Best Öcalan Podcasts (2025)

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Podkast Intimni oder GT22 10 let - Rok Bozovičar, Zala Dobovšek, Maša Radi Buh, Petra Vidali 47:18

4d ago47:18

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Podkast Intimni oder GT22 10 let - Rok Bozovičar, Zala Dobovšek, Maša Radi Buh, Petra Vidali by Maribor Is The FutureBy Maribor Is The Future

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Dispatch from Kurdistan in Syria 5:00

1M ago5:00

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From Aleppo to Kobani (Kobanê) and Qamishli (Qamişlo), journalist Fréderike Geerdink offers a rare on-the-ground account of Kurdish resistance, grassroots resilience, and political negotiation in North and East Syria (Rojava) - an unfiltered look at the stakes and struggles defining the region today.…

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Intimni oder GT22 10 let - Pogovor gledalca z gledalci 59:13

2M ago59:13

59:13

ali pet ljudi različnih generacij in profesij odprto deli delček sebe z našim uprizoritvenim prostorom Sproščena izmenjava vtisov obiskovalcev Intimnega odra. O tisti predstavi ali tistem gledališkem trenutku iz GT22, ki je pustil najmočnejši vtis. O ediciji - detajlu festivala Prestopi, o katerem razmišljamo še danes. O tem, kaj, kako teater v mes…

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Newroz celebrations, that’s the answer to your Kurds-questions 6:51

2M ago6:51

6:51

By MedyaNews

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The state will bow to the peoples’ demand for peace 6:33

3M ago6:33

6:33

Fréderike Geerdink marks her 200th opinion piece for Medya News, offering a sharp analysis of the Kurdish Freedom Movement and the ongoing reconciliation process in Turkey. As an expert on Kurdish struggles, Geerdink dissects the evolving political landscape and the growing demand for peace.By MedyaNews

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After Öcalan’s call, Turkish society has a long way to go 5:39

3M ago5:39

5:39

Despite Abdullah Öcalan’s historic call for peace, Turkey remains deeply resistant to change. Fréderike Geerdink argues that while Kurds are ready for a peaceful resolution, Turkish society and politics remain frozen, refusing to move even an inch. The media's treatment of Öcalan’s message, including the silencing of the Kurdish language, exposes d…

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Of course, Öcalan will make his call! 6:06

3M ago6:06

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There have been great expaectations for Abdullah Öcalan’s long-awaited call for a democratic path forward, but the announcement has been postponed. Independent journalist Fréderike Geerdink explores the reasons behind the delay, linking it to state repression, political manoeuvres and ongoing consultations with Kurdish leaders. Despite setbacks - i…

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Salih Muslim: If Turkey accepts to sit with Öcalan, they would give up attacking us 11:01

3M ago11:01

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In an interview, PYD's Salih Muslim discusses Syria's crisis, calling for a flexible federal system, cessation of Turkish attacks on Kurdish areas, and Kurdish unity. He stresses the importance of inclusive talks and highlights Abdullah Öcalan's potential role in peace efforts.By MedyaNews

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Peace with menaces? – a weekly news review 20:04

4M ago20:04

20:04

As we wait for the anticipated peace message from Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan, Turkey is attacking Kurdish freedoms both through violence and through wile. The Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal has been examining Turkey’s past violence in Rojava as war crimes and crimes against humanity. These crimes persist, and meanwhile, Turkey is attempting to neg…

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Medya News hosts X-Space forum on Rojava Tribunal: Investigating Turkey's War Crimes 1:06:22

4M ago1:06:22

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A Medya News X-space on Thursday 30 January heard contributions from the prosecution team of next month’s Rojava Peoples' Tribunal, taking place at Vrije University in Brussels from 5-6 February.By MedyaNews

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From Brotherhood to Qandil: an essential dictionary to follow the news 9:49

5M ago9:49

9:49

Journalist Fréderike Geerdink, known for her extensive reporting on Kurdish issues and the complexities of the region, has compiled a terminology list to clarify key concepts and actors in the Kurdish struggle and broader Middle Eastern conflicts. This list provides essential definitions and context for understanding the political, social, and mili…

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EREM KANSOY - Jino Victoria Diano: Defending Rojava, confronting Turkey’s aggression, shaping Syria’s democratic future 18:46

5M ago18:46

18:46

In a compelling episode of Political Dialogue with Erem Kansoy, Danish-based political scientist Jino Victoria Doabi sheds light on Turkey’s aggression towards Rojava and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). She highlights the failure of international powers to act decisively, calls for the establishment of a no-fly zone, and discusses the transform…

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Kurdish resistance needs international support – a weekly news review 22:21

5M ago22:21

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The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria is under existential attack from Turkey and their mercenaries. This has been a week of broken ceasefire agreements and of difficult negotiations. The Administration has put forward proposals and compromises, but is ready for total resistance, while Erdoğan has restated his neo-Ottoman ambitions.…

