Some members of the Internationalist Commune Rojava, made a little trip to Ediwere, a village wich is very close to the turkish border. From the brink of the village we have seen the ugly wall, wich divides Kurdistan. Behind this wall is located the river Dicle (Tigris) as well as the city Cizre and behind […]
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When our homes became front-line. Diaries of an internationalist in the Afrin resistance.
In December 2017 I had the chance to be one of the few internationalists to be sent to Afrin to works in society, a society that has been under embargo for more than 6 years, surrounded by the reactionary Syrian Arab Army, the fascist Turkish Armed Forces and a wide constellation of islamists factions. When […]
The resistance is not over – Open letter after the #WorldAfrinDay
[Letter in english, translations below: spanish, french, portuguese,] We, who are working here in Rojava as internationals, are part of the worldwide fight of the opressed against the reign of state, capital and pathriarchy. – șehid Hêlîn Qercox The #WorldAfrinDay has been a historical example of resistance and international solidarity. Thousands took to the […]
Marching to Qamişlo – the Meşa Dirêj
“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 […]
YPJ fighter anounced Raqqa liberation [Gallery]
In October 19, it was announced the liberation of Raqqa city, ex capital of the Islamic State (IS, Daesh), Syria. The official statement was made by YPJ spokeswoman Nisrin Abdullah at Al-Naim Square, where Daesh carried out mass executions in the aim to spread terror to both Syria and worldwide. Nisrin Abdullah stated: “On this […]