The Yazidi (Êzidî) Free Women’s Movement (TAJÊ) issued a statement marking the 11th anniversary of the Yazidi Genocide committed by ISIS on 3 August 2014.

In the statement made in Shengal with the slogan “With the Call for Peace and Democratic Society, We Will Avenge the Genocide Against Êzidî Women,” it was emphasized that the KDP, the Iraqi government, and the Turkish state are continuing their policies of genocide.

The statement, read by TAJÊ Diplomacy Committee member Suham Şengalî, underlined that Yazidi women have resisted physical, cultural, and “white” genocide for 11 years and declared that they will resolutely continue their struggle.

TAJÊ stressed that “the struggle will continue until the perpetrators are punished” and added that the fate of thousands of women is still unknown. They stated that the KDP resorts to dirty tactics to send Yazidi women to Europe and tries to force people to migrate from Shengal.

The statement emphasized that ISIS is a prototype of the male-dominated system and that with the Taliban and similar organizations, the genocide against women continues in different forms.

On the 11th anniversary, TAJÊ announced that the women’s struggle would be further expanded, organizational strength would be increased, and collective resistance would be raised.

Referring to Abdullah Öcalan’s words “The Call for Peace and Democratic Society is the answer to the 74 fermans (decrees of massacre),” the statement called on women to grow the struggle.

TAJÊ said: “With this consciousness and faith, on the 11th anniversary of the ferman, let us amplify our resistance, raise our collective social struggle, and make our voices heard everywhere.”

The statement announced the schedule of commemorations and events as follows:

-8 July: Statement “I Want to See Leader Öcalan”

-14 July: Letter discussion in Serdeşt

-20–21 July: Seminar on the ferman

-24 July: Commemoration of the martyrs of the ferman

-3 August: Large march led by TAJÊ and the Autonomous Administration.