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Internationalist panel discusses the future of Syria and the need for solidarity 33:49

5M ago33:49

33:49

Debbie Bookchin, Salih Muslim and Jeremy Corbyn took part in an online panel on Wednesday 18 December. The speakers discussed the escalation of violence against the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), and the stance of political actors and forces operating in the post-Assad Syria. The panel analysed the relationship between H…

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US must support Kurdish self-defence in Syria: Top Syrian-Kurd US diplomat 20:43

6M ago20:43

20:43

Sinam Mohamad, US Representative of the Syrian Democratic Council (SDC), analyses the humanitarian situation amid fighting in Aleppo (Heleb) and Shabha (Şehba), with thousands, many already displaced Kurds, forced to flee. She stresses the need for a dialogue for peace involing all parties in Syria, including representatives of the region's minorit…

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Sarah Glynn - Water cannon in Dersim and water war in Syria – a weekly news review 19:46

6M ago19:46

19:46

Turkey has continued their attack on democracy by ousting the DEM Party Mayor of Tunceli (Dersim) and the CHP Mayor of nearby Ovacık (Pulur), provoking mass resistance and employing heavy policing. A BBC documentary has highlighted Turkey’s weaponising of water against the people of North and East Syria. And Öcalan has again been refused access to …

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Sarah GLYNN - Turkey’s 'state initiative' is no solution to the Kurdish Question – a weekly news review 21:01

7M ago21:01

21:01

Erdoğan’s chief advisor has declared that what is happening is not a “solution process”, but a "state initiative towards a terror-free Turkey". So far, this “state initiative” doesn’t look very different from the previous approach of eliminating the PKK through state violence, and the crushing of Kurdish politics. Elected mayors are being removed, …

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X SPACE PANEL - Negotiators, MPs, ex-combatants: tough road ahead for Turkey-Kurdish talks 1:30:33

7M ago1:30:33

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Is the Turkish government genuinely open to negotiations with the Kurds? Or was Öcalan's fleeting prison visit just a war tactic? Tune in to listen to our panel of experts from various freedom movements around the world, to discuss the real prospects for peace. Sinn Fein MP Dáire Hughes, joining our panel of freedom fighters from various conflicts,…

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Sarah GLYNN - The CHP under the spotlight – a weekly news review 17:56

7M ago17:56

17:56

Turkey’s political drama continues with the arrest of the Mayor of Esenyurt and his replacement by a government trustee - the first time these tactics have been used against the mainstream opposition CHP. The rationale for recent government actions is still unclear, but the movement for a solution to the Kurdish Question has taken on a certain mome…

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#150 - Prestopi 2023: Talk with the members of Forced Entertainment (eng) 1:13:58

7M ago1:13:58

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As part of the Crossings festival 2023 and as a pre-event of the Maribor Theatre Festival, Moment and the Maribor Theatre Festival organised a mini-conference on the theatre work of Forced Entertainment.Forced Entertainment is a group that has been breaking established practices of theatre since its creation in 1984. Their strength, attractiveness …

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Sarah Glynn - A chink of light in İmralı prison, as lights go out in Syria – a weekly news review 23:50

7M ago23:50

23:50

After a momentous and rollercoaster week, today’s review sets out the key events – talks about a possible new peace process; the PKK attack on an Ankara arms producer; Turkish bombardment of North and East Syria; and the long-desired visit to Abdullah Öcalan after his 43 months of total isolation. It looks at comments by some of the key players, in…

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Sarah GLYNN - The scramble for Syria – a weekly news review 22:27

7M ago22:27

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While all eyes have been on Gaza and Beirut, tensions in Syria have become increasingly violent, as well as complicated by the variety of different countries all jostling for position and ready to take advantage of any opening that they can use to increase their own power and influence. This week’s review also looks at the run-up to tomorrow’s impo…

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Sarah Glynn - Rumours of peace contradicted by continued oppression – a weekly news review 16:27

8M ago16:27

16:27

Rumours of peace appear to be belied by Turkey’s continued aggression towards the Kurds both inside and outside their borders. Meanwhile, actions have been carried out across the world calling Öcalan’s freedom; and an acrimonious election campaign may be the first step towards a new uncertain chapter for the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.…

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Some thoughts on the young Yazidi woman rescued from Gaza 6:22

8M ago6:22

6:22

Fréderike Geerdink discusses the recent rescue of a young Yazidi woman from ISIS captivity in Gaza and reflects on the divisive reactions to the story within the Kurdish community. She warns against blaming Palestinians collectively for the girl's ordeal and urges Kurds not to fall into the trap of divisions that serve the interests of oppressive s…

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Safeguarding journalism and heading into war: a weekly news review 17:43

