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“Where is your voice?”A political prisoner’s letter to humanity
Murat Türk, born 1976 in Amed (Diyarbakır), is a former guerrilla fighter from Kurdistan. 24 years ago, he was imprisoned by the Turkish state
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Revealed: the Trump-linked ‘Super PAC’ working behind the scenes to drive Europe’s voters to the far right
openDemocracy undercover investigation reveals ‘explosive’ evidence of ‘extraordinary coordination’ between controversial Madrid campaign group and far-right parties across Europe. Español.
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What Next in Afrin?
Over a year has passed since the might of NATO’s second largest military machine with its fighter jets overran what had one of the safest regions in a Syria gutted by years of civil war and bloodshed
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Guyana – Venezuela: Venezuela reitera formalmente a la Corte Internacional de Justicia que no comparecerá ante ella
Venezuela informó que reiteró nuevamente al juez internacional su negativa a comparecer ante la Corte Internacional de Justicia en el marco del procedimiento contencioso iniciado por Guyana en su contra en el mes de marzo del 2018
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Venezuela and China: A friendship forged in struggle
We were at the embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in China to ring in an important anniversary—209 years to the day since the country declared its independence from Spain
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Despite internal differences, Germany’s Die Linke struggles for unity against the right
The convention of Die Linke’s Communist Platform this week was held at the Berlin headquarters of Neues Deutschland, Germany’s socialist daily newspaper affiliated with Die Linke
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Öcalan’s lawyer: Isolation means war
Lawyer Ibrahim Bilmez is one of the lawyer of Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Öcalan, from Asrin Hukuk Burosu
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Who are Venezuela’s colectivos?
The media calls them armed thugs and US Senator Marco Rubio wants them put on the terrorist list, but who are Venezuela’s colectivos (collectives)?
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Turkey: hunger strikes for Öcalan reach a critical stage
Hundreds of Kurdish detainees in Turkish prisons are carrying out a hunger strike to demand an end to the isolation of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan
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Open Letter to UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt
Seven Kurdish political prisoners in Turkey have taken their own lives in the last three weeks
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Turkey: Mass Prosecution of Lawyers
Misuse of Terrorism Charge Undermines Fair Trial Rights
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Turkey: the wondrous tale of democratic resilience
All the country’s democratic and civic institutions — from an impartial judiciary to its newspapers and universities — have been battered by the ruling party
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“Someone Else’s War – when your child joins the war against Isis”
I joined the YPJ in March of last year. I wanted to support the revolution and fight and join also the weaponised fight against the forces of fascism and the enemies of the revolution
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Uncertain Times in Rojava – The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
What is the future for the democratic revolution trying to unfold in North and East Syria?
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Solidarity to the Revolution in Rojava-Syria
The Solidarity Initiative in the Revolution of Rojava-North Syria is an assembly of comrades from the anarchist /antiauthoritarian milieu
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Syrian people suffer after Pyrrhic victory
I took on the habit of walking through the streets of my city, Damascus, every day, particularly during the night. I love to stare into the faces and eyes of its people
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HDP’s report on pre-election period
The report prepared by our Commission On Election Affairs regarding the election violations at the ahead of upcoming Turkey’s March 31 local elections
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Trump trashes healthcare for 20 million
Health care became a top issue for the presidential campaign, which has already started
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SUR: The Turkish state’s systematic destruction and commercialization of a World Heritage Site
The following report describes the developments in Sur from 2015 until January 2019. It was presented in February 2019 at the “International NGO forum on World Heritage”
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Los altos del Golán y el derecho internacional: breves apuntes
El pasado 25 de marzo, el Presidente de Estados Unidos procedió a reconocer formalmente la soberanía de Israel en los altos del Golán. Para muchos, este gesto constituye una verdadera afrenta al derecho internacional contemporáneo
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