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Opinion: Erdoğan’s ‘Solidarity’ With Palestine Is Just a Vehicle for His Own Nationalism

by Ronî Özdemir

The Turkish state’s solidarity with Palestine isn’t just hollow and hypocritical, but serves to justify Erdoğan’s own war crimes against Kurds in north-east Syria, writes Ronî Özdemir.

Opinion: With All Eyes on Palestine, Don’t Forget Rojava

by Dani Ellis

In early October, a major western ally began an air campaign against a small Middle Eastern territory unlike anything experienced in the region’s decades-long liberation struggle. This wasn't Israel’s assault on Gaza, but Turkey’s on Rojava.

A small fishing boat packed with people in the middle of a blue sea

Opinion: 100 Children Were Trapped on a Sinking Ship and the Greek Coastguard Did Nothing for Hours. As a Firefighter, I’m Disgusted

by Brendan Woodhouse

When on Monday a migrant boat began to sink in the Ionian Sea, the Greek coastguard did nothing – in fact, there's evidence they may have caused the deadly shipwreck. They’re a stain on rescue services, writes firefighter Brendan Woodhouse.

A group of women stand beside one another holding flags and banners

Analysis: Try As He Might, Erdoğan Can’t Crush the Left

by Eda Seyhan

The Turkish president’s recent re-election for a third term dashed hopes for a new dawn in Turkey, writes Eda Seyhan. But the cracks are showing.

Interview: How Leftwingers Could Help Take Down Erdoğan

by Steven Methven

Novara Media spoke to Ertuğrul Kürkcü, honorary president of the People’s Democratic Party (HDP), about how a leftwing alliance is giving Kılıçdaroğlu a fighting chance of defeating Erdoğan in Turkey’s elections.

Two men, both wearing navy suits, stand besides one another at Labour conference

Report: Labour Bans Three Kurdish Attendees From Conference While Cosying up to Turkey

by Rivkah Brown

Three Kurdish attendees were denied entry to Labour party conference on security grounds. Some have questioned whether it has anything to do with Erdogan's Turkey.

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Report: Amazon Hit by Strikes Across the Globe

by Simon Childs

After wildcat strikes in the UK, workers staged walk-outs and protests at warehouses in the US, Germany and Turkey.

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Opinion: Erdogan’s Attempt to Ban Pro-Kurdish Parties Will Only Fuel the Resistance

by Rosa Gilbert

The HDP is facing its most extreme threat to date. But the broad coalition the party has convened isn't going anywhere, writes Rosa Gilbert.

Analysis: Rojava is Trying to Build a Green Society, But Turkey is Starving It of Water and Power

Despite the immense gains made by Rojava's revolutionary project over the last eight years, it is lagging behind on ecological measures. To understand why, Matt Broomfield traces the delicate balance of geopolitical power in the region.

Analysis: The Road to Moria: How Greece’s Refugee Disaster Became Business As Usual

by Yannis-Orestis Papadimitriou

The fires that destroyed a refugee camp on the island of Lesbos and displaced 13,000 people have prompted international concern about the treatment of migrants at Europe's borders. Yet in Greece, the horrors of Moria are filtered through a terrifying banality which makes them seem like business as usual, explains Yannis-Orestis Papadimitriou.

British Solidarity With Rojava Must Start at Home, With an End to the Hostile Environment

by Fanny Malinen

European states won't challenge Erdogan's attack on Rojava because of the power Turkey has as the EU's south-eastern border wall. To show solidarity with the Kurdish-led democracy revolution, we need to challenge the hostile environment at home, argues Fanny Malinen.

Ash Wednesday: Ash Sarkar Meets Jeremy Corbyn

Ash Sarkar met up with Jeremy Corbyn to talk about his political journey, the movement in power, and whether or not he really killed a rabbit with a pogo stick.

Explainers: Rise up for Rojava

This week the Turkish armed forces launched an incursion into northern Syria with the intention of crushing the YPG and the autonomous region known as Rojava. In this video Elif Sarican outlines the reasons why we in the UK should care.

