We gather the internationalists working in the civil society in Rojava. We came here to 'learn, support, organize' ✌ internationalistcommune(at)riseup(dot)net
Today we celebrate the beginning of the 13th year of the Rojava Revolution!
The Revolution was built on the blood of thousands of martyrs, incessant work of popular organization & a lot of effort to overcome limitations caused by embargoes & attacks by the fascist Turkish State.
📢 "The
#Kurdish
guerrilla resistance received its first basic training in Palestinian camps. I, too, received my first basic training in
#Palestine
& I am also a Palestinian guerrilla"
Read full interview with Durkan Kalkan KCK Executive Council member:
For more than 7 years, the
#Rojava
revolution has been building hope. But now Rojava is under attack.
The people of NE
#Syria
are writing history with a historical resistance against
#Turkey
`s invasion.
Become part of this story, come to support Rojava!
#riseup4rojava
🚩 From Rojava to all the women and people of Balochistan:
With the spirit of the Rojava Revolution the young women from Kurdistan are greeting the resistance of all the brave women and people of Balochistan!
Our solidarity is more import than never! Jin, Jiyan, Azadî!
Şehid Tekoser (Lorenzo Orsetti) left us today from Rojava with military honors. He will be laid to rest in the land of the partigiano. He has fallen as a great revolutionary, his hope lives on in the revolution and our hearts. Şehîd namirin!
Have you thought about coming to Rojava? Now it's the time!
A second delegation of International Working Brigades will make its way to
#Rojava
from the 12th of May to the 5th of June.
Come to support the struggle for radical democracy, ecology and women's liberation!
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During Spanish Civil War, fascist forces opposed the Revolution of the Barcelona-based CNT. Now, the Spanish State supports Erdogan while the Catalan people express their solidarity with Rojava.
Let’s reclaim our antifascist history by shouting: ¡No Pasarán!
#RiseUp4Rojava
On 16 October, the German internationalist Andok / Konstantin fell in the historic battle of Serekaniye by a Turkish air strike.
Our hearts and minds are with his family and friends!
The fallen are immortal - Şehîd namirin
Facing threat of Turkish invasion our decision is clear: We will stay with the people of
#Rojava
defending this Revolution. And so should you!
#RiseUp4Rojava
We expect at any moment the beginning Turkish invasion on
#Rojava
. This will be followed by the danger of ethnic cleansing, massacres and genocide on the people of Northern
#Syria
.
We call the world to
#riseup4rojava
Join the worldwide resistance. Together we defend Rojava.
The war has never stopped!
Join the call by internationalists in Rojava and send us a short video answering:
Why is this revolution important to you?
What do you want to say to people in Rojava?
Let's defend the revolution worldwide,
Let's
#RiseUp4Rojava
!
Today is international day in solidarity with the Palestinian people!
We send our solidarity from the liberated areas from Rojava to the Palestinian people!
#PalestineSolidarityDay
2 years passed since the death of our Argentinian comrade Alina Sanchez in Rojava.
After studying medicine in Cuba, she arrived in the free mountains of Kurdistan in 2011. Then she helped the building of the Rojava health system.
She will never be forgotten.
Sehid namirin
We commemorate our comrade Şehid Andok Cotkar (real name Konstantin Gedig), who was murdered through an airstrike by the Fascist Turkish State 3 years ago, on 16 October 2019, in the resistance of Serêkaniyê.
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Mujeres Libres, Zapatistas, YPJ
United in Resistance, United in Revolution
No struggle is isolated, international solidarity !
Strength comes from roots, let's reclaim women's history !
The first domination is by men, let's fight patriarchy !
#WomenDefendRojava
#RiseUp4Rojava
3 days ago Israel started another military operation in
#Gaza
.
Pretending to aim only at PIJ members, Israeli State is targeting civilians daily.
As internationalists we stand with the Palestinian people in their 70+ year long struggle against colonisation.
