Kurdish women’s movement Kongreya Star (confederation of women’s organizations in Rojava) has announced the launch of the second phase of the campaign « Women Rise Up for Afrin » at Camp Berxwedan in Shehba and announced their current demands. The first stage of the campaign « Women rise up for Afrin » actions was Read more…
We are sharing this video from YPJ featuring a Shengali woman who was enslaved by Daesh but then ran away and joined Kurdish fighting women. September 2017.
HPG commander Serxwebûn Azadîhas given an interview in which he come back on the beginning of the period in the Shengal, the founding of the Ezidis’ self-defense units and the decision of the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) to withdraw the guerrillas from the area. Read the article here.
Here you can see an image of my IFAK (Individual First Aid Kit) which I carried with me at all times as a volunteer in the International Freedom Battalion in the Raqqa liberation operation in 2017. In the IFAK is a CELOX bandage I received from the International Red Help Read more…
Picture for Hêlîn Qereçox (Anna Campbell) on the top of Kinder Scout, site of a mass trespass in 1932, one of the most successful acts of civil disobedience in British history and symbol of working class struggle.
Plan C just launched the Shengal campaign in the UK. Plan C has been supporting the revolution in Rojava for many years by disseminating information, organising fundraisings to send equipments and medical supplies to the cantons… Several events will be organised in the coming months to present the Shengal campaigns. Read more…
I met Şehîd Helîn on her first day in Rojava. She hadn’t slept in two days but was nevertheless full of energy and excitement. She had a small notebook full of Kurdish words and phrases and we spent some time teaching her more, she was determined to learn and to Read more…
British communist volunteer from London, Rûken Renas, remembers British YPJ volunteer Helîn Qerecox (Anna Campbell) I first met HelÎn when I was hospitalised in Sere Kaniye within my first month in Rojava. She visited me twice to check on my situation, and I remember clearly her determination and her strength, Read more…
The heroic resistance of Afrin against the Turkish army and their partners, remnants of Daesh and al-Nusra, has entered its 58th day. On January 20, the attacks on Afrin began with an alliance with Russia, and with the silence of regional forces. Russia has actively participated in opening the air Read more…
