The Community of Free Women of Eastern Kurdistan (KJAR) released a statement saluting all those who supported the campaign for freedom of Zeinab Jalalian.

KJAR said 276 thousand signatures collected in the campaign by the Congress Star in Rojava have been delivered to their office in Sulaymaniyah and the result of the campaign will be sent to international institutions in the future.

KJAR said they will also progress their activities for freedom Jalalian at international level.

KJAR underlined that the campaign was of great importance for providing the basis for unity of Kurdish women, saying that they consider this support as a good omen that brings a revolution in Eastern Kurdistan with the revolutionary spirit of women in Rojava.

“Undoubtedly we know that this revolution has a social origin and it is necessary for our society to gain self-awareness in all areas like we are witnessing in Rojava Kurdistan.”

KJAR recalled that Zeynab Jalalian, an example of resistance, is in prison for 9 years as a result of the policies of the Iranian government against political prisoners and Kurdish women.

KJAR remarked that the support raised for the freedom of Kurdish political prisoners at international level was also considered as a major threat by the Iranian government, noting that a special war has been conducted by the Iranian regime to suppress these activities.

Vowing to continue the struggle for the release of Zeinab Jalalian and other political prisoners, KJAR added that they will progress their activities and efforts for this purpose in all areas.

Since her arrest eight years ago, Zeinab Jalalian has suffered severe human rights abuses at the hands of Iranian authorities, including torture, which have caused a lasting harm to her physical and mental health. Jalalian needs urgent medical treatment for her eye and tongue infections and has not received adequate care inside prison. As confirmed by the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, there is no legal basis for her arrest and subsequent detention, and Jalalian was merely targeted for her political activism.

Zeinab has been afflicted with pterygium of the eye and its spread is causing problems with her sight. She has also been suffering from septic boils on her tongue.