Articles featuring interviews, online panel discussions, and other exchanges transcribed, translated, or conducted by Antidote and our friends.
Using the term “war” in the Syrian context is as innocent, biased, and lazy as using the term “war” to name the Israeli genocide in Gaza. Instead of coming up with new ideas to name a rare situation, we keep reiterating the same old terms.
Genocide in Syria, Gaza, and Beyond Read More »
How do we decenter ourselves to be in solidarity with struggles not directly related to our lives? How do we do solidarity when it may be in contradiction with our values and experiences?
Zine: Hierarchies of Solidarity Read More »
On 23 March 2025, the president of Turkey arrested Ekrem İmamoğlu, the mayor of Istanbul, alongside dozens of others, sparking a wave of protests that in turn saw yet more police repression, arrests, and mass confusion.
Protests in Turkey: Perspectives from the Periphery Read More »
The international community spectacularly failed Syrians over the past thirteen years. Now it’s really time to get it right. We ourselves have also learned the importance of making visible the civil organizing and democratic local councils that have always been the backbone of the revolutionary struggle.
It’s Up to Us: Two Interviews with Leila al-Shami Read More »
It’s an overwhelming moment, it’s a huge opportunity—as 2011 was. I would just tell people to listen to Syrians as much as possible, as opposed to people who would speak on their behalf.
Listening to Syria Read More »
By wearing this religious garb, I hope to bring spirituality to the fight. How can we topple the powerful from their thrones? That was the meaning of my gesture.
The Mud Wizard in His Own Words Read More »
Local residents, without waiting for marching orders from the authorities, started cleaning up the fuel oil and saving birds and animals from day one. Thousands of people have been going out daily to clean the coastline.
The Black Black Sea: Portraits of Autonomous Disaster Relief in Russia Read More »
Look what happened to the Palestinians in Syria! Yarmouk camp is a case study the left should be focusing on, to expose the hypocrisy of the regime Hafez and Bashar al-Assad built.
Killing Is Killing: Yarmouk and the “Squeeze” of Being Palestinian-Syrian Read More »
We fought Assad and his regime—and we’ll keep fighting as long as it takes, until Syria has become a democracy with respect for human rights. We will not replace one dictatorship with another. Syrians will never accept that.
“We will continue until they’ve all been held accountable.” Read More »
In June 2024, a German antifascist was extradited from Germany to Hungary in a hasty operation intended to deny them all legal recourse. On the anniversary of their initial arrest in Berlin, we present an interview with the solidarity group advocating for their freedom and that of several others facing similar repression across Europe.
International Antifascist Solidarity: The Budapest-Komplex Read More »