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“All cultures are corroded by the American way of life. Neo-liberalism imposes the destruction of nations in order to reconstruct them to a single model. This is a planetary war against humanity.” Marcos
From
#Chiapas
to
#Rojava
, one same fight against capitalism
#RiseUp4Rojava
Our friend Helin (Anna Campbell) became şehid fighting in
#Afrin
. We will always remember her brave and unbreakable spirit of resistance. She was also the voice of our video against G20, and now her message became an immortal call. Şehid namirin!
Today we remember Ivana Hoffman (Avaşîn Tekoşîn Güneş), who fought to defend the revolution of
#Rojava
until her martyrdom, on this day, in 2015.
She was just 19 years old, as she became the first foreign internationalist woman to fall Şehîd in Northeast Syria.
#RiseUp4Rojava
One day after
#Raqqa
Arab tribes said they stand united with
#SDF
,
#Tabqa
military council sent a convoy of >100 military cars to defend Ain Issa, North Rojava.
Kurds liberated South Rojava from ISIS in 2018-19, now South comes to liberate North!
#UnitedWeStand
#RiseUp4Rojava
Serekaniye is the city where YPG was founded in 2012.
Today, Internationalist YPG Fighters are resisting in the front lines against the fascist invasion of Turkey.
They call all antifascists of the world to take revenge on
#Turkey
& allies!
#RiseUp4Rojava
#WomenDefendRojava
🌍 Join the Rojava Revolution! ☀️
Rojava its open to all revolutionaries! The Internationalist Commune invites you to join the fight for autonomy and liberation against fascism. Come to Rojava to learn, support, organize!
More info read bellow ⬇️
Nelson Mandela's message to the Kurds (1997) :
"I am part of the Kurdish struggle. I am one of you."
In 1992 he refused to accept the Atatürk-Peace-Award because of the oppression of the Kurds by the Turkish government.
#RiseUp4Rojava
#WomenDefendRojava
The deaths resulting from the Turkish drone attack to the Revolutionary Youth of
#Koban
ê on the 25th of December has now gone up to 5, and the other injured are still under treatment.
Don't stay silent, these are attacks against society, against a struggle for all humanity.
📢❗️ Today we remember EZLN’s 40th anniversary!
EZLN as well as the Kurdish Revolution prove to the world that a new world is possible. Long live Revolutionary Internationalism! Long live EZLN!
Day X - The moment has come – The war has started!
We call to RiseUp, to defend Rojava !
Today the moment has come to put internationalism once more into practice by defending the revolution, and through this, we will defend our hopes, our wishes and our dreams.
📢 From Rojava we send revolutionary greetings, strength & support to the youth, women and people of Balochistan.
Full statement in the Thread 🧵 or on our website
Today we commemorate two Internationalists who fell martyr fighting ISIS during the liberation campaign of Raqqa in 2017: Nicholas Alan Warden & Luke Rutter. They will always be remembered for their courage & sacrifice. Şehîd Namirin🌹
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Today we commemorate Şehîd Dilsoz Bahar. The then 19-year-old, whose real name is Kevin Jochim, joined the ranks of the revolution in 2012 & became a role model for young people seeking a proper path in life. You will always be remembered - Şehîd Namirin🌹
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☀️ 9 years ago the people of Kobane, led by women and youth, showed the world how a society with love and passion for its land and culture can defend itself against the most powerful armies and their militias.
On the 7th of April, we remembered Şehîd Sara Dorşîn (Sara Handelmann) who fell one year ago in a Turkish air strike in the free mountains of Kurdistan.
For the ceremony, we planted a tree in her memory in the Şehîd park of the Commune.
Şehîd namirin!
The martyrs never die!
Today we commemorate Şehîd Bagok Serhed (Reece Harding). The 23 year old from Australia's goldcoast came to Rojava in May 2015 to join the fight against ISIS.
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Today we commemorate Şehîd Karker Kobane. Following a call by Öcalan to defend the city in 2014, the 59-year-old traveled to Rojava to help defend and rebuild Kobane.
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The US-Israel "deal" on
#Palestine
echoes the US-Turkey "deal" on Rojava. The people whose lives will be destroyed are not even consulted, & brutal occupation is described as "Peace".
