STRUGGLES

Kurdistan is currently divided between four countries: Iraq, Iran, Syria
and Turkey. In each of the parts of Kurdistan, Kurdish people have had
their identities and cultures repressed for generations. this book
gathers together first-hand accounts of the struggles for a new
society taking place in Bakur and Rojava - the parts of Kurdistan
within the borders of Turkey and Syria.
The setting up of local assemblies and co-operatives, as well as
radical women's and ecological movements, are rapidly gathering
momentum in Kurdistan. this book gives a simple introduction to
democratic confederalism, the idea that has inspired many of those
involved in these movements.
the book also compiles accounts from Kurdish people who are
oppressed by the turkish state and profiles some of the companies
that are complicit in their repression. the interviews give
suggestions of how people outside of kurdistan can act in solidarity.
“Kurdish people have been in struggle for a long time. We have a long
rebellion against capitalism and the state but unfortunately people
in europe don’t know Kurdish struggles like they do the Palestinian
or Zapatista struggles. We need democratic, socialist, anarchist and
autonomist people to cooperate with Kurdish people against the
colonialist, imperialist and fascist powers.”
- activist in bakur
ISBN 978-1-907738-21-0