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Documentary about People’s Resistance in Kobanê: Life in War

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Following Assad’s fall in December 2024, the Turkish state and its mercenaries intensified its attacks on the autonomous administration of north-eastern Syria. The situation was uncertain, but the people were prepared for anything. This was particularly evident in Kobanê, where the Tishreen Dam had been attacked, leaving the city without a water and electricity supply […]

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North East Syria Diary: 8 years of Free Raqqa

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Article in other languages: SPA – GER When I first visited Raqqa in 2022 with friends from the Internationalist Commune in Rojava, the consequences of the fight against the Islamic State were still evident everywhere: collapsed houses between the open rows of shops in the city center and bullet holes in the walls of many

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North East Syria Diary: Understanding the Reality of War in Kobane

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Article in other languages: ITA GER FR When we first arrive in the Middle East, and especially in Rojava, we have to learn everything again from the beginning. We have to admit to ourselves that we have not really understood much of the reality here. Everything we have read, heard, and discussed gives us perhaps

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North East Syria Diary: Afrin Youth in Tabqa

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Article in other languages: ITA – GER We will spend a few days in Tabqa, a large Arab majority city on the bank of the Euphrates river, not far from Raqqa. Since its liberation from the Islamic State in 2017, Tabqa is part of the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (DAANES). For

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“The freedom of the Ezidis and the freedom of the people of the Middle East are intertwined”

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In commemoration of the 74th genocide against the Ezidian people we created a mural with a quote of Rêber APO, saying “The freedom of the Ezidis and the freedom of the people of the Middle East are intertwined”. This is our statement: On 3 August 2014, the Islamic State attacked the Shengal region and tried

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What does revolution actually mean?

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Dear friends, A few weeks ago I arrived here in the autonomous administration of North-East Syria. What I already saw in this short time impressed me a lot. That’s why I wrote this letter for you, to share what I was able to learn. Before I made the decision to come here, I had been

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(Vídeo) A Letter From Internationalist in Rojava

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Read Full Letter Carta también disponible en inglés, alemán, francés, catalán, portugués, español e italiano. Internationalist Commune of Rojava,01/11/2023

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Way to my Self – Story of a Young Woman

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All my life I could not accept the role of the classical woman in society. It was like a cage that had nothing to do with me. I could not and did not want to meet the expectations that were placed on me as a young woman and sought ways out. I came into contact

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