8M ago17:43

17:43

In their principled support of Julian Assange, the Council of Europe have acted according to their founding purpose. At the same time, they have proved incapable of meeting the challenges of the spreading war, or even of disciplining Council members who flout their own rules. The week’s review looks at the situation of Kurdish politics in a fast-ch…

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Elif Genç: Erdoğan and Netanyahu pit Palestinians against Kurds 25:55

8M ago25:55

25:55

Kurdish activist Elif Genç discusses the shared history of Kurdish and Palestinian solidarity, and how state leaders like Erdoğan and Netanyahu have pitted the two communities against each other.By MedyaNews

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#149: Rojava, lection 4 - Free Öcalan 55:03

8M ago55:03

55:03

Abdullah Öcalan has been imprisoned for 25 years on the island prison of Imrali, with the last three and a half years spent in complete isolation. This talk from 1st of October in GT22, Maribor with Dr. Müslüm Örtülü (Kurdish center of Public relations - Civaka Azad) sheds light on the abduction and imprisonment of Öcalan and the torture practices …

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The PKK’s deeper analysis of Israel’s murders 7:48

8M ago7:48

7:48

Fréderike Geerdink’s article examines the Kurdish political reactions to the assassination of Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah and the broader geopolitical implications. She highlights the PKK's unique analysis, suggesting the murder could fuel regional conflicts and advance Turkey’s strategic ambitions.…

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Sarah Glynn - Destroying books and breaking minds – a weekly news review 21:59

8M ago21:59

21:59

As the world lurches towards further destruction, no one should dispute the validity of Erdoğan’s UN criticism of Western hypocrisy, but he can match the West with a hypocrisy of his own. This week’s Turkish authoritarianism focussed on the suppression of Kurdish culture – while a letter from a political prisoner described the reality of solitary c…

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FREDERIKE - Musa Anter helped shake my foundations 5:29

8M ago5:29

5:29

Musa Anter summed it up brilliantly when he said: “When my mother tongue is shaking the foundations of your state, it probably means that you built your state on my land.” He shook the foundations of the state by thinking this radically different. He shook the foundations so profoundly, that he was not only murdered but also denied a proper burial.…

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Sarah Glynn - In the new Age of Empire – a weekly news review 19:48

8M ago19:48

19:48

Eric Hobsbawm’s “Age of Empire” covers the four decades that led up to the first world war. There are frightening parallels between that period and the imperial rivalry of the world today. This politics has no time for minority peoples unless they can be used as pawns in the bigger game, and Kurds find themselves again caught up in other people’s w…

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#148: Dokudoc podcast with Hubert Sauper (ENG) 56:19

8M ago56:19

56:19

Hubert Sauper, director, cinematographer and writer, has been working for the last three decades to reduce the process of making a non-fiction film to almost "zero". His efforts date back to the late 1990s, when in Congo and Tanzania he threw away almost everything that a film crew would normally use. In practice, this means that filming takes plac…

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Sarah Glynn - When politicians shake hands, Kurds suffer – a weekly news review 16:09

9M ago16:09

16:09

While experts debate the significance of Iraq’s recent memorandum with Turkey, Iran’s newly elected president has visited Baghdad, where he has signed 15 co-operation agreements with Iraq. Such agreements are rarely good news for Kurds, who suffer at the hands of both Turkey and Iran. Although Turkey would also like an agreement with Syria, Assad h…

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Sarah Glynn - Life in authoritarian Turkey – a weekly news review 24:33

9M ago24:33

24:33

As human rights lawyers in Turkey proclaim, “There is no justice here”, this week’s review focuses on Turkish authoritarianism. It looks especially at its impact on political prisoners, but also at other abuses in the politicised justice system, and at the oppression of trade unionists and environmental activists…

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Sarah Glynn - A war that the world ignores – a weekly news review 22:29

9M ago22:29

22:29

Kurds face attacks on all fronts, including targetd assassinations in Iraq and Syria, but the world seems indifferent. In Turkey, journalists and political prisoners face oppression as the government attempts to distract citizens from dire economic circumstances. In Syria, Russian and Turkish joint patrols have resumed, to be confronted by resistan…

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Fréderike Geerdink - Turkey’s expanding occupations should be the story media want 7:40

9M ago7:40

7:40

Fréderike Geerdink criticises the media's lack of coverage on Turkey's expanding occupations in Kurdish regions of Iraq and Syria, where Turkification and forced demographic changes are occurring. She argues that this neglect enables political inaction and shields Turkey from accountability, urging a new journalistic approach to better highlight th…

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Sarah GLYNN - After forty years of armed struggle – a weekly news review 23:10

10M ago23:10

23:10

Forty years after the PKK took up the right of resistance, the Kurdish Freedom Movement has established an autonomous administration in northern Syria, and the PKK’s philosophy is inspiring people across the world; but the Turkish state continues their anti-Kurdish oppression, denying the Kurds a peaceful route to freedom.…

