“We’re here to show that we are a part of the revolution,” says Şilan as she opens the trunk of the loudspeaker-truck to retrieve some more flags. Şilan is one of a few hundred mainly kurdish and arab youths marching on the main street of Derik/Al-Malikiya towards Qamişlo on this sunny but cold Thursday afternoon. As […]
Marching to Qamişlo – the Meşa Dirêj Read More »
By Anne-Sophie Mariposa Translated from the German version in Kurdistan Report Before traveling to Rojava, I had much conversations with friends and comrades about how to make it possible to learn from this revolution without just taking advantage of it or putting it to meaning derived from my socialization at the heart of Capitalism. We
Reflections about Internationalism in Rojava Read More »
Thoughts about democratic autonomy vs. nation state, by Duran Kalkan, member of the executive council of KCK in an interview with Kurdistan Report How can we understand democratic autonomy or democratic confederalism? Is it a system that is regionally specific and therefore only able to address the Kurdish population? I can explain the democratic autonomy
A new form of international solidarity Read More »
Solidarity is not a one-way charity undertaking by privileged activists, but a multidimensional process that contributes to the emancipation of everyone involved. A german man is not impressed with the grassroots democracy project in Rojava because he has seen something similar decades ago in Latin America. A French woman reproaches Kurdish women for a lack
Challenging privilege: on solidarity and self-reflection Read More »
Fîraz Dağ (Mehmet Aksoy) was from the Elbistan district of Northern Kurdistan in Maraş province. He grew up in London after his family’s migration to Europe. Since the early years of his youth, he has never been separated from the path of anti-capitalist, democracy and human rights struggle as part of the rightful struggle of
Şehid: Fîraz Dağ (Mehmet Aksoy), founder of Kurdish Question Read More »
Along with the People’s Defense Units (YPG), Jack Holmes tirelessly participated in eight military operations against ISIS terrorists in Rojava, northern Syria, including the campaign to liberate Raqqa. The city of Raqqa was officially liberated from ISIS on October 20, 2017, yet Jack who has the Kurdish nom-de-guerre Şoreş Amanos, insisted to stay in the
British YPG volunteer Jack Holmes falls şehid in Raqqa Read More »
Today is the 19th anniversary of the assassination of Şehid Ronahî (Kurdish for light) by the Turkish state. Her civil name was Andrea Wolf. For commemorating this date, we added subtitles to this short documentary about her live: Her bravery, her strength and her resolution to go into a foreign country more than 20 years
Anniversary of the death of Şehid Ronahî Read More »
Kobanê has become a symbol of resistance for the world. The liberation of Kobanê was the prelude to the end of the self-proclaimed Islamic state, which has not stopped losing ground ever since. Yesterday 17 of october, 3 years after the resistance that changed the course of the war in Syria and in the middle
November 1st: International call for #WorldKobaneDay Read More »