It’s common to hear internationalist groups and collectives talk about ‘democratic confederalism’ referred to as the ideological paradigm of the Kurdish Liberation Movement. Despite the fact that this concept has been useful to understand the ideological evolution of the movement, it remains somewhat incomplete, and it may be more appropriate to talk about Democratic Modernity. …
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Today 09.01.2018, it is the fifth anniversary of the deaths of Sehid Sara (Sakine Cansiz), Sehid Ronahi (Leyla Saylemez) and Sehid Rojbin (Fidan Dogan). Sehid Sara is one of the first women and founding member of the PKK (Kurdistan Workers’ Party). At a time when it was even harder for women to organize themselves politically …
On August 17 the youth women movement organized a demonstration in Dirbesiye, and some people of the Internationalist Commune of Rojava decided to take part of this event. On the way to Dirbesiye, we were driving the road that goes near the wall that the Turkish State built in the Syria-Turkey border. Around six hundred …
Dear friends, Since the Long March last year we have been able to achieve great victories in our struggle for a free society without a state, power or violence. Through its commitment to radical democracy, ecology and women‘s liberation and because of its visionary approach the Kurdish Freedom Movement has become a central factor in …
Invitation to the „Freedom for Öcalan” Long March Read More »
August 3 of 2017 was the day that daesh attacked Sengal. For that reason, in 2017 the Free Yazidi Women’s Movement (TAJÊ) released an call for the international day against the genocide. Answering this call, the youth movement of Rojava organized a march for August 3 that started in Derik. Some members of the Internationalist …
Gallery: co-operatives and Ezidî solidarity march Read More »
October 2017 marks the hundredth anniversary of the October Revolution. One hundred years have passed since the revolutionary masses of Petrograd, calling for “All Power to the Soviets”, raised their weapons against the exploiters and collaborators. With the call for “Bread! Peace! Freedom!”, the October Revolution established its place in world history as the starting …
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By analyzing and understanding the current political, social, and economic situation in the Middle East, we can better understand the crisis of capitalist modernity. This can give us perspective to build up alternative solutions to the many problems oppressed people face today. The Middle East, particularly the Mesopotamian region between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers …
A short analysis of the economical and political situation in the Middle East Read More »