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Fréderike Geerdink : Forty years of life over death 6:08

10M ago6:08

6:08

On the 40th anniversary of 15 August 1984, journalist Fréderike Geerdink reflects on the PKK's shift from seeking a Kurdish state to combating patriarchal nation-states, emphasising ideological evolution and guerrilla tactics to counter Turkey's advanced warfare while advocating for community and diversity.…

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SARAH GLYNN - No end to Yazidi persecution – a weekly news review 18:48

10M ago18:48

18:48

This week’s review from Sarah Glynn focuses on two places where civilians are fleeing for their lives: the IDP camps in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, where Yazidi genocide survivors are fearful of a new attack by their Sunni Muslim neighbours; and Deir ez-Zor in North and East Syria, where Syrian government forces and Iranian-backed militias are ca…

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SARAH GLYNN - Dancing the resistance to cultural annihilation – a weekly news review 22:51

10M ago22:51

22:51

After a brief look at the new threats facing the Kurds following Israel’s assassinations in Beirut and Tehran, this week’s news review focuses on Turkey’s attempt to grind away Kurdish culture and identity and wear down Kurdish resistance – and at the even stronger determination to resist that this fosters. It also examines the report of the United…

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Sarah GLYNN - The Rules-Based International Order and Turkey’s invasions – a weekly news review 21:34

10M ago21:34

21:34

What is the Rules-Based International Order, and how does it relate to international law? How does it affect international responses to Turkish aggression in Syria and Iraq, and to Iran? What is the role of the United States?By MedyaNews

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PODCAST| Jody Williams on signing Nobel laureate letter expressing concern over Öcalan's isolation 22:04

10M ago22:04

22:04

In a recent podcast interview with Medya News, Jody Williams, 1997 Nobel Peace Prize winner. and chair of the Nobel Women's Initiative, speaks about the recent letter by 69 Nobel Peace Prize laureates to European and international human rights bodies expressing their “deep concern” about the conditions in which Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan is bei…

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FREDERIKE GEERDINK - Commemorating Suruç is striving to fulfil their dreams 6:12

10M ago6:12

6:12

Fréderike Geerdink reflects on the commemoration of the Suruç bombing, emphasising the way dreams and struggles for a better future continue to inspire resistance and hope, exemplified by the Suruç victims and the Rojava revolution.By MedyaNews

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SARAH GLYNN - Geopolitical manoeuvres in Syria and Iraq – a weekly news review 20:02

11M ago20:02

20:02

What might a Trump presidency mean for North and East Syria; what are the prospects for the much talked about reconciliation between Erdoğan and Assad; what is the situation with Turkey’s invasion into the Kurdistan Region of Iraq? Plus, Turkey’s normalising of human rights violations, and their attempt to barter Öcalan’s human rights.…

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FREDERIKE -Journalists can’t visit Qandil and I condemn that out loud 6:08

11M ago6:08

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By MedyaNews

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Sarah Glynn-The battle intensifies in Turkey’s hundred-year war against the Kurds 22:07

11M ago22:07

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Turkey is carrying out an invasion and “de facto annexation” in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, and waging a low intensity war against the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria. They also oppress Kurds within Turkey’s borders. So, how did destruction of Kurdish identity come to dominate Turkish politics?…

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Podcast: Field research shows US must back planned elections in AANES 26:14

11M ago26:14

26:14

Academic Amy Austin Holmes has published 'Statelet of Survivors', exploring the Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES). The book highlights regional minority collaborations against threats and urges the US to support AANES's democratic processes and postponed elections.…

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Fréderike Geerdink : Long way to go to score the Grey Wolves into oblivion 4:54

11M ago4:54

4:54

The Grey Wolves, founded in the 1960s, and the hand gesture that emerged in the early 1990s, could only become as influential as they did because there was a fertile soil in which the seed was planted. That fertile soil is Turkish fascism since the foundation of the Turkish Republic in 1923.By MedyaNews

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Sarah Glynn: Turkish forces in Syria and Syrian refugees in Turkey – a weekly news review 19:57

11M ago19:57

19:57

Sarah Glynn examines the context of the attacks on Syrian refugees in Turkey and of the unrest in Turkish-occupied Syria, and catches up with new developments in Turkey’s ongoing invasion of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.By MedyaNews

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Fréderike Geerdink : Talk to suppress or talk to liberate 5:24

11M ago5:24

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As Turkey and Syria contemplate renewed diplomatic ties, the Kurdish perspective remains conspicuously absent from media coverage. Fréderike Geerdink explores why the Kurdish quest for liberation and autonomy is crucial to understanding the region's future, challenging readers to consider the broader implications of excluding Kurdish voices from pe…

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