The Struggle for Kobanê – A Future for Kurds?
This week in September marks the 6th (since September 2014) anniversary of the Islamic State/Daesh’s advance on and siege of the Kurdish city of Kobanê
Afrin’s Torment – Turkey’s War Crimes
As part of its destructive policy for the region, Turkey invaded and occupied the NE Syrian and Kurdish area of Afrin on March 18, 2018, having been given a green light by the so-called super-powers, Russia and the USA
David Graeber: A most Important Revolutionary Intellectual of our Times!
David Graeber has suddenly and unexpectedly passed away on September 2nd, 2020. His early death is a profound loss for us all. We extend our deepest condolences to his family, all his friends and everybody close to him
3 August must be recognized as the “International Day of Action Against Femicide and Genocide”
This week marks the 6th anniversary of the August 3, 2014 massacre in Iraq’s Sinjar region of the Yazidi community by the so-called Islamic State as they swept into northern Iraq in 2014
Interview with Hawzhin Azeez about Kurdish responses to COVID-19 in Rojava and Rojhelat
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
Turkish crimes against women in occupied Afrin documented
A new dossier issued by Kurdish women’s organisations has documented incidents of violence against women carried out by Turkish soldiers and jihadist groups
Comuna de Cine de Rojava: “El papel del artista es mostrar la belleza del proceso revolucionario”
Desde 2012 un grupo de cineastas kurdas del Norte de Síria desarrolla la Comuna de Cine de Rojava, una institución popular para la producción y proyección de arte cinematográfico revolucionario en el territorio
Make Rojava Green Again Call for Action Days on the 18th and 19th July
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
Macer Gifford: “The Ordinary Man who went to War Against ISIS”
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
Interview: Civil Defense Forces commanders on community policing in North and East Syria
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
