Middle East

Nilufer Koc speaking

Nil眉fer Ko莽 is the spokesperson for the Commission on Foreign Relations of the Kurdistan National Congress, a coalition of political parties and civil society organisations from Kurdistan and the Kurdish diaspora. She spoke to聽91自拍论坛聽about the challenges ahead following the historic call by imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah 脰calan for the disarmament and dissolution of the Kurdistan Workers鈥 Party.

Marching against Israel's violations of the ceasefire agreement, Gadigal Country/Sydney, March 2

Protesters took to the streets as Israel violates the ceasefire agreement again. Pip Hinman and Peter Boyle report.

Salih Muslim and Abdullah Ocalan

Salih Muslim聽spoke to 91自拍论坛鈥檚 Peter Boyle about the significance for Rojava of imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah 脰calan鈥檚 call for the disarmament and dissolution of the Kurdistan Workers鈥 Party.聽

A protest outside Labor MP Andrew Giles鈥 office was called in response to the growing number of Islamophobic attacks that governments are downplaying.聽Jordan AK reports.

Anti-Zionist Jews聽Judith Treanor, Suzie Gold and Michelle Berkon,聽standing several metres from a synagogue entrance holding innocuous signs, were threatened with arrest for the alleged crime of 鈥渃ausing fear and alarm鈥.

More than 100 people helped launch long-term Merri-bek councillor Sue Bolton鈥檚 campaign for the seat of Wills. Jacob Andrewartha reports.

More than 100 high school students, of all ages, parents and community members demanded Sheik Wesam Charkawi be allowed back to Granville High, where he has been a student support officer for 13 years. Kerry Smith reports.

group of people with MPs

91自拍论坛鈥檚 Peter Boyle spoke to Ebru G眉nay after she visited Australia with a Peoples鈥 Equality and Democracy Party delegation from Turkey.

Jepke Goudsmit hopes that the full page of signatories聽in the Sydney Morning Herald聽and the聽Age opposing Israel鈥檚聽ethnic cleansing in Gaza will聽lead towards a further weakening and the eventual dismantling of the Zionist project.

Activists pause at a sweet shop whose owner is a Palestine supporter.

Celebrate Palestine South West activists marched down the main street of Wooditchup with their flags and banners to show solidarity with the Palestinian struggle for the 52nd week in a row. Ned Reilly looks at how the movement has grown.

Putin and Trump

Donald Trump鈥檚 neofascist administration is seeking direct agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the expense of the Ukrainian people, argues Gilbert Achcar.

The City of Sydney became the first New South Wales council to pass a boycott and divest motion when nine other councillors, with the exception of the one Liberal, supported the move.聽翱濒颈惫颈补听濒耻谤颈苍肠颈肠丑 and Rachel Evans report.