The protests took place as part of an action carried out in the Swiss city of Bern protesting the Davos economic forum. In Bern 5,000 demonstrators protested the World Economic Forum attended by world leaders including US President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Kurdish and Turkish refugees and migrants marched together with … Read more
Recent air strikes by the Turkish military in the area of Northern Iraq known as Shengal (or Sinjar in Arabic) have prompted a wave of protests across Europe. Such air strikes have occurred before and often target Kurdish political groups including fighters who defended the Yazidi community in the area against ISIS’ genocidal attacks. Such … Read more
Members of the EZLN expressed their solidarity with the gender revolution in Rojava and Syria. The call for solidarity occurred during the Zapatistas’ “Second International Meeting of Women Who Fight” attended by 3,500 women from across the world. The Zapatistas have held their autonomous territories in the Mexican state of Chiapas since their uprising in … Read more
Published on Anarchists worldwide Received on 15.12.19: In the early morning hours of December 14th, 2019, the International Day of Action for Rojava, we paid a visit to the offices of local war profiteers, Trakka Corp/Trakka Systems, in Moorabin, south-east Melbourne, to let them know that their greed-driven collaboration with the fascist Turkish State’s war … Read more
A petition with 1300 signatures demanding the cancellation of arms export permits from Finland to Turkey was submitted on Friday, December 20th, to the Minister of Defence, the Committee of Defence, the Foreign Minister, the Committee of Foreign Affairs and President Sauli Niinistö. The petition demands that the arms export permits to Turkey that have … Read more
#BoycottTurkey campaign in #Italy In Florence activists of #riseup4rojava have called for a boycott of #Turkey. They called people to boycott #UniCredit Bank and #Ferrero. They also protested against Italian arms company #Leonardo because of deals with the Turkish government.
Statement published on 325.nostate.net “The war machine is in operation 24/7. Despite the night shift at Babcock in Long Ashton, we snuck over the fence and damaged a fuel tank that forms part of their heating system. Babcock are the second biggest contractor to the Ministry of Defence in the UK. They have 4 premises … Read more
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
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