Orsetta Bellani, Latinamerica Press
Efraín Jaramillo Jaramillo is a Colombian anthropologist who throughout four decades has helped indigenous, afro-Colombian and campesino communities in their fights for the defense of their land and culture. He is the director of Jenzera Collective of Work, an interdisciplinary and interethnic group founded in 1998. Continue reading…
Petar Stanchev, Kurdish Question
The largely unknown until recently Kurdish city of Kobane managed to attract the attention of the world with its fierce resistance[i] against the invasion of the Islamic State and became an international symbol, compared to the defence of Madrid and Stalingrad. The bravery and heroism of the People’s Defence Units and the Women’s Defence Units (YPG and YPJ) were praised by a large spectrum of groups and individuals – anarchists, leftist, liberals and even right-wingers expressed sympathy and admiration for the men and women of Kobane in their historical battle against what was often seen as IS “fascism”. Continue reading…
Orsetta Bellani, Latinamerica Press (Photo: O.B.)
Catatumbo is a colombian region in the Norte de Santander department, which borders Venezuela,that is used as a corridor for international drug trafficking and where paramilitary violence between 1999 and 2004 resulted in the death of about 11,000 people. Continue reading…