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Women Defend Rojava calls for defense of press freedom and women's revolution in Kurdistan
... areas. They form autonomous councils, self-defense units and organize themselves in all parts of life. Building these organizations is their defense! Under attacks like the current ones, economic hardship and embargo, new projects are still emerging. Worldwide, the women's revolution in Rojava, in northern and eastern Syria, has become an inspiration through the daily struggle of women and the building of a democratic council system. Just as the liberation struggle of Kurdistan is a fight for the freedom of all of us, these attacks are also attacks on the freedom of all of us! Let us take to the streets alongside the...
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People's Bridge: Let’s unite and defend Kurdistan
...es. The current invasion can also be seen as revenge on the guerrillas. But the strategic importance of the Medya Defence Areas also makes it necessary for the Turkish state to crush the guerrillas, because if this succeeds, the Turkish state can intensify its attacks on the self-administration in northern and eastern Syria." The statement added: "At the same time, the Turkish state not only has a military interest in completely occupying the Medya Defence Areas and crushing the Kurdish liberation movement there, but Turkey’s economic interests also play an important role. Together with Iraq, Turkey is pursuing the g...
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27-year-old civilian shot dead by Turkish occupation forces in Ain Issa
...t. The man, named by the Autonomous Administration as Hassan Muhammad Hussein Al-Sheikh Al-Mukhlat, was taken to a hospital in Raqqa, where he died from his injuries. The city of Girê Spî, located north of Ain Issa, and its surrounding area were, until a few years ago, part of the canton system of northern and eastern Syria. In October 2019, the region was occupied as part of a war of aggression by Turkey, in which the government in Ankara made use of particularly allied jihadist militias, and, like Serêkaniyê and previously Afrin, was transformed into a colony. According to data from the Girê Spî Cantonal Council in ...
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Osman: Turkish regime deeply fears the power of women, that's why they attack us
Halime Mihemed Osman had her right leg amputated as a result of a drone attack carried out by the Turkish state. The attack carried out on Friday, was the 93rd that Turkey launched against the autonomous region of Northern and Eastern Syria since the beginning of the year. Halime Mihemed Osman and her husband Elî Mistefa Osman were returning home when their vehicle was targeted by a Turkish state drone near the village of Ênbetê (Ayn Al Batt), around twenty kilometers east of the city center of Kobanê. Osman's husband was driving an...
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Nuha Ömer: We will send 3 million 699 thousand signatures for Abdullah Öcalan
...ded 74 countries and spread almost all over the world. Those who initiated and took part in this campaign are lawyers, writers, activists, politicians and intellectuals. Four days after the announcement of the campaign, on 14 October, active participation was achieved with all popular components in Northern and Eastern Syria. Very important actions were developed throughout the campaign process. The most striking and impressive among these activities was the reading of Leader Apo's defenses. All over the world, people read Leader's defenses. The second phase of the campaign began on 15 February, with the press release ...
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Arnott: Abdulah Öcalan is the key to peace
...ish government to initiate diplomatic initiatives in NATO, to stop their arms sales to Turkey, and also to protect the Kurdish people. We also demanded that they take action to immediately stop the bombing of their regions. We have prioritized our decisions to stop the attacks on Kurdish regions in Northern and Eastern Syria and to ensure that the British government puts pressure on Turkey to release Abdullah Öcalan." Arnott said that they will write a special letter to the British Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Turkish Embassy regarding the release of Abdullah Öcalan, and added: "Abdullah Öcalan, who has been h...
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HPG pays tribute to guerrilla Berjîn Canda
... front line and avenged our people, especially their women, who had become the target of crimes committed by the brutal ISIS gangs. Hevala Berjin was brave. She acquired defensive qualities and tactical skills. Her friends could always trust her one hundred percent.” After ISIS territorial rule in Northern and Eastern Syria was dismantled, Berjîn Canda went to the Medya Defense Areas at her own request. She wanted to go to the free mountains of Kurdistan, which she had longed for for a long time. She came to Xakurke and became part of the Associations of Free Women (YJA Star). With the ideal of bringing the ideas of R...
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Couple injured in Turkish drone attack in Kobanê
...thin a very short time. The man freed himself from the car relatively quickly and then rescued his wife, who is the spokesperson for the civil society Sara Organisation for Combating Violence against Women. An ambulance was called and took the couple to a nearby clinic. In the autonomous region of northern and eastern Syria, people are repeatedly falling victim to drone attacks carried out by Turkey in violation of international law. The attacks are directed against representatives of the Autonomous Administration structures, members of combat units and the civilian population and are carried out by armed drones that ...
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Celebrations in Rojava mark ninth anniversary of KJK
In 2005, the Kurdish women's movement decided to reorganize itself under the umbrella of the KJB. Nine years later, the Community of Kurdistan Women emerged from this. In several cities in the autonomous region of Northern and Eastern Syria, numerous women came together to celebrate a special day: the founding anniversary of the Komalên Jinên Kurdistanê (Community of Kurdistan Women, KJK for short). On 18 April 2005, after years of confrontation with patriarchy, the Kurdish women's movement decided to reorganize itself under the umbre...
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No news from refugee Veli after his release
...y. Veli was handed over to the gendarmerie on the grounds that he would be taken to the Removal Center (GGM) for deportation. However, it is not known whether he was ever delivered to GGM or not. Veli's fate remains unclear. Images showing that he was tortured were sent to his family living in the Northern and Eastern Syrian city of Qamishlo. Unidentified people sent the images to the family and asked for Veli's father to be handed over to them. It was stated that Ali Veli would be killed if the father was not handed over. Human Rights Association (IHD) Mardin Branch lawyers filed a criminal complaint regarding the ...