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CAMPAIGNERS in Scotland will gather in Edinburgh tomorrow to protest against the Turkish state’s killings of Kurdish citizens and its invasion of Iraqi Kurdistan.
Activists will demonstrate outside the Scottish National Gallery this morning to highlight attacks by the Turkish government on Kurdish communities, which have included the killing of civilians and the alleged use of chemical weapons.
Concerns have been raised by Scottish Solidarity with Kurdistan and Scotland’s Kurdish community about the muted international response to the attacks, including in Scotland.
VIJAY PRASHAD details how US support for Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa allowed him to break the resistance of the autonomous Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)
Campaigns against nuclear weapons on the Clyde, financial backing for arms firms and rising militarism are converging with solidarity for Palestine, as Scotland’s peace movement builds momentum ahead of the 2026 Holyrood election, says ARTHUR WEST
Working-class women lead the fight for fair work and equitable pay and against sexual harassment, the rise of the far right and years of failed austerity policies, writes ROZ FOYER
