As well as for her writing, Annika Spalde is known for being a peace activist working for human rights in Swedish churches.

Spalde, who recently went to South Kurdistan to know the region, met with families who were damaged by the bombings of Turkish planes and lost their relatives.

Spalde, who shared her impressions with readers in the Dagens newspaper, said that she visited a family of peasants who lost an 18-year-old child and had another child severely injured after the bombings carried out by Turkish planes on 10 July.

Father Qadr, who lost his child, told Spalde that their region had been bombed for a long time. “With today's modern technology, soldiers should be able to separate civilians and guerrillas from one another. My kids didn't look like guerrillas. They were sitting 10 meters away from the field and eating their food," said the man.

Spalde also met with other families who were affected by the attacks and bombings of the Turkish state.

"For decades, - she wrote - the Turkish state has carried out attacks on a large region in Iraqi Kurdistan, which has found little coverage in the international media. The bombings have increased for several years. In 2018, Turkish troops carried out 350 aircraft attacks on the region, often using drones. Turkey is saying it is targeting the PKK but in reality they are targeting civilians, burning and killing houses and cattle. In the region, Turkey has bombed around 300 to 500 villages mostly Kurds and some Assyrians."

Spade sent an electronic letter to the Turkish embassies and requested that the attacks on civilians be stopped. She also called on people to avoid holidaying in Turkey during the summer and to avoid buying Turkish products."