Rojava revolution

'A David and Goliath struggle' — eyewitness report from South Kurdistan

Australian cinematographer Jake Lloyd Jones talks to Peter Boyle about the ongoing “David and Goliath struggle” between the Kurds and the Turkish state from Bashur (South Kurdistan) in northern Iraq.

Video: Socialist parties from the Asia-Pacific support call for UN no-fly zone over Rojava

Peter Boyle reports three socialist parties from the Asia-Pacific region have supported the call from Rojava for a no-fly zone to stop a threatened invasion by Turkey.

Rojava: A beacon of solidarity, cooperation and progress

Bordered on all sides by hostile reactionary forces, Rojava stands defiantly as a beacon of hope. John Tully reports on ten years of the Rojava revolution.

YPG members

Rojava: ‘On 19 July, our people chose the way of a new and free life’

July 19 marked ten years of the Rojava Revolution in North and East Syria, reports Medya News.

YPG fighters

Sweden’s Left Party opposes NATO deal to betray Kurds

Sweden's Left Party (Vänsterpartiet) released a statement opposing the deal with Turkey to clear the way for Sweden's membership of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

'Green Braids' movement in North-East Syria

The world can learn from the Rojava revolution

Peter Boyle reflects on the achievements of the Rojava revolution in north and east Syria, which  continues in the face of great adversity to inspire activists around the world.

New solidarity group to raise material aid for Rojava revolution

Fionn Skiotis talks about North and East Syria Solidarity, which seeks to inform people and collect material support for the revolution in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria.

Australian Greens pledge support for Kurdish freedom struggle

The Australian Greens leadership pledged support to the Kurdish struggle for freedom, justice and peace at a well-attended function in the Democratic Kurdish Community Centre. Peter Boyle reports.

Catalan parliament officially recognises Rojava administration

The Catalan parliament extended official recognition to the Autonomous Administration of North-East Syria (AANES), commonly known as Rojava, on October 19, reports Dick Nichols.

Video: Kurdish solidarity in the Biden era

Watch is the recorded livestream of an online forum hosted by Green Left with Marcel Cartier and Steve Sweeney and Heval Herki.

Sanitising imperialism — The problem with 'The Daughters of Kobani'

Even before it was released and became a New York Times bestseller, Gayle Tzemach Lemmon’s book The Daughters of Kobani made headlines, writes Marcel Cartier.

Saleh Moslem: 'We are in revolution against the Syrian dictatorship'

Saleh Moslem, a member of the co-presidency council of the Democratic Union Party (PYD), gives greetings to the Socialist Alliance national conference, January 9, 2021.