WOMEN

Latest News

• TJA: Rise up for the Kurds in war 

  It is a humanitarian duty to call for mobilisation for peace instead of calling for mobilisation for war, said TJA.
• Özdemir: EU should apply stronger sanctions on Turkey 

  Hamburg Parliament Die Linke co-chair Cansu Özdemir said the EU should apply stronger sanctions on Turkey for its brutal attack against Northern and Eastern Syria.
• Platform of United Kurdish Women against Turkish invasion 

  The Platform called for international authorities to fulfil their obligations, warning that the 21st century will be the century of destruction of humanity if the International bodies and institutions do not fulfil their responsibilities.
• Women’s declaration against Turkish invasion of NE Syria 

  Women Defend Rojava Campaign urges the UNSC, all relevant bodies of the international community and governments to take urgent actions to prevent new genocides and feminicides in the 21st century.
• Letter to the people of Rojava by over 200 Irish feminists 

  "We call on feminists across the globe to join us in supporting our sisters, friends, comrades. Organise, march, shout, fight and rise up for Rojava."
• Komalên Jinên Ciwan calls on women to join the Rojava resistance 

  “We call upon not only the Kurdish young women but all socialist, revolutionary, democratic and anti-system forces to take their place in the ranks of resistance.”
• Women's Assembly condemns the massacre of civilians in Serêkaniyê 

  The Northern and Eastern Syria Women's Assembly said the massacre carried out in Serêkaniyê by the Turkish state is a "great shame for all humanity".
• YPJ General Command paid tribute to martyr Hevrîn Xelef 

  YPJ General Command commemorated Hevrîn Xelef, Secretary General of the Syrian Future Party, who was brutally massacred by ISIS mercenaries.
• Women's Council of North East Syria urges all women to mobilize 

  The Women’s Council of North and East Syria call to all women to join the international day of action on 12 October with the commitment to stop Turkey‘s occupation war on North and East Syria and defeat fascism and patriarchy worldwide.
• Mothers for Peace: No to Turkey's invasion of northern Syria 

  It is not terrorism that worries Erdogan, but that the success of the democratic nation spreads the longing for freedom to the Kurdish-Turkish people, said Mothers for Peace Europe.
• Kongra Star calls on women all over the world to stand up 

  “We call on all women of the world to protect and expand this island of freedom, which has been created through great sacrifices for all of us, and to develop activities everywhere under the campaign ‘Women Defend Rojava’.”
• Syrian Women’s Council: Turkey jeopardizes the region 

  Syrian Women’s Council General Coordinator Lina Berekat called for action to stop Turkey’s attempts to invade the region.
• Kongreya Star calls for worldwide solidarity with Rojava 

  The Kurdish Women's Union in Rojava, Kongreya Star, has spoken out on the impending invasion of Turkey in northern Syria and called on all forces of democracy and all revolutionary women around the world to take to the streets in struggle and solidarity.
• Women's Assembly: Speak out against Turkish threats 

  The Women's Assembly in Northern and Eastern Syria warned that a possible invasion by the Turkish state would have consequences that would affect the whole world and called on everyone to break the silence.
• YPJ fighters remember Arîn Mîrkan and Rêvana Kobanê 

  Arîn Mîrkan and Rêvana Kobanê are remembered on the 5th anniversary of their martyrdom.
• KCDP: 53 women murdered in September in Turkey 

  A total of 354 women were murdered in the first 9 months of 2019 according to the latest report issued by the KCDP.
• TJK-E opened an information stand in Strasbourg 

  TJK-E opened a stand in Strasbourg within the scope of the "Stand Up for Change and Freedom" initiative. Reception for feminist organisation to be held today.
• Kılıçarslan: The Turkish judiciary is a refuge for men 

  HDK Ankara co-spokesperson Fatma Kılıçarslan pointed out that the men who resorted to violence are taking refuge in the Turkish judiciary and are getting results.
• Women held wheat festival in Serêkaniyê 

  The Economic Cooperative of the Autonomous Administration of Northern and Eastern Syria held the First Wheat Festival in Serêkaniyê.
• Assyrian Women's House opened in Qamishlo 

  Assyrian Women's House opened in Qamishlo.
• Women's meeting in Geneva discussed common struggles 

  The World Women's March organised a meeting at the Maison des associations in Geneva. Hundreds of women from Swiss, European and immigrant women's movements attended the meeting.
• Successful projects helped women's economy 

  On 17 August 2018, the Kongreya Star Economy Committee opened the Lara cake shop in the neighborhood Enteriyê, east of Qamishlo, to promote women's economy.
• Initiative launched in Istanbul against murder of women 

  The group "Women Strong Together" launched a campaign called "Urgently Prevent Women Murders".
• Women open stand in Wuppertal 

  An information stand was opened in Wuppertal, Germany within the scope of the ”Stand up for change and freedom” initiative.
• Kurdish women opened stand in Hildesheim 

  Martyr Meryem Women's Commune opened a two-day information stand in the German city of Hildesheim. The stand is part of the "Stand up for change and freedom" initiative.