A recent article released on the 27th of November in The Guardian revealed how UK arms manufacturers supplied crucial components to a Turkish drone-maker. These military drones have allowed “Ankara to become an emerging power in the lethal technology, which experts warn is dangerously proliferating.” In a move that effectively circumvented recent moves to ban … Read more
On the morning of November 25th, local activists from Shut Down the Arms Trade took action against EDO MBM. The protesters blocked shipments from a Brighton arms factory EDO MBM Technology Ltd in order to stop its ongoing supply of weapons to regimes committing war crimes. The action called for an end to arms to … Read more
FC Barcelona Basket fans protested against the Turkish invasion of Rojava during a basketball match against Turkish team Fenerbace Istanbul. Waving YPJ, YPG and Kurdish flags, fans of the Catalan basketball team protested against the invasion and the complicity of many sporting institutions in the Turkish state’s crimes. Many Turkish sports teams help produce nationalist … Read more
Activists from the Bristol Kurdish Solidarity Network visited the offices of arms companies Leonardo and Thales, in solidarity with people in Rojava under attack by the Turkish state. Thales works with the Turkish firm Aseslan, which is indirectly controlled by Turkish President Erdogan. Together they develop missiles for the Turkish military. Thales is also working … Read more
Together we sanction Turkey for its war of aggression on Northern Syria! What? Block flights of the Turkish airlines Turkish Airline, Pegasus and SunExpress. When? 21 – 26 October 2019 Where? Worldwide at international airports How’s that? -> Blocks the check-in of flights at Check In -> Don’t let anybody take off! -> Find out … Read more
On Wednesday 9th October 2019, the Turkish state began its long promised invasion of North-East Syria. Run by a Kurdish-led administration on the principles of direct democracy, pluralism, ecological justice, a cooperative economy and women’s liberation, it was the most peaceful and stable part of Syria. The movement leading the administration is the same movement … Read more
Call: Seven years ago a revolution began in Rojava that was to radically change the lives of millions of people. The Kurds liberated themselves from the dictatorship of the Assad regime and began to organize themselves in self-governed councils, communes and cooperatives. In particular, the autonomous organization of women became the driving force behind the … Read more
At least 22,000 people took to the streets in London yesterday calling for an end to the Turkish invasion of northern Syria (aka Rojava). The demonstration was part of a growing global display of outrage against Turkish aggression. Trump’s betrayal Turkey invaded Rojava on 9 October, after Donald Trump promised that the US would not … Read more
The 6th and 7th of September were the first days of action for the international campaigns #RiseUp4Rojava and #WomenDefendRojava, with people mobilising for the revolution and its achievements in a number of countries across the world. Here we republish three messages sent by the Internationalist Commune of Rojava, the Rheinmetall Entwaffnen Alliance, and Plan C … Read more
