With the historic resistance of Kobanê and the fight against ISIS, the revolution in Rojava became known to many young people who began to see it as a hope for a real alternative to capitalism. The basis for what has developed in Rojava since 2012 are the ideas of Abdullah Öcalan and the PKK’s struggle for freedom. Their guiding principles offered a way to live a principled life and fight for what is right. Today many internationals from around the world have joined the guerilla forces to fight in the free mountains of Kurdistan. There, our friends are finding what many young people are searching for today.
“If I had known before how the life in the mountains is like. I think I would have been able to bring a lot of people with me. One sits here and knows: We are taking steps here that are an answer to the questions and the problems that thousands feel exposed to”
Baran Nûjiyan, Portuguese HPG-Guerilla
In August 2024 we interviewed international friends who are currently fighting as part of the guerrilla forces in the mountains of Kurdistan. We sent them a series of questions and asked that the friends read them, reflect, write down their thoughts and send it back to us, so that we could share them. We expected one response, instead three friends send us their responses, giving voice to some of their deep difficulties, reflections, and experiences. We are honoured to be a messenger for their struggle.
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