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Sanciones de EEUU contra la Corte Penal Internacional (CPI): apuntes sobre las verdaderas motivaciones que oficialmente se omiten
Este 2 de setiembre, la Corte Penal Internacional (CPI) denunció y rechazó las sanciones tomadas por Estados Unidos el mismo día contra dos de sus funcionarios, uno de ellos siendo la misma Fiscal de la CPI
Read MoreAfrin’s Torment – Turkey’s War Crimes 0
As part of its destructive policy for the region, Turkey invaded and occupied the NE Syrian and Kurdish area of Afrin on March 18, 2018, having been given a green light by the so-called super-powers, Russia and the USA
Read MoreDavid Graeber: A most Important Revolutionary Intellectual of our Times! 0
David Graeber has suddenly and unexpectedly passed away on September 2nd, 2020. His early death is a profound loss for us all. We extend our deepest condolences to his family, all his friends and everybody close to him
Read MoreUpdate on Nasrin Sotoudeh – Hunger Striking Iranian Rights Campaigner 0
Nasrin Sotoudeh, the Iranian human rights lawyer serving 38 years in prison for constantly and courageously standing up to and challenging the Islamic Republic of Iran, has now been on hunger strike since August 11
Read MoreLawyer Ebru Timtik dies on day 238 of death fast 0
Lawyer Ebru Timtik has passed away after a heart failure on day 238 of her death fast demanding fair trial
Read MoreNasrin Sotoudeh Takes On Iranian Regime (…once again) 0
Nasrin Sotoudeh, the Iranian human rights lawyer last year sentenced to 38 years in prison (and 158 lashes) by the Islamic Republic of Iran, has this week managed to post a statement from her prison cell
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A 10 años del desalojo sufrido por líderes indígenas del Congreso costarricense
El pasado 9 de agosto, se conmemoraron los 10 años desde aquel triste episodio acaecido en la noche del 9 al 10 de agosto del 2010, en el que se desalojó durante la madrugada con efectivos policiales a líderes indígenas costarricences que habían llegado a la Asamblea Legislativa la tarde anterior
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An interview with YPG/YPJ commander Meryem Kobane, on the anniversary of the Rojava Revolution – PART ONE
On the occasion of the 8th Year of the Rojava Revolution, we spoke with Meryem Kobane, one of the YPG/YPJ commanders who not only defended Kobane in 2015, inflicting a heavy defeat to ISIS, but who is also a leading figure in the Rojava Revolution
Read More3 August must be recognized as the “International Day of Action Against Femicide and Genocide” 0
This week marks the 6th anniversary of the August 3, 2014 massacre in Iraq’s Sinjar region of the Yazidi community by the so-called Islamic State as they swept into northern Iraq in 2014
Read MoreISIS women in al-Hol Camp say Turkey helps jihadists to escape 0
Some 68,000 people currently live in Camp-Hol, including 30,000 ISIS jihadists with their families
Read MoreLet us stand by Şiar Rişvanoğlu under threat! 0
Attorney Şiar Rişvanoğlu is being threatened with death for not mincing his words in the courtroom, protecting all the rights of his clients
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Indígenas en Costa Rica: Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos admite petición
En estos días se informó en algunos medios de prensa que la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos admitió para examen sobre el fondo una petición contra Costa Rica relativa a los derechos de las comunidades indígenas Terrabas
Read MoreInterview with Hawzhin Azeez about Kurdish responses to COVID-19 in Rojava and Rojhelat 0
Dr. Jeff Miley interviews Dr. Hawzhim Azeez of the Center for Gender and Development Studies at the American University of Iraq in Sulaimani about Kurdish responses to COVID-19 in the Kurdish region of Syria as well as the Kurdish region of Iran
Read MoreTurkish crimes against women in occupied Afrin documented 0
A new dossier issued by Kurdish women’s organisations has documented incidents of violence against women carried out by Turkish soldiers and jihadist groups
Read MoreAPPELLO alla solidarietà internazionale per Simón Trinidad 0
Ti invitiamo a inviare un saluto di solidarietà a Simon, che si trova in un carcere statunitense da oltre 15 anni, in isolamento totale
Read MoreElections in Euskal Herria and Galicia: Historic, seismic and left! 0
Historic and seismic. Two adjectives that well describe what happened in the elections in the Basque Country and Galicia
Read MoreComuna de Cine de Rojava: “El papel del artista es mostrar la belleza del proceso revolucionario” 0
Desde 2012 un grupo de cineastas kurdas del Norte de Síria desarrolla la Comuna de Cine de Rojava, una institución popular para la producción y proyección de arte cinematográfico revolucionario en el territorio
Read MoreMake Rojava Green Again Call for Action Days on the 18th and 19th July 0
We call for two international days of action on the 18th and 19th of July 2020, against the bombing and invasion of Basûr (Southern Kurdistan, Iraq) and the occupation of Rojava regions by the Turkish army
Read MoreON A DAY THIS WEEK, IN JULY 1972, Ghassan Kanafani 0
On a day this week, July 8 1972, the Palestinian social revolutionary and writer, spokesperson for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), died in Beirut, murdered by the Israeli intelligence services – Mossad
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