Rojava Protest: Kurdish liberation from Turkish attacks on Northern Syria
On Tuesday 15 October, people gathered around the Scottish National Gallery in Edinburgh to show solidarity towards Kurdish people in North-East Syria, also known as Rojava. The mainly-Kurdish group People’s…
Defend Rojava Demonstration: Scottish solidarity with Kurdistan
Last Sunday, the small but not insignificant Kurdish community in Edinburgh came together for the ‘Defend Rojava’ demonstration. Attendees aimed to protest Donald Trump’s removal of US troops from Syria and…
Kurdish independence still a distant dream
It has been almost 100 years since the Kurds were denied sovereignty at the settlements following the breakup of the Ottoman Empire. Now, demands for Kurdish independence are as strong…