27/02 The telephone wakes us up, our friends of the convoy are warning us that the busses are leaving. We were expecting to stay one more week in Afrin, but it seems that the convoy’s plan was to make a one week trip. We were making plans for two more days, but we can not […]
26/02 Demonstation in Mabeta and last goodbye to Sehid Baran One of the aims of the civil convoy in which we came to Afrin, is to give strength and hope to the people and cities who are suffering the attacks from the turkish army. Mabeta is a city where the bombing had been intensified in
3 years ago today, our friend and comrade Ivana Hoffman, Avaşin Tekoşin Güneş fell in the fight for freedom against the Islamic State . With mourning we think of their death, but with determination we carry on their fight. On her departure she wrote that if necessary, she will defend the revolution in Rojava with
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25/02 We wake up in the camp that the people of Efrin prepared for the convoy, after a long night with bombs falling almost all the time. Some bodies of fighters who died by the attacks of the turkish army arrived at the city, and we go to the funeral march from the hospital to
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24/02 In the morning we join a big demonstration organized together with the people in Afrin. This is a very important part of the resistance, bringing the people together and showing determination to resist. We interview different women from different ages involved in the campaign ‘women rise up for Afrin’. After the demonstration, we talk
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23/02 The convoy was attacked by the turkish army and we had to split in different groups looking for shelter. During the night some people was able to reach a car and go to the city of Afrin, especially the groups with injured people. Other groups stayed with families in the villages, waiting for the
22/02 We passed the night with a family of Kobane. They shared everything with us. Early in the morning we continued our way to Afrin and some people from Kobane also join the convoy, we were almost 50 buses. We crossed the check point of the Syrian regimen after several hours. In the night, when
21/02 We decided to join the solidarity convoy to Afrin. We started our travel in the city of Qamishlo. 38 buses left the city on the 21th of february. The buses were full of moral and happiness. We were singing and dancing all the way. We reached the city of Kobane around 6pm and we
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