Today has been declared Global Action Day for Rojava. In a statement, RiseUp4Rojava said: "The images of the Turkish invasions are seared in our minds: Western tanks rolling into the Kurdish canton of Afrin, jihadists shouting Tekbir with raised index fingers, and Turkish flags stretched taut in the city centers of Afrin, Serekaniye and Gire Spi, not even trying to cover the debris. All of this is meant to send a signal: Turkey and its Islamist allies will not rest as long as the revolution in North and East Syria offers the Kurdish and other peoples of the region the prospect of freedom and peace. This revolution has become a beacon of hope for the entire Middle East and an alternative to patriarchy, nationalism and imperialism."

The statement continued: "In less than two weeks, the Islamist militias Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and the so-called 'Syrian National Army' managed to overthrow the Assad regime and thus write a new chapter in the Syrian civil war. In the city of Aleppo, which was taken in a few days, it took less than three days for the Islamists to raise the Turkish flag on the citadel in the city center and for ISIS cells in the interior of the country to go on the offensive. In this way, Turkish fascism is trying to spread its model of sexism, fundamentalism and genocide in the region.

Turkish fascism, as the eastern spearhead of NATO, is nourished by the Western community of values with weapons, technology and tacit support. Without this, the ongoing war would be inconceivable."

The statement added: "The Democratic Self-Administration, built and defended by thousands and thousands of fighters for freedom from all over the world, stands for a Middle East of the peoples and defends the hope for a new, freer and more equal world. It stands for the struggle of women against oppression, the struggle of the peoples against the destruction and exploitation of their countries and for self-determination.
Because every revolution, wherever it happens in the world, is a victory against the narrative that there is no alternative to a system that constantly produces suffering and misery. With every stone that is thrown at the occupiers of land and nature, with every shot that whistles through the air towards the enemy, with every window of war profiteers that shatters, with every paint bomb and with every act of defiance against this logic, we show that we do not accept this.

Even if Turkish fascism is not a paper tiger, its teeth can be pulled out. Take action against those who profit from Turkish fascism. While Turkish Bayraktar drones with Western target acquisition systems and rocket technology kill every day. Take action against those who produce war technology while Turkish-led mercenaries ensure that hundreds of thousands of people are displaced. Take action against those who remain silent about war crimes here while the people of Kurdistan and Syria defend themselves!"

The statement said: "There are many ways to defend the revolution! Protest against the institutions of the Turkish state and its Western partners. Inform yourself and get creative, protest and take to the streets!

Together we defend the revolution of hope – together we defend Rojava!
For peace and freedom in the Middle East!"