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Kurds between two fires: from Iran’s borderlands to Kobane
Iranian and Syrian Kurds are being squeezed by repression, siege and proxy war; even the latest voices from PJAK refuse to become anyone’s infantry. There are moments when history does not merely trap a people between two enemies; it presses them into the same vice from opposite directions. That is where Iranian and Syrian Kurds now stand. In Iran, Kurdish opposition groups are being drawn toward the dangerous frontier where political struggle can be turned into military utility. In Syria, Kobane, has once again become the emblem of a community first praised for its resistance to ISIS and then left exposed to siege, infrastructural strangulation and strategic neglect. The histories…
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Il Punto di Vista: An Independent Voice for the Overlooked
Il Punto di Vista is an independent, open and non-profit space for geopolitics, culture and critical analysis, grounded in human rights, nonviolence, facts and responsibility. This project was born from a simple conviction: the people who are most affected by power are often the least heard in public debate. They are spoken about, categorized, judged and sometimes exploited, but too rarely listened to. Il Punto di Vista exists to challenge that pattern and to create a space where information and in-depth analysis are not a luxury, but a right. This is an open, accessible and humane space. It welcomes participation from all those who recognize tolerance and nonviolence as essential…
