16 million Syrian pounds, which is currently the equivalent of just over 30 thousand US dollars. That’s how much it would cost to complete the construction of the new social centre in the northern Syrian village of Jarodî. A huge fortune. A decent salary in Rojava is between 70 and 100 thousand Syrian pounds a […]
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Heval Como welcomes us in German, as we enter his office. Many of the Christians in Northern Syria fled to Germany during the war, some returned, some stayed. So, there are many connections to Germany. Heval Como is the chairman of the Christian police Sutoro of the northern Syrian city of Dêrik. After a welcome
“But as God stands by our side, we will defend ourselves.” Read More »
Zekî Şengalî – A victory in the war for historical memory For the first anniversary of the death of Atakan Mahîr and Mam Zekî Şengalî we want to commemorate these two great revolutionaries. They are great examples for us in seeking a free and revolutionary life. We will never forget them and we will give
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The revolution in Rojava would not be possible with out the years of resistance, experiences and the ideological works of Abdullah Öcalan and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party. That’s why, as revolutionaries in Rojava, we have to know the history if the Kurdish struggle, from there first days on. The 15th of August is a meaningful
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Antifascist activists, we came to Rojava. We were born and raised in Europe. We asked ourselves some questions. The ones we all ask ourselves. What am I doing here, what is this society in which I live. We were socialized, we went to school. We followed, for a time, the path that is determined by
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No to military and financial support of the fascist Turkish state! 6th / 7th September 2019 in Italy, Germany, Greece, Catalonia, Sweden, UK, Switzerland and many other countries More Informations: riseup4rojava.org While the people of Rojava and Northeast Syria continue their struggle for self-determination, women’s liberation and grassroots democracy and defend themselves against the attacks
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“I won’t stop fighting for my country until I die”(Anna Mae) Some time ago we painted the portrait of Anna Mae Aquash on the wall of the Internationalist Commune of Rojava. Beside her are the faces of Commandante Ramona from Chiapas, the black American revolutionary Harriet Tubman, the PKK’s co-founder Sakine Cansiz and the Communard
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On June 6, 1982, ten PKK militants fell while fighting shoulder on shoulder with the Palestinian resistance in Lebanon in the war against the Israeli invasion. They fell as internationalists. Today, on the occasion of the anniversary, we publish stories of these ten Kurdish partisans in resistance and commemoration of the fallen Internationalists of the
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