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Newsletter by Kongra Star on the Women’s Revolution – October and November 2024
The new newsletter has been published. The last two months have been full of activity but also violent attacks. That’s why we’re publishing our newsletter together with information for October and November. The end of October was marked by a new wave of serious attacks by the Turkish state on civilian infrastructure. In November many activities happened in the frame of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against …
5 years Women Defend Rojava – We will continue our struggle with even more determination
In 2018, Turkey attacked and occupied Afrîn, and in autumn 2019, Gîre Spi and Serêkanîye. In response, the Kurdish Women’s Movement (Kongra Star) called for international support. Since then, the campaign Women Defend Rojava gathers many internationalist solidarity activities with the Women’s Revolution and the people of Rojava. For 5 years we have been organizing in more than 36 committees around the world. We have marched and took actions, we …
Inclusion in Times of War: The Organization Nûdem
The situation of people with special needs throughout the world is in a poor state. Societies build all kinds of barriers around people with disabilities: These barriers include inaccessible physical environments and transportation, the unavailability of assistive devices and technologies, non-adapted means of communication, gaps in service delivery, and discriminatory prejudice and stigma in society. In regions, that are affected by war, embargo and economic scarcity like North and East …
With women like Halime, the resistance of Kobane continues
Women’s rights activist Halime Mihemed Osman was seriously injured by a Turkish drone on 18 April 2024 and lost her right leg. Six months later, she says of herself: ‘My will is unbroken’.
An interview with one of the women who embody the ongoing resistance in Kobanê.
Online Panel: 10 years of Resistance in Kobanê
On the occasion of the World Kobane Day, we want to remember the historical struggle and the courageous women who took part in it. We will discuss together how we, as women fighting for freedom around the world, can strengthen our resistance together and defend our gains today and in the future! Speakers of the upcoming event are: When? 31 October 2024 | 6 pm (Brussels UTC+1) | 8 Pm …
Newsletter by Kongra Star on the Women’s Revolution
The monthly Kongra Star newsletter is out! In this newsletter for the month of September 2024, will inform you about Kongra Star’s activities and events related to the women’s movement in North and East Syria. September 16 of this year marked the second anniversary of the death of Jina Amini, who was murdered by the Iranian ‘morality police’. With numerous activities and a statement by Kongra Star, people across North …
Newsletter: Women’s Revolution by Kongra Star
The monthly Kongra Star newsletter is out! In this newsletter for the month of August 2024, will inform you about Kongra Star’s activities and events related to the women’s movement in North and East Syria. The month of August was another month of struggle and resistance.
About Zenobiya: The Arabic Women’s Union of North and East Syria
The Zenobiya Women’s Union has been the umbrella organization of Arab women in North and East Syria since 2021 and is therefore primarily represented in the regions of Raqqa, Tabqa, Minbic and Deir ez-Zor.
Kongra Star Newsletter on the Women’s Revolution – July
In our newsletter for the month of July 2024, we provide information about the activities of Kongra Star and other events related to the women‘s movement in Northern and Eastern Syria. The month of July was dedicated to the 12th anniversary of the Rojava Revolution. Therefore, we report on the celebrations that took place on the occasion of the anniversary as well as on a forum of the Kongra Star Diplomacy Committee, which discussed the achievements of the women‘s revolution with women and organizations
from all over the Middle East.
Another event with lively participation and visibly high morale was the 4th Conference of the Women‘s Defense Units YPJ, which we report on here.
We also report on a campaign launched by the organization SARA in response to recent reports of violence against women and girls.
Finally, we report on an exhibition organized by the Women‘s Foundation WJAS, which gave female artists in the region the opportunity to show their work in public.