Kurdistan

Defend Rojava global day of action

‘Your solidarity is part of our self-defense’: Two urgent calls from Rojava for global solidarity

Two urgent calls for solidarity with the Rojavan revolution, one initiated by Women for Rovaja and RiseUp4Rojava, the other from universities in Rojava/Northern and Eastern Syria.
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Stop war against the Kurds: Stand for peace, justice and freedom; solidarity with the Kurdish people

Kurdistan National Congress — The clear objective of the war of annihilation against the Kurds is to hand Syria over from the Baath dictatorship to the HTS dictatorship.
Kurdish rally in Sydney January 18

[Updated] (Statements) Defend the Rojava revolution against the Syrian regime’s genocidal attacks

Statements by the Revolutionary Left Party (Syria), Socialist Alliance (Australia), Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party, Turkey), Socialist Party of Malaysia, Sinn Féin National Chairperson Declan Kearney MLA, and Southall Black Sisters (England) opposing the Syrian regime’s genocidal attacks on the Rojava revolution.
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[Updated] Kurdish left statements: Defend Rojava!

Statements by Kurdistan Democratic Communities Union, Democratic Union Party and Kongra Star Coordination denouncing the Damascus transitional administration’s attacks on Rojava and North and East Syria.
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Abdullah Öcalan: Let’s reclaim socialism through peace and building a democratic society

Abdullah Öcalan — Nation-state socialism leads to defeat. The time has come to advance toward democratic emancipation on the basis of democratic society socialism.
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The Treaty of Lausanne still casts a long shadow

John Tully — Sadly, the world has ignored the history of criminal abuse that followed the signing of the Treaty of Lausanne.

Imperialism, repression and resistance: The long war against Kurds in Iran

Like other conflicts in the Middle East, Iran’s troubled relations with the US and Israel — and with Iranian Kurds — have their roots in imperialism, writes Sarah Glynn.
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PKK dissolution is not an end, but a new stage in the struggle

Devriş Çimen — Abdullah Öcalan and the PKK have made it clear that the decision to dissolve the organisation does not herald an end, but a new stage in the struggle for freedom, democracy, and socialism.
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Kurdistan National Congress calls all forces in Rojhilat (Iranian Kurdistan) to quickly establish joint strategy

Drawing attention to the dangers facing Rojhilat Kurdistan, the KNK has announced it is working to form a common platform among political parties and institutions in the region.
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Kurdish left: ‘The people of Iran should not be forced to choose between war or dictatorship’

Statements by the Kurdistan Democratic Communities Union and the Kurdistan Free Life Party (Iranian/Eastern Kurdistan).
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‘A politically conscious Kurdish society is emerging’

Engin Sustam says that the Kurdish movement is no longer just an organization but an international people’s movement rooted in socialism.
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Mazloum Abdi (Syrian Democratic Forces): ‘The HTS administration and those seeking a solution to the Syrian crisis must work to stop the attacks on North and East Syria’

Mazloum Abdi assesses the changes in Syria since the fall of the Assad regime, the attacks by Turkey and its mercenaries on Rojava, and developments in dialogues with the Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham administration and between Kurdish political parties.

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