“As YJA Star, We Are the Defense Army of All Oppressed Women” — PKK

Guerrillas from YJA Star (Free Women’s Troops) drew attention to violence against women in the patriarchal…

PKK-KCK Co-Chair, Besê Hozat: Women Must Organize Everywhere

Both the war in Kurdistan and the guerrilla resistance, as well as the war in the…

Beritan, a Symbol of the PKK’s Resistance

On 25 October 1992, a Kurdish female guerrilla, Gülnaz Karataş (nom de guerre: Beritan), was encircled…

Indigenous Women From Five Collectives, Concerned About the Spread of Organized Crime in Their Communities

Indigenous women from five different collectives said they were concerned about the rise of organized crime…

Etaf Alayan: Woman of Valor for Palestine

In June 2024, the International Women’s Alliance hosted its third international assembly in Penang, Malaysia, drawing…

Indigenous Women, an Example of Resistance

On September 5, the International Day of Indigenous Women is commemorated with the intention of highlighting…

Corey Devon Arthur: Always Attica

Attica was built to break men brutally, particularly Black men. Orisanmi Burton’s book, Tip of The…

KBDH Rosîda Mêrdîn Militia; “We Carried Out Actions in Bursa Against Isolation and Occupation Operations!”

Details of the actions carried out by the KBDH Rosîda Mêrdîn (Emine Demir) Militia in Bursa;…

The EZLN and “Mrs. Civil Society”: Thirty Years of Knowing One Another

The EZLN has made multiple rapprochements with Mexican and international civil society during all these years.…

Zapatista Pirates: Learning from ‘Other’ Rebel Indigenous Sexual Dissidences

Tenth text in the series commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Zapatista uprising. This time, the…