I would like to connect. Maybe discuss direct action opportunities and share literature. If you are not Iraqi and have any information about active iraqi or arabic speaking anarchist communities please share. the anarchist movement is nonexistent in iraq but i know there are individual anarchists afraid of speaking.

  • Jiggle_Physics@piefed.zipEnglish
    11·
    8 days ago

    I apologize for not being what you are asking for, I just would like to know, if you are willing, how suppressed ideas like anarchism in Iraq are?

    • Potros@slrpnk.netOP
      12·
      8 days ago

      As far as I know proper anarchism has absolutely no history in Iraq. Trust me, I searched a lot. There are socialist and communist parties but after the fall of Saddams regime they don’t seem to have gone through suppression. Members of the PKK have libertarian tendencies but that’s a very different discussion. However there is precedent for suppression. Internet shutdowns during times of unrest are normal. Security forces roam the streets and act on an arbitrary basis, and last time I checked it is illegal to insult them. Torture is standard practice. Many political parties have their own militias. Sorry, but this is all I know.

      • Jiggle_Physics@piefed.zipEnglish
        5·
        8 days ago

        Thank you for the reply. Seeing how other places deal with this stuff is interesting, especially places that aren’t always being talked about NA, EU, China, etc.

    • Potros@slrpnk.netOP
      2·
      8 days ago

      Fauda looks shady.

      1. The name “fauda” is Arabic for “chaos”. “Anarchism” has been translated into Arabic as “chaosism” but sane anarchists probably reject this term. But maybe they meant something different with it.
      2. In this interview https://intimitescriminelles.noblogs.org/?p=61 they say

      Unfortunately, Israel’s security systems interpret all our work, even our humanitarian work, as security threats. That’s why we don’t publish photos and videos of many of our actions, such as going to prisoners’ homes.

      This article also defends their “security culture” https://rant.li/alks/on-palestinian-anarchists-fauda But in that interview they also say

      Supporters of Palestine can helps us in 2 ways: 1- print our flag (fauda flag) and go into the street with friends and make videos. We will share these videos so our people see world supporters

      1. They seem supportive of hamas in a certain way even though they constitute an authority. So when you cooperate with hamas and you’re done with Israel you’ll just fight hamas after they rise to power?

      This article makes some big accusations I haven’t checked them all https://avtonom.org/en/news/fake-chaos-fauda-so-called-organization-palestinian-anarchists But some of them are addressed here https://rant.li/alks/on-palestinian-anarchists-fauda