Campaign 2026 Archives - Women Defend Rojava

Category: Campaign 2026

Today, on April 21, 2026, we are launching the campaign . Women Defend Rojