Their ultimate aim is to become a role model for others: autonomous and independent

The Turkish government says it will not accept that genocide took place one hundred years ago, despite that 1.5 million of a total 2 million were killed during the fall of the Ottoman Empire one hundred years ago

The only option to bring about real change workers are left with is to take matters into their own hands

Turkish Prime Minister Davutoglu attended a Paris march to defend free speech, but had the dubious honour of being the leader of a country that frequently jails journalists

In the consumerist Valhalla of central Istanbul, the 26A collective provides a glimmer of hope that there is still an alternative to capitalist society

An important detail which is often overlooked is that the people of Rojava did not separate themselves from Syria; they declared their autonomy and not their independence

After 134 days of resistance, the Kurdish forces of the YPG/YPJ have finally pushed IS out of Kobani

As long as governments require a sedated, pacified population in order to push through unpopular redevelopment plans, to prevent the unification of the populace and to be able to effectively silence all voices that dare to question authority, there will always be a new bonzai

A report on the battle for Kobanê and the Kurdish struggle for democratic autonomy

Kurds Resist Fierce IS Attack