Does Anarchist Movement in Iraqi Kurdistan, Bashur, exist? By: Zaher Baher June 2016 I was frequently asked this question in the meetings or interviews. I have always been frank and honest in my reply. I said there are not even an active anarchist group existing there let alone an anarchist movement. I would then be […]
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Where is the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) heading? By Zaher Baher 30/12/2017 Since the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) formed it has gone through difficult times but never like now. The best part of PKK struggle was the period of unilateral ceasefire. That was the period when the PKK flourished and the Kurdish people in Bakur […]
What have the state achieved so far? You can add more too 29/03/2020 The state achieved so much in this situation. I just can point out to a few of them: The State propaganda machine is getting stronger as ever, fighting us and Controlling us. It manged to carry out its plan: abolition of the […]
What can we learn from the recent protests? By: Zaher Baher 12/11/2019 This year we have witnessed many protests in the UK and other countries from Yellow Vests in France, protests in Iran, Morocco, Sudan, Extinction Rebellion in more than 120 countries, Haiti, Hong Kong, Ecuador, Chile, Greece, and now in Catalonia, Bolivia, Iraq and […]
We, supporters of Rojava, should be worried about its partnership with the United States. By: Zaher Baher 17th May 2017 The political and military balance in Syria is constantly changing. Relations between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), co-founded by People’s Protection Units (YPG), and in turn Russia and US constantly ebb and flow. The dynamic […]
We must bury the traditional struggles to adopt new ones By Zaher Baher 12/02/2020 Capitalism and its pillar, the state, have changed their methods to fight back against the working class movement. The system with all its structures have amended and adapted themselves to the struggle of their class enemy and have learnt how to […]
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The State and the Power of Business
The State and the Power of Business By Zaher Baher March 2021 Recently I was involved in a long discussion with a close friend of mine who is not an anarchist. He believes that the destination of human beings is a kind of socialism but not necessarily the one that anarchists want. My friend thinks […]
The people’s movement desperately needs working class solidarity By: Zaher Baher Jan 2019 For the last four decades we have seen either no support or very little from the working class, especially the industrialised sections and big companies to people’s movement. It is easy to see this phenomenon in the Iranian green movement in […]
The latest messages from Ocalan and my opinion* By Zaher Baher Aug 2019 The latest of Ocalan’s messages,** ‘calls for a ceasefire’, are good news. It offers great hope and opportunity not just for the Kurdish community in Turkey, but also in fact for all communities there. I support Ocalan’s message, although it has come […]
The Kurdish people should get involved in and support campaigns on Local and National issues By Zaher Baher Oct 2017 The emigration of Kurdish people to Europe, Scandinavia, the United States (USA) and other countries started during World War ll. However, they remained a tiny minority, compared to immigrants from many other countries, until the […]