Tag Archives: Rojava

Terror against autonomy: Turkey

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Julius Gavroche

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 →

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Understanding the kurdish resistance: From Crimethinc

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Julius Gavroche

In the continuing concern to diffuse testimonials and analyses of the kurdish effort at creating autonomous forms of local democracy in the rojava region and the parallel resistance to ISIS, and now the more general resistance to the turkish state’s … Continue reading →

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The state as an agent of murder: Turkey

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Julius Gavroche

Over thirty people have died, and over seventy are injured, in a bomb attack in Suruç, turkey, on the turkish-syrian border accross from Kobane.  The target was a gathering of the Federation of Socialist Youth Associations (SGDF) meeting at the … Continue reading →

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Testimonials from a revolution in Rojava

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Julius Gavroche

The Autonomies Collective has assumed no open position on the “Rojava Revolution” for reasons of ignorance. In the absence of consistent information on what is happening in the region, as well as its complexity, we have abstained from judging or … Continue reading →

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