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Back to homepageInterview with Hawzhin Azeez about Kurdish responses to COVID-19 in Rojava and Rojhelat 0
Dr. Jeff Miley interviews Dr. Hawzhim Azeez of the Center for Gender and Development Studies at the American University of Iraq in Sulaimani about Kurdish responses to COVID-19 in the Kurdish region of Syria as well as the Kurdish region of Iran
Read MoreMake Rojava Green Again Call for Action Days on the 18th and 19th July 0
We call for two international days of action on the 18th and 19th of July 2020, against the bombing and invasion of Basûr (Southern Kurdistan, Iraq) and the occupation of Rojava regions by the Turkish army
Read MoreTurkish drones killed three women in Kobanê 1
On 23 June, three activists of the women’s movement in north-east Syria were killed as a result of a drone attack carried out by Turkey in the village of Helincê (Halinja) near Kobanê
Read MoreMacer Gifford: “The Ordinary Man who went to War Against ISIS” 0
Macer Gifford (Kurdish name) is the former British currency trader who fought with the Kurdish YPG militia against the Islamic State. Gifford fought with the YPG in 2015 and in 2016
Read MoreInterview: Civil Defense Forces commanders on community policing in North and East Syria 0
Zibeda Eli commands the Civil Defense Forces in Qamishlo and the Jazira region, while Samira Mihemed is the commander of the all-female Women’s Civil Defense Forces (HPC-Jin) in Qamishlo
Read MoreIran – Still Executing Kurds 0
The Iranian regime, with its Revolutionary Guards at the helm, once again comes under international scrutiny for its disappearance and execution of political prisoners with little interest in due process
Read MorePervin Buldan: “Today, the biggest obstacle to another peace process in Turkey is the attitude of the AKP and MHP” 0
“Now in Turkey, whoever speaks about peace, the government will attack and jail them.”
Read MoreTurkish government’s onslaught on the HDP continues amid the fight against the coronavirus 0
Between March 11 and May 10, the police intervened in 8 events organized to protest the government’s measures on the Covid-19 and 42 people were detained. In addition, an investigation was launched against two members of parliament for their critical statements on Covid-19 measures
Read MoreWater for Rojava
While the world battles the COVID-19 pandemic, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s right-wing government continues to attack the Kurdish-led Rojava Revolution. One of its weapons of war is water
Read MoreRemember, Boycott Turkey, NOW! 0
The list of outrages perpetrated by the Turkish republic, under the authoritarian rule of Turkish President Erdoğan in recent years seem endless. The enormous silence surrounding these criminal acts is equally outrageous
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