Non-governmental organizations and political parties, including PUK, Gorran, KODAR, PJAK, KKP, KCDK-E and TJK-E, celebrated the Newroz festival in a joint statement on Friday.

“The Kurds will spread the fire of freedom into Europe, America, Asia and Australia, and rekindle this fire of freedom, rebellion and resistance as political parties, non-governmental organizations and the Kurdish people in the Newroz celebrations of 2022,” the statement said.

“With their unique struggle, the Kurdish people have made Newroz a symbol of the struggle for emancipation and freedom in the mountains, villages, cities, prisons and in all areas of life,” the statement emphasized.

“Last year was a year of struggle for us in every field. Under these circumstances, this year will be the year of struggle for freedom and liberation for Öcalan, the political prisoners in Turkey’s prison and the Kurdish people,” the organizations said.

In a reference to the current situation in the four parts of Kurdistan, the Kurdish organizations reacted against the invasion attacks of the Turkish state, saying,

“To be successful this year, we should strengthen our unity and solidarity. Only in this way can we make this year the year of freedom, liberation and victory.

We are welcoming Newroz with some concerns. We should therefore celebrate this year’s Newroz with the spirit of resistance in order not to experience similar massacres such as those in Halabja, Qamishli and Amed Prison. We will celebrate the Newroz festival together in the spirit of Garê victory. Let’s make the fire of Newroz a bright light that illuminates the way for the unity and solidarity of the people of Kurdistan at a time when the Kurdistan freedom struggle is going through a significant period.

We, as the Kurdish political parties, organizations, institutions, celebrate all Kurds with warm and national feelings over the Newroz festival. Let’s make the 2022 Newroz a day of unity and solidarity. Now is the time to succeed.”

The organizations which contributed to the joint Newroz statement are as follows:

Yektiya Niştimani Kurdistan (Patriotic Union of Kurdistan- PUK)

Gorran Movement

Kongreya Civakên Demokratîk ên Kurdistaniyên li Ewrupa (European Kurdish Democratic Societies Congress- KCDK-E)

Tevgêra Jinên Kurdistanê-Ewrupa (Kurdish Women's Movement in Europe- TJK-E)

Partiya ŞÛÎ - Southern Kurdistan

Kongra Star Ewropayê (Rojava, North and East Syrian Women's Organization-Europe)

Partiya Zahmetkêşan – South Kurdistan

Partiya Azadî û Demokratya Êzidian (Yazidi Freedom and Democracy Party-PADÊ)

Tevgera Azadi (Freedom Movement)

PYD (Democratic Unity Party)

Partiya Demokrat a Kurdên ya Sûriyê (Syria Kurdish Democratic Party- P.D.K.S)

Partiya Çep a Kurd li Sûrî (Syria Kurdish Left Party)

Partiya Çepgir a Demokrat a Kurdên Sûriyê (Syria Kurdish Democratic Left Party- PÇDKS)

Partiya Demokrat a Kurdên Sûriyê (Democratic Party of the Syrian Kurds- El Parti)

Partiya Çepgir a Demokrat li Sûriyê (Syria Democratic Left Party)

Partiya Rêkeftin a Kurd li Sûriyê (Syria Kurdish Alliance Party)

Partiya Çaksaziya Kurd li Sûriyê (Syria Kurdish Reform Party)

Partiya Kesk a Kurdistanî li Sûriyê (Syria Kurdistan Green Party)

Partiya Demokrata Kurdistani li Sûriyê (Syria Kurdistan Democratic Party)

Partiya Komanist a Kurdistanî li Sûriyê (Syria Kurdistan Communist Party)

Partiya Îslamiya Kurdistan (Kurdistan Islamic Party- PIK)

Partiya Kominist a Kurdistanê (Communist Party of Kurdistan- KKP)

Tevgera Kawa (Kawa Movement)

Partiya Jiyana Azada Kurdistan (Kurdistan Free Life Party- PJAK)

Yekîtiya Şorşgeri Kurdistan (Kurdistan Revolutionary Union)

Civaka Demokratîk û Azada Rojhelatĕ Kurdistanê (Democratic and Free Society of East Kurdistan-KODAR)

Civaka Jinên Rojhelati Kurdistanê (East Kurdistan Women's Association- KJAR)

Horam Platform

Zagros Platform

Yarsan Platform

Yarî Kurd

Partiya Dimokrati Pêşverû ya Kurd li Sûriyê (Syria Kurdish Progressive Democratic Party)

Tevchand- Tevgera Çand û Hunera Kurd (Kurdish Culture and Art Movement)

Kurdische Gemeinde Stuttgart e.V.

FEDA (Kurdistan Alevi Federation)

NAV YÊK (Yazidi Associations Union Center)

Kurdische Zentrum Berlin

Civaka Islamiya Kurdistan (Islamic Society of Kurdistan- CIK)

Enstituta Kurdi – German Kurdish Institute

Enstituta Kurdi – Kurdish Institute in Brussels

Meclîsa Shingal a Derveyî Welat (Şengal Overseas Assembly- MŞD)

Yekîtîya Mamostayên Kurdistan (Kurdistan Teachers Union- YMK)

Yekitiya Êzdiyên Sûri (Syria Yazidi Union- YES)

Kurdische Gemeinde zu Berlin-Brandenburg e.V.

Dachverband der Êzidischen Frauenräte

DKF (Deutsch-kurdisches Forum) e.V Dresden

Kongreya Gel a Mesopotamia (Mesopotamian People's Congress)

Partiya Azadiyê ya Mesopotamia (Mesopotamia Freedom Party)

Kurdistan Human Rights Association

Civaka Kurd ji bo Neteweyên Yekbuyî (United Nations Kurdish Community)