[ENG] Our struggle against the fascism and terrorism of the Turkish state, ISIS and the al-Qaeda gangs goes on. It will continue until we defeat the invaders and achieve victory. If our enemies look at the number of our martyrs and think that they will defeat us, they are wrong. If they look at the […]
Statement from YPG International in the funeral of Şehid Baran Galicia Read More »
This interview was originally published in the New Statesman. Turkey’s recent, bloody invasion of Rojava is codenamed “Operation Olive Branch”. It’s a cruel misnomer, and not only because scores of civilians have died in Turkey’s relentless and indiscriminate shelling of the progressive, Kurdish-led autonomous region. Afrin is the isolated western enclave of Rojava that’s currently
Planting trees below Turkish bombs – New Statesman interview Read More »
Notes for a historic-subjective analysis on the construction and the evolution of the ‘man’ identity in the patriarchal society The cultural construction of gender has been developed in different ways throughout history, and although all societies have gender cultural registries, not all of them have the concept of masculinity. A culture which does not treat
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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
Suffering a war: martyrs and refugees 25/02/18 – Defend Afrin, Resistance Diaries #05 Read More »
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
Voices from the streets of Afrin 24/02/18 – Defend Afrin, Resistance Diaries #04 Read More »