Reforms, Mousavi’s call for a referendum, or a “third way” of civil resistance. Iran’s future is contested, but can any path weaken the regime’s grip? ✍️ By Rojin Mukriyan Read the full analysis here: www.theamargi.com/posts/compet...

At our launch, Rojin Mukriyan explored how shifting alliances and grassroots movements are reshaping the prospects for democracy in the Middle East. #TheAmargiLaunches

A few hours ago, I had an interview with @bbcpersian regarding the atrocities against the Druze in Suweida, Syria. I highlighted that, first, we should remember that the HTS is composed of diverse groups and factions, often with divergent approaches to different issues.1/

🌍 ECPS - Mapping Populism Studies Panel XXI: Ethnic/Sectarian Politics & Populism in Iraq, Syria & Kurdish Regions 📅 April 24 | 🕒 15:00–17:10 CET 🎙️ Expert speakers + rich insights 🔗 Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... 🔗 Details: www.populismstudies.org/mapping-glob...

I am delighted to present a paper titled “The Evolution and Mishaps of Kurdish Identity Politics Under Multiple Dominations” at the conference “Mapping Global Populism — Panel XXI: Ethnic & Sectarian Politics and Populism in Iraq, Syria, and Kurdish Regions,” 1/2👇🏽

🧵Today marks an historic day for us, the Kurds and other people in the Middle East. Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the PKK, called for the disarmament and dissolution of the PKK. There are arguments both for and against this call. 1/

CoE rapporteurs voice concern over Turkey’s local democracy after Kurdish mayor’s removal https://buff.ly/434jMle

A fascinating article by Natasha Walter, who traveled to Rojava to finds answers for some of her questions. From the text: “Writers cannot work without freedom. […] Even in the West, writers aren’t always free. We must fight for freedom everywhere.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

The enforcement of the death penalty for Pakhshan Azizi, a Kurdish social worker from Eastern Kurdistan (northwest Iran) who has spent many years assisting women in Syria and Iraq during the war against ISIS, is imminent. The Iranian Supreme Court has rejected all evidence proving that Pakhshan’s👇🏽

The recent comments from the HTS are concerning. The Kurds have not sacrificed more than 11,000 young daughters and sons in the fight against ISIS in Syria to be ruled by Islamist jihadists.👇🏽

Following comments by Hakan Fidan, the Turkish foreign minister, stating that if the central government in Syria fulfills its duty regarding the SDF, there will be no need for Turkey to launch an incursion into Syrian territory, the former military chief of HTS,👇🏽

Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, the leader of #HTS has frequently said that he is going to “disband” the armed group. But today he appointed the former military chief of HTS, Marhaf Abu Qasra, as the Acting Minister of Defense.👇

What the recent developments in post-Assad #Syria tell us is that, in the actual and existing international political order, it does not matter who one is, what kind of political ideologies one carries, what one’s political background is, how one came to power, for what purpose, and for whose👇🏽

Would probably be better of her to just say that the EU is providing €1 billion for Erdogan to wipe out the Kurds from their homeland. Anything to send the Syrian refugees back home, huh?

No, when ethics replaces politics it’s not hard, it’s too easy. Moralism gives clear answers just because the questions are wrong.

During the Peloponnesian War (431–404 BCE) between Athens and Sparta, the Athenians decided to conquer Melos, an island located in the Aegean Sea, in 416 BCE. The Melians were a colony of the Spartans but had remained neutral during the war. However, the Athenians decided to lay siege to Melos👇

#Kobane is under imminent threat of a Turkish military invasion. Turkey once used #ISIS to try to conquer Kobane in 2014, which failed. Now, it uses its Islamist militias known as the #SNA.👇

New interview out with Mazlum Kobani with Sky News Counter terror operations are suspended because of Turkish and SNA attacks. news.sky.com/story/kurdis...

Defending #Rojava is both politically and morally essential. The Kurds in Rojava were the forces that led the war against ISIS, a threat to human dignity on an international scale. The Kurds not only liberated the Kurdish region in Syria but also sacrificed many young lives in Raqqa, the👇🧵

Everyone in Syria, except the Kurds, should have a taste of freedom at any moment! The only place under constant bombing, looting, and killing by the Turkish state and its backed SNA terrorist groups is the #DAANES and #Rojava. The US, the West, and their allies do not care about👇

Israel’s foreign minister’s rhetoric only creates more enemies and obstacles for the Kurds in Rojava. Has Israel provided any help to the Kurds in Rojava in any way yet? 1/2

Let’s celebrate today in solidarity with the revolutionary struggle and resistance of the women of #Rojava. Let’s unite to defend Rojava and the #DAANES, a beacon of hope for liberating life from the interlocked forms of power in the Middle East.

So far, the Turkish state is the biggest threat to the stability of post-Assad Syria. #Turkey, with its SNA mercenaries, disrupts peaceful and democratic negotiations among the diverse actors in Syria. 🧵👇

Today marks the fall of another dictator in the Middle East. The Syrian state, particularly the Ba’ath regime, has suppressed non-Arab, non-Shia communities since the late 1940s. For example, in 1962, 120,000 Kurds were stripped of their citizenship, a number that grew to 300,000 by 2010. 🧵👇

What you can do to help the victims of violence of Aleppo since November 27th, 2024.

The Turkish anti-Kurdish policy is beyond imagination. In 2018, the Kurds in Afrin were forced by Turkish-backed jihadist militias to abandon their lives, homes, and lands and resettle elsewhere. Many of these people sought refuge in Tal Rifaat, but now, once again, they are being forced to👇

When #Syria fell into civil war in 2011, the Kurdish forces under the #YPG and #YPJ were the only forces capable of protecting the people in Rojava. In 2014, when the darkest forces of ISIS emerged, 👇