Neither Palestinians or Kurds will ever accept these deals!
#riseup4rojava
#deal_of_the_century
🌹 In April 7, our friend Sara Dorsin (Sarah Handelmann) fell martyr in the struggle for a free life. With love, promise, and unwavering determination, we honor her memory and vow to carry on the fight for a democratic Middle East and a liberated world.
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The resistance of Afrin is not over, is just entering a new phase. The fascist turkish army and their daesh mercenaries will regret to set foot in this land
#BreakSilenceOnAfrin
From
#Brazil
to
#Rojava
, let's defend the revolution!
We now launch the 1st internationalist video from the
#RiseUp4Rojava
campaign!
Rojava shows us that an alternative is possible, as it stands as a beacon of hope for all struggling peoples. It must be defended at all costs!
On this day in 2017 Californian native Robert Grodt fell fighting ISIS during the liberation campaign of Raqqa. He sacrificed his life for the Rojava Revolution & for the freedom of peoples across the world. Şehîd Namirin🌹
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Today we commemorate Şehîd Givara Rojava (Dean Carl Evans) from Oxford, Britain.
Who's search for the right way brought him to Rojava, where he gave his life for the liberation of Minbic on the 21st of July 2016.
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✌️ Biji Berxwedana
#YPJ
!
➡️ Tomorrow completes 10 years since the founding of YPJ (Yekîneyên Parastina Jin - Women's Protection Units) in
#Rojava
, its creation marks an important moment in the fight for women's freedom & democracy!
Turkey is attacking
#Rojava
: From Derîk in the East to Kobanê in the West the people of the region are being bombed.
We can hear the detonations. We hope our friends & allies hear them as well and are with us in these difficult times.
#Riseup4Rojava
☀️ Join the Rojava Revolution!
Rojava its open to all revolutionaries! We call you to join the fight for autonomy and the construction of Democratic Confederalism. Come to Rojava to learn, support, organize!
More info read bellow ⬇️
Zapatistas have created seven new caracoles and four new Autonomous Municipalities (MAREZ)! In doing so, they have significantly expanded the structural and organizational capacity of Zapatista Autonomy.
We send our congratulations from Rojava - pîroz be!
You have always wanted to participate in the revolution in Rojava, to support democratic confederalism in its construction?
Then there is the chance to do so!
From March 13 to April 6 next year, there will be internationalist working brigades!
#Rojava
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☀️ 2024 a New Year of Resistance!
🚩 Our message for all our friends: In 2024 we will succeed! From
#Rojava
to
#Gaza
, from
#Kurdistan
to
#Chiapas
. We will unite our struggles & built the alternative to Capitalism!
Part 2 on the thread 🧵
The Internationalist Commune of Rojava sends revolutionary greetings to the Italian people on the anniversary of their defeat of fascism! The resistance of the Italian partisans is one of the greatest chapters in the history of antifascism.
#Riseup4Rojava
#25aprile
#liberazione
"We do not forget the lives that capitalism has taken from us nor the blood with which they have built this system of exploitation. We do not surrender to any force that seeks to destroy our dreams and desires for freedom.
From Rojava to Chile all peoples united!"
No olvidamos las vidas que el capitalismo nos ha arrebatado ni la sangre con la que han construido este sistema de explotación. No nos rendimos ante ninguna fuerza que pretenda destruir nuestros sueños y deseos de libertad
¡Desde Rojava hasta Chile todos los pueblos unidos!
We remember Michael Israel (Robîn Agirî), a North American revolutionary who joined the YPG not only to fight against Daesh, but also to fight against fascism and imperialism.
He was killed in a Turkish airstrike on Nov. 24, 2016.
We want to share some of his words with you:
🚩 GUERILLA & PARTIZAN!
Faraşin Sidar is an example of revolutionary youth! Heval Faraşin fought on the streets of Amed against the Turkish Fascist State, showing her revolutionary stance, resistance, humbleness with all the spirit of
#JinJiyanAzadi
🌹 Martyrs never die - Şehîd Hêlîn Qereçox (Anna Campbell)
Today we remember our friend and companion Şehîd Hêlîn Qereçox, her fight against fascism in Afrin made her a symbol of resistance and the struggle for Women's Liberation.
