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Tag Archives: Rojava
Rojava: In defence of a revolution
The news has come, Erdogan’s turkish army has begun its offensive against north-eastern syria, against the Rojava Revolution, which threatens not only his authoritarian rule, but that of the whole middle east. Whatever doubts or hesitations one may have regarding … Continue reading
Resistance in Rojava
From the CrimethInc. Collective (07/10/2019) … The Nationalists and the Jihadists Together: And Against Them, Only Autonomous Resistance Trump’s betrayal of Rojava shows the symbiotic relationship between far-right nationalist tyrants like Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and … Continue reading
In solidarity with Rojava: A call for boycotts
From roarmag (12/09/2019) …
Voices of Bakur
A film testimony of the often forgotten rebellion for autonomy in eastern turkey in 2015.
The threat to Rojava: An anarchist reading
From the Crimethinc. Collective …
Sleep Now in the Fire: Rojava, Iran, and Tunisia
Events outrun our capacity to record, reflect upon and share. Taking our cue from the It’s Going Down collective, we recall events in rojava, iran, and tunisia …
The economics and politics of the rojava revolution
From a distance, and in the absence of a knowledge of the local languages, news about the “rojava revolution” in nothern syria remains fragmentary and often contradictory. While supportive of the movement, questions and doubts remain which we are unable … Continue reading
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The anarchist critique of democracy (8): CrimethInc.
The anarchist collective CrimethInc. initiated in the month of May a critical analysis and discussion of “democracy”, promising a series of reflections. The series gains in significance with events in france around the movement Nuit Debout. What follows is the … Continue reading
Terror against autonomy: Turkey
Photographs by Ilyas Akengin Varto, Semdinli, Cizre, Nusaybin, Beytussebap, Bismil, Silvan, Tusba, Sirnak, Gever, Derik, Silopi, Diyarbakir: these are names of martyred towns and villages of eastern, largely kurdish, turkey. They mark points in a cartography of terror carried out … Continue reading
The stakes in Rojava: Murdering a revolution
As Rojava becomes the front line of inter-state conflict (the Guardian), it is the destruction of the revolution created and fought for on this land that is the objective of the military interventions. A reflection on the stakes of events … Continue reading →