Interview: No Friends but the Mountains | Interview With a Rojava Volunteer

James Butler spoke to Dani Ellis, a volunteer and engineer currently based in Rojava, about the situation now, as Turkey conducts shelling ahead of a full invasion. They discuss the nature of the resistance – and what people in the UK can do in solidarity.

Turkish forces have killed 27 civilians in north-eastern Syria in cross-border attacks this year alone, with just one attack going the other way. Yet Turkey is using the narrative that it must protect itself from a “terror corridor” to move its troops into Rojava.

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Opinion: Erdoğan’s ‘Solidarity’ With Palestine Is Just a Vehicle for His Own Nationalism

by Ronî Özdemir

Opinion: With All Eyes on Palestine, Don’t Forget Rojava

by Dani Ellis

Opinion: 100 Children Were Trapped on a Sinking Ship and the Greek Coastguard Did Nothing for Hours. As a Firefighter, I’m Disgusted

by Brendan Woodhouse

Interview: How Leftwingers Could Help Take Down Erdoğan

by Steven Methven

Report: Amazon Hit by Strikes Across the Globe

by Simon Childs

Opinion: Erdogan’s Attempt to Ban Pro-Kurdish Parties Will Only Fuel the Resistance

by Rosa Gilbert

Analysis: Rojava is Trying to Build a Green Society, But Turkey is Starving It of Water and Power

by Matt Broomfield

Analysis: The Road to Moria: How Greece’s Refugee Disaster Became Business As Usual

by Yannis-Orestis Papadimitriou

British Solidarity With Rojava Must Start at Home, With an End to the Hostile Environment

by Fanny Malinen

Ash Wednesday: Ash Sarkar Meets Jeremy Corbyn

Explainers: Rise up for Rojava

Interview: No Friends but the Mountains | Interview With a Rojava Volunteer

Novara Live: Rojava: Trump Betrays the Kurds

Erdogan Wants a ‘Buffer Zone’ Along the Syria Border – but It’s Turkish Forces Killing Civilians

by Robin Fleming

What to Do With International Isis Fighters? Rojava May Have a Solution

by Dani Ellis

A Century After Turkey’s Genocide of Our People, Armenians Are Still Under Threat

by Hagop Artim Kashejian

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Opinion: Erdoğan’s ‘Solidarity’ With Palestine Is Just a Vehicle for His Own Nationalism

by Ronî Özdemir

Opinion: With All Eyes on Palestine, Don’t Forget Rojava

by Dani Ellis

Opinion: 100 Children Were Trapped on a Sinking Ship and the Greek Coastguard Did Nothing for Hours. As a Firefighter, I’m Disgusted

by Brendan Woodhouse

Analysis: Try As He Might, Erdoğan Can’t Crush the Left

by Eda Seyhan

Interview: How Leftwingers Could Help Take Down Erdoğan

by Steven Methven

Report: Labour Bans Three Kurdish Attendees From Conference While Cosying up to Turkey

by Rivkah Brown

Report: Amazon Hit by Strikes Across the Globe

by Simon Childs

Opinion: Erdogan’s Attempt to Ban Pro-Kurdish Parties Will Only Fuel the Resistance

by Rosa Gilbert

Analysis: Rojava is Trying to Build a Green Society, But Turkey is Starving It of Water and Power

by Matt Broomfield

Analysis: The Road to Moria: How Greece’s Refugee Disaster Became Business As Usual

by Yannis-Orestis Papadimitriou

British Solidarity With Rojava Must Start at Home, With an End to the Hostile Environment

by Fanny Malinen

Ash Wednesday: Ash Sarkar Meets Jeremy Corbyn

Explainers: Rise up for Rojava

Interview: No Friends but the Mountains | Interview With a Rojava Volunteer

Novara Live: Rojava: Trump Betrays the Kurds

Erdogan Wants a ‘Buffer Zone’ Along the Syria Border – but It’s Turkish Forces Killing Civilians

by Robin Fleming

What to Do With International Isis Fighters? Rojava May Have a Solution

by Dani Ellis

A Century After Turkey’s Genocide of Our People, Armenians Are Still Under Threat

by Hagop Artim Kashejian

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