All over Rojava and North and East Syria different celebrations and activities took place in commemoration of the international women's day, which this year has been officially declared as an holiday by the Self-Administration.
Long live the women's struggle!
Jin, Jiyan, Azadî!
Today we remember Ş. Şiyar Gabar. On this day in 2018, the 23-year-old was killed in a Turkish attack in Çarcela, Northern Kurdistan. He is a shining example of the kind of personality that can be built through deep ideological understanding and struggle.
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Feminists, Anarchists, Communists, Socialists, Democrats
Peace-loving people of the world, unite !
International Antifascist Resistance !
Let’s raise our flags together against
#Turkey
’s fascism !
#RiseUp4Rojava
#WomenDefendRojava
Three years after its failed offensive in Avaşîn, the Turkish Fascist State again attempts an offensive in the mountains of Kurdistan that will also result in its defeat in front of the revolutionary forces!
🌹 Şehîd Namirin 🌹
➡️ Today marks 4 years since Şehîd Tekoşer Piling (Lorenzo Orsetti) fell as a martyr carrying the flag of freedom for the total liberation of Syria from the hands of Daesh.
Ryan Lock was just 20 years old when he fell as a martyr fighting Daesh alongside the YPG
Original from Chichester, in the
#UK
, he, like many other internationalists around the world, felt the necessity to join the struggle against fascism and to defend the revolution in
#Rojava
Yesterday we commemorated Şehîd Zafer Qereçox, real name David Taylor.
Our friend from Florida, USA, gave his life for the liberation of Raqqa on the 16th of July 2017, in the ranks of the People's protection Units - YPG (Yekîneyên Parastina Gel)
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Today is the 69th anniversary of the military coup in Brazil, which began a period of intense repression and assassination.
From the Internationalist Commune Rojava we send our solidarity to all those who courageously fought for freedom against fascism!
#DitaduraNuncaMais
1936 · 2019
CNT-FAI · SDF-YPJ
Digging into our historical roots, is how we find the strength to build a democratic society and resist fascism
Fighting Franco yesterday, now
#Erdogan
Free women, for a free society !
#WomenDefendRojava
#RiseUp4Rojava
Today we commemorate Şehîd Bager Nûjiyan (Xelîl Viyan / Michael Panser). He fall on Dec. 14 2018 in the Medya Defense Zones, Başur.
The Internationalist Commune is also the result of his efforts & at least one of many dreams that have come true.
As the attacks on the
@ZapatistaOrg
by the Mexican State are increasing, we know that these attacks are aimed at us as well! Capitalist Modernity tries to destroy all utopias of a free life, but the system will never extinguish the fire in our hearts - the fire of resistance!
We celebrate 19 years of Zapatist autonomy in the Caracoles created on August 9 in 2003 & those that followed in 2019!
Like Rojava, they are constantly under attack for cresting an alternative to the patriarchal state system.
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Today we commemorate another friend who was martyred in Minbic, August 10 2016.
Şehîd Amed Kobanê (William Savage), who was born in Maryland, USA, and joined YPG in 2015.
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Civil defence forces HPC are ready to resist against Turkish military.
"As long as we still have a drop of blood in our bodies, we will resist. Whether young or old, man or woman, Kurd or Arab, we have all risen up against these threats and speak with one voice."
#riseup4rojava
In Rojava, thousands of Christians celebrated Christmas, and so did we, remembering the revolutionary character of Jesus as a defender of class and gender liberation.
"We can call Jesus' movement as the first socialist movement in history" - Abdullah Öcalan
📖 New brochure!
🚩 The PKK has always been an internationalist party! From its roots, the party supported and also joined the Palestinian Resistance!
➡️ Read complete brochure about the Resistance in 1982 against the Israeli invasion in Lebanon:
We are outraged by the news of Turkish drone attack on girls' education center in
#Haseke
last night, that killed 4 children and injured 11 more. It shows just how sick this world really is, that a state commits a planned massacre on children & is not faced with any consequences.
