Dozens of writers, activists and organisations in South Kurdistan made a statement on the developments in Rojava. The statement emphasised that everyone must fulfil their role in protecting Rojava against Turkey’s goal of occupation, genocide and destruction.

The statement said: “The Regional Government must fulfil its duty to provide health and food supplies to Rojava. The fall of the Assad regime after recent events has created opportunities for the construction of a common life for the peoples. Today, we are witnessing the Turkish state and its  mercenaries launching a war plan against Rojava that violates all moral standards and human rights. This is a step of occupation and directed against the Kurds in North and East Syria. These are worrying developments and the beginning of the genocide and extermination of the Kurds in Rojava and Syria.

At this stage, it is the duty of all political parties and organisations in South Kurdistan to stand against the Turkish invasion attacks.

In this historic process, it is the duty of all political parties in South Kurdistan to protect the Kurds in Rojava. Everyone must play their historic role in this process.

The duty of the regional government is to fulfil its commitments to provide humanitarian, health and food aid to Rojava within the framework of legal measures, as per the previous decision of the Kurdistan Region Parliament.

As writers, activists and organisations working in the field of genocide, we state that a genocide must never happen again. Therefore, we warn all parties about the aims of the Turkish state. The main goal of the Turkish state is to carry out a genocide and destroy the Kurds in Rojava and Syria.”

The signatories of the statement are as follows:

1- Organisation for a Genocide Free Kurdistan (KWG)

2- Topzawa Magazine

3- Pêşdar Defence and Victim Protection Centre

4- Kurdistan Icons Network - IKN

5- Organisation for the Prohibition of Weapons of Mass Destruction in Kurdistan (OAWMD)

6- Organisation of Anfal Stories

7- Network of Kurdish Organisations for the International Criminal Court (KONCIC)

8- Organisation for Justice Campaign - OJC

9- Stay Organisation for the Martyrs of Anfal

10- International Organisation for Justice and Peace for Human Rights

11- Kurdistan Monitoring Organisation - CHAK

12- Nugrasalman Newspaper

13- Organisation for A World Free of Chemical and Biological Weapons

14- Life in Kurdistan and No to Executions Campaign

15-Organisation for the Protection of Victims of Mass Graves

16- Hemn Hasib - Writer and anti-genocide activist

17- Ali Mahmud, writer and anti-genocide activist

18- Edalat Omer - writer and anti-genocide researcher

19- Mihemed Hemamed Salih Tofiq - Writer and researcher on genocide

20-Dr. Ibrahim Melazade - writer and researcher in the field of genocide

21- Shaxewan Shoresh - writer and researcher on genocide

22- Hawrê Pêşraw - Retired Peshmerga

23- Ahmed Majid – Anti-genocide activist

24- Hejar Hoshyar- Researcher

25- Xelîl Rehîm – Anti-genocide activist

26- Jabar Ahmed - Researcher in the field of genocide

27- Hama Ziring - Anti-genocide activist

28- Hebîl Ahmed Kerîm - Director of the Anfal Memorial

29- Garda Mama Hama - Human rights activist

30- Dilêr Kerîm - Writer and activist

31- Ibrahim Hewramanî - Writer and researcher on genocide

32- Salar Mehmud - Writer

33- Hoshyar Muradxan- Writer

34- Roshna Jamal Mahmoud – Anti-genocide activist and expert

35- Aram Halednî - Writer and journalist

36- Rashid Ali Seid -Writer

37- Melashaxi - Writer

38- Gülnaz Aziz - Writer

39- Kassim Kazim - Anti-genocide activist

40- Naji Talib - Anti-genocide activist