In recent days, several militant actions have taken place in Switzerland against corporations that support #Turkey and profit from the war in #Kurdistan and #Syria. Among others, Mercedes, the travel agency Altay and the engineering company Tornos have been hit. #RiseUp4Rojava
As part of the Don’t Holiday in Turkey campaign, protesters in Bristol picketed their local TUI branch. The company has a large stake in the Turkish tourism industry which has strong ties to the Turkish state. The protests helped draw attention to TUI’s central role in propping up the Turkish state and it’s genocidal war … Read more
Berlin, Germany Facade of social-democratic headquarter got coloured in yellow, red and green by courageous resistors in solidarity with #Rojava. #SPD supports #Turkey‘s fascist war economically and politically. #riseup4rojava#WomenDefendRojava First published here – https://twitter.com/RISEUP4R0JAVA/status/1204116193503780866
On the 7th of December demonstrations were held across Germany as part of the Germany-wide active Kurdish umbrella organisation KON-MED planned day of action. The protests condemned the Turkish state and called on international actors to act against Turkey’s murderous actions. The protests particularly focused on the recent massacre in Tel Rifat where 8 children … Read more
London Kurdistan Solidarity Network activists visited an iconic London location to send a message to NATO today. NATO’s 70th summit taking place in London is being attended by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Despite his regime’s illegal invasion of Northeastern Syria and dictatorial repression domestically, Erdoğan continues to be welcomed with open arms by NATO. Activists … Read more
Activists in Bristol today protested against the Turkish state’s war crimes and imperialism. The protests sent a message of solidarity to all the campaigns around the world resisting the fascism of the Turkish state. The Bristol Kurdistan Solidarity Network said in a statement that: “The Turkish state is directly occupying parts of three other countries … Read more
Brighton Against the Arms Trade actvists once again protested outside the EDO MBM arms factory in Brighton. Branding the company war criminals for their role in supplying armed drones to the Turkish military. These drones have played a key role in the Turkish state’s illegal and bloody invasion of Northeastern Syria. For more details about … Read more
Activists in Turin took part in protests against a meeting between Turkish and Italian members of the ‘Aerospace and Defence industries” on November 27th. The protests highlighted the shameful role that Italian and European arms dealers have in supplying the Turkish state’s brutal militarism. The protesters posted a video of their action on a bridge … Read more
Kurdish youth activists in Cologne blocked a road outside of the city’s district court. The road block drew attention to the Turkish war of aggression in Northeastern Syria. The blockade was part of the global #RiseUp4Rojava and #WomenDefendRojava campaigns in support of the democratic revolution in Northeastern Syria currently under attack by the Turkish state … Read more
WLINT activists (Women, Lesbian, Inter-, Non-binary, Trans-Persons) in Basel blockaded the offices of the healthcare company Novartis on the morning of November 25th. The activists were protesting the company’s links to the fascistic Turkish state. The blockade in support of the Rojava revolution, called on Novartis to stop funding fascism through it’s support for Turkey. … Read more