prisoners are being denied treatment, violating their right to life, and called for an end to this practice and for ill prisoners to be released.
The pioneers of the Rojava Revolution are being kept alive everywhere from Deir ez-Zor to Hesekê and Qamishlo. Due to the embargo and attacks, even the construction of a house is progressing according to the course of events. DAESH is still a major threat, yet the revolution is advancing step by step with the communes.
Journalist Hüseyin Aykol's treatment in intensive care continues with new antibiotics.