The two Journalists Marlene and Matej from Europe were arrested by Iraqi military in Shengal on April 20. We, Internationalists of the Commune say.
#freemarleneandmatej
!
📢❗️ From
#Rojava
to
#Gaza
: Smash Colonialism!
A message directly from a Armenian Young Women in Rojava:
We stand with the Palestinian struggle, with the struggle of Artsakh and the struggle of the Kurds!
**URGENT CALL OUT**
For new works in Rojava we need support from Europe.
1) People experienced in web design, available ASAP
2) High-quality translators from English into:
Arabic (& Arabic into English)
Turkish
French
Italian
German
Russian
if you can help please DM! [1/2]
A message from Kobane:
A friend of ours talks about the resistance of
#Kobane
, the role of women in the resistance and why the world has to
#riseup4rojava
against the Turkish threats.
Anytime someone new on this planet hears about Rojava,
Anytime an article on democratic confederalism or jineology is read,
Anytime people take action in favor of the revolution,
It makes our ideology immortal.
And by this we are winning this war.
Learn, support, organize !
From Rojava to Chile,
The united people will never be defeated !
Un saludo revolucionario desde la Comuna Internacionalista de Rojava
A revolutionary salute from the Internationalist Commune of Rojava
#ChileSeCans
ó
#RiseUp4Rojava
#WomenDefendRojava
🌹 Şehîd Namirin 🌹
➡️ On March 15. 2018 Şehîd Helîn Qerecox (Anna Campbell) fell martyr in
#Afrin
. Her search for a right way of living brought her to Rojava where she had joined YPJ and created a strong link between the people of Kurdistan and England.
"Peace can only take meaning when based on self-defense. A peace without self-defense can only be the expression of surrender and slavery."
#LeaderApoSays
#Rojava
on fire: The damage is huge. In
#Tirbespi
alone, almost 10,000HA have been burnt. 1HA = 7-9tons of wheat. 1t of wheat = 700kg flour. Almost 50,000t of flour were destroyed!
These are heavy attacks on the revolution by ISIS & Erdogan!
Show your solidarity -
#riseup4rojava
Today marks the 4th anniversary of the fall of Şahin Huseyni (Haukur Hilmarsson) as a martyr in the defense of Afrin. Haukur was an icelandic anarchist revolutionary who in 2017 joined the armed struggle of the YPG through the International Freedom Batallion.
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WORLD RESISTANCE DAY
In Rojava / North-Eastern Syria and all around the world
2nd of November
The revolution in North-East
#Syria
will prevail, fascism will be smashed !
As long as the killing continues, the resistance must not stop.
#WomenDefendRojava
#RiseUp4Rojava
In practice, the society in Rojava is organized from the bottom up, like a pyramid turned upside down.
To put social institutions at the service of people, instead of dominating them, is the core proposal of Democratic Confederalism.
#RiseUp4Rojava
#WomenDefendRojava
Watch the message from a mother in Rojava to the people in Europe!
"Why are the people of Europe not joining the Kurdish people, why are they not uprising?!"
It is time to act! Join the
#RiseUp4Rojava
video campaign and take action everywhere!
#SmashTurkishFascism
☀️ Books & documentaries are part of the self education to revolutionaries, here within the Commune we always discuss books & documentaries that were essential for us to take a revolutionary path. Today, we share things that influenced our friend Thomas from Germany.
A Thread 🧵
Democratic confederalism is the only system that can bring stability in the Middle East.
Because it stands for :
Women's liberation,
Protection of nature,
Minority's representation and
Direct democracy.
Long live the Rojava revolution !
#WomenDefendRojava
#RiseUp4Rojava
📢❗️ A letter from Internationalists in Rojava
➡️ "We invite all of you, to defend the revolution in Kurdistan and North-East Syria with us. The ways and possibilities are as many as the stars in the sky."
➡️ See Full Video & the letter on or below ⬇️