May Day in Germany: From the “Socialist Law” to a new Era of Social Change! (Part 2)
Written by Ali Aksu for Ronahî In Germany, the emerging labor movement was confronted with massive state repression in the late 19th century. After the repeal of the “Socialist Law” in 1890 protest started to form also in Germany. One of the most popular examples is the Crimmitschau strike in 1903. After several assassination attempts […]
A new Day is dawning in Turkey
ON 27TH FEBRUARY, ABDULLAH ÖCALAN CALLED THE PKK TO DISSOLVE AND LAY DOWN THE ARMS. ON 1ST MARCH 2025. THE PKK RESPONDED WITH THE DECLARATION OF A CEASEFIRE, MAKING SURE THAT IT IS NOT AN END BUT A NEW BEGINNING FOR THE STRUGGLE. THE MESSAGE OF ÖCALAN IS A VALUABLE AND UNIQUE CALL FOR PEACE […]
Öcalans Historic Call For Peace And Democratic Society
Yesterday marked a profoundly historic day for the people of Turkey, Kurdistan, and the Middle East.At 17:00 local time in Istanbul, a group of 7 delegates of the Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) gave a long-awaited press conference after meeting with PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan for the 3rd time. In this meeting, Öcalan’s […]
Message from Öcalan
A new phase is likely to begin for the Kurdish Freedom Movement: A delegation of the DEM-Party visited Abdullah Öcalan twice. In between their visits the delegation discussed with several Turkish politicians, political leaders and social institutions. As a result of all discussions and to introduce a new phase of peace and democracy in the […]
Remembering Baloch Genocide Day and Kobanê Liberation Day
Common call from the Baloch National Movement and Ronahî +++TO ALL THOSE WHO DREAM OF A BETTER LIFE!++++ Common call for the Day of Remembrance of the Genocide of the Baloch and the Day of Liberation of Kobanê The 25th and 26th of January are very important days. They are two dates associated with pain […]
Interview with Kohar Khachadurian of the Armenian Social council in Qamişlo, Northeastern Syria
Shortly after the fall of the Baath-regime in Syria Kohar Khachadurian of the Armenian Social Council in Qamişlo, Northeastern Syria about the situation of the Armenian people in Northeastern Syria and their expectations and fears regarding the new Islamist Government of the HTS in Syria. As an Armenian, how would you contextualize the quick occupation […]
Killing the truth: Kurdish journalists Nazim Daştan and Cîhan Bilgin assassinated in Turkish drone strike near Kobanê
On 19 December 2024, the Turkish state once again revealed its ruthless nature by committing a reprehensible act of violence against the Kurdish media community. In a blatant attempt to silence and crush the spirit of resistance, a Turkish drone attack near Kobani brutally took the lives of courageous journalists Nazim Daştan and Cîhan Bilgin. […]
A Neo-Ottoman Empire – What are Turkey’s bloody plans for the Middle East?
In the early hours of Sunday morning, the world awoke to historic news. The decades-old Assad regime had been toppled and, more than ever, a new beginning for Syria was in sight. But a democratic and free Syria is not guaranteed by the ongoing war of annexion waged by Turkey and Turkey-backed jihadists. Like a […]
War in Syria: HTS and SNA – “rebels” or jihadists?
Western media reacted with lightning speed to the renewed fighting in Syria: “rebels” or “insurgents” were entering Aleppo, wrote most newspapers such as the BBC, CNN or FAZ. Other newspapers such as Süddeutsche or Le Monde write of “jihadists” or “islamists”. A closer look is necessary. Two groups are of particular importance: 1. the terrorist […]
Who are the Ezîdîs ? – One of the oldest ethno-religious communities in the world
The Ezîdî community is a Kurdish-speaking ethno-religious group that originated in Mesopotamia. They are known to follow an ancient religion : the Êzdiyatî or Ezidism, and to have suffered more than 70 genocides and massacres in the course of their history.
