Imperialism & war

Members of the Kurdish community and their allies held an emergency rally at Sydney Town Hall to defend the gains of the Rojava revolution, reports Peter Boyle.

A Katoomba showing of聽The Last Sky, a documentary made by Rihab Charida and Nicholas Hanna, raised $400 for Palestinian refugees.聽Jessica Steele reports.

Syrian dictator Basar al Assad鈥檚 fall should be celebrated 鈥 but we should now be very concerned about the plight of the Kurds, argues Sarah Glynn.

crowd of supporters of Alianza de Pais in Puerto Rico

The New Progressive Party, Puerto Rico鈥檚 right-wing pro-statehood faction, has entrenched itself as a major political force, creating a system that increasingly resembles a one-party state, argues Javier A Hern谩ndez.

Hundreds joined a Human Rights Day vigil to support Uncle Robbie Thorpe's case against former Benjamin Netanyahu advisor Mark Regev, which was withdrawn by the Department of Public Prosecutions. Jacob Andrewartha 谤别辫辞谤迟蝉.听

Protests against Israel鈥檚 war on Gaza took place across Australia for the 61st聽week as Amnesty International issued a report stating that Israel intended to commit genocide.聽

Map of northern Syria

Sarah Glynn reviews the week鈥檚 extraordinary events in Syria and examines the evolution and nature of Hay始at Tahrir al-Sham, whose forces have charged through the hollowed-out shell of Bashar al Assad鈥檚 regime and potentially beyond the control of Turkey鈥檚 President Recep Tayyip Erdo臒an.

Protestors say war parts manufacturer Nupress could do 鈥減lenty of positive things鈥 for medical technology, green energy and infrastructure rather than help Israel commit genocide in Gaza. Niko Leka reports.

Paul Gregoire writes that if the attorney general really cared about protecting whistleblowers, he would exercise his power and release Richard Boyle today.

map of northern Syria

The fall of Aleppo and the withdrawal of the Syrian army and Russian troops without a fight cleared the way for Turkish-backed militias, writes Zeki Bedran.

Jabalia refugee camp in Northern Gaza

As airstrikes ravage Gaza, destroying homes and killing civilians, the Muslim world鈥檚 silence is distressing. While politicians voice rhetorical anger, actual action is lacking, leaving Palestinians to face a relentless military onslaught alone, writes Syed Salman Mehdi.

Ukrainian soldiers

Federico Fuentes speaks to Independent Trade Union of Miners of Ukraine leader Yuriy Samoilov about how unions are dealing with the twin challenges of foreign occupation and domestic attacks on workers鈥 rights.