Originally published on Komundergi, written by Asli Polat. The women‘s communes “les Pétroleuses*” In the spring of the year 1871 in Paris.. In the popular uprising known as the Paris Commune the participation of women was very high. Typically, women were seen as those who carry medicines, canned foods or other supply to the front. […]
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Interview about Sehid Helin Qerecox with Heval Berivan and Heval Gelhat Anna Campbell, Helin Qerecox, left for Rojava in May 2017 to join the Women’s Defense Units (YPJ). A year ago, on March 15, 2018, she fell in an attack by the Turkish army in the defense of Efrîn. With others, she has become a
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the 100th anniversary of the III. international Yesterday we, the Internationalist Commune of Rojava, were celebrating the birth of the Communist Internationale also known as 3rd Internationale. Most of our contemporaries see the Comintern as a tool of control in the hands of the Stalinist leadership of USSR. It is held responsible of the defeat
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The war on Northern Syria/Rojava is exacerbating the ecological crisis in the Middle East. But at the same time it offers the chance to reveal the connections between imperialism and the destruction of nature and to unite struggles for ecology, radical democracy and peace; an opportunity to learn from each other and to reach out
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Şehid Şevger Ara Makhno, martyred March 4, 2018 in the fight against fascism in Afrin, Rojava. In memory of Ş. Şevger Ara Makhno, written by friends of Ş. Şevger Ara Makhno Ara was always thriving to be in a place he belongs to. His time in Europe was tough. He felt the individualism of people,
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The fight against ISIS is not a crime! January 3rd in Turin, DIGOS (special operation forces of Italy’s State Police) notified a two-year request of special surveillance and prohibition of residence in the city to five supporters of the Revolution in Rojava. The request has been issued by Turin public prosecutor Emanuela Pedrotta. Recipients of
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We document the letter by Yüksel Koc, first published on kcdk-e.com. Dear Friends: I, Yüksel Koç, am 55 years old and the father of two children. Since my arrival in Germany 30 years ago, I have been employed and also active in politics. At the moment, I am co-chair of the European Democratic Kurdish Society
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We were talking with 5 different young people participating in the 2nd Middle East Youth conference in Kobane. Asur said that he would join the conference as a representative of the Syriac Youth Movement. He also took part in the preperation committee of the conference. He also emphasized the importance of the conference for the
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