A progressive revolution has taken northern Syria by storm in recent years. And The Canary has now obtained an insight into the growing cooperative economy in the region, with a particular focus on the empowerment and liberation of women.
"Another economy is not just possible: it’s already happening…"
The Canary caught up...
A street in Bilbao has had its name changed in memory of British woman Anna Campbell. Turkey killed her in the formerly Kurdish-held region of Afrin in northern Syria (aka Rojava) while she was fighting with the local women’s defence forces (the YPJ).
Honouring the dead
Bilbao's annual Aste Nagusia festival, or 'Big Week', began on...
The author of this article is Conor Mason (pseudonym) – an international volunteer with the Kurdish Red Crescent (‘Heyva Sor‘) aid organisation based in northern Syria. This article is based upon interviews conducted during an on-site visit to 'Roj Camp' by The Canary on 4 July 2018. The names of the interviewees have been...
The author of this article is Conor Mason (pseudonym) - an international volunteer with the Kurdish Red Crescent ('Heyva Sor') aid organisation based in northern Syria.
Turkey has built a massive wall on its border dividing Kurdish communities that live in northern Syria and southern Turkey. Human rights campaigners and...
Last weekend, around 200,000 people attended the annual Durham Miners' Gala. This year's gala was dedicated to the campaign to free Kurdish leader and political prisoner Abdullah Öcalan, and it helped to bring the progressive movement surrounding him into the mainstream.
'International solidarity' and Abdullah Öcalan
Öcalan is a...
WARNING: This article contains very disturbing scenes which may not be suitable for everyone and are not recommended for the faint-hearted. The purpose of sharing these videos is not to shock our readers or encourage violence, but simply to reveal the alleged fate of innocent civilians at the hands of the Turkish...
On 31 May, RT published an exclusive interview with Syria’s Bashar al-Assad. And in it, Assad issued an ultimatum to Kurdish anti-terror forces in northern Syria.
According to one analyst who spoke to The Canary, the resulting process could potentially mark the beginning of peace in the country.
Assad: 'two options for Kurds in...
Friends of Anna Campbell, the British anti-terror fighter killed in northern Syria, have occupied the roof of an arms company. They have taken the action to protest Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's visit to the UK. And they have a clear message about Theresa May as she meets with Erdoğan in London:
She is complicit in the...
The latest US plan for 'stabilising' Syria has got to be one of the worst ideas ever.
Essentially, Donald Trump's government wants to send the arsonists in to deal with the fire. And its plan would almost certainly add even more disaster to the already tragic Syrian conflict.
The worst possible plan for Syria?
Trump's cabinet of...
The Syrian conflict is incredibly complex. But one thing is clear - Turkey has been a main player in the ongoing war. And that's why the prize for biggest Syria bullshit so far goes to Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
On 12 April, the Turkish presidency put out the following tweet without the slightest hint of...
