Violence and repression shape everyday life in Iran and Rojava, and their impact is not distant. It reaches into our communities, relationships, and the spaces that make Korsi possible. For this reason, we want to state our position clearly.
We feel shock, grief, and anger over the ongoing events in Iran. The Islamic Republic has killed thousands during its crackdown on protests, while many more have been arrested. At the same time, mass detentions, executions, and systemic repression continue, denying people their most basic rights. In Rojava, Kurdish communities face constant threats, including war, displacement, and attacks on civilians and infrastructure, as they fight to protect their safety and self-determination.
Meanwhile, events in Palestine, Sudan, Yemen, and elsewhere show that suffering does not stop at borders. Rather, struggles for freedom, justice, dignity, and safety remain deeply interconnected.
Korsi stands with people in all their forms and struggles, especially those resisting state violence. We reject aggression, war, oppression, militarized responses, and collective punishment. Likewise, we reject narratives that reduce human lives to abstractions. Although we are not a formal political institution, our work grows from lived experience across borders and exists within political reality. In an increasingly polarized world, coming together becomes a political act. Through building community, holding space, and sharing hope, we resist isolation and create structures of support.
We hold on to traditions like Nowruz not out of nostalgia, but to affirm that culture endures and voices persist. In doing so, we create space for connection and solidarity. Therefore, we will move forward with the Nowruz Festival in collaboration with Kulturbunker.
At the same time, we recognize that people engage with political realities in different ways. Whether you join us or choose to observe this time privately, both are valid. Community is not separate from resistance; rather, it is one of the conditions that makes it possible.
Take care of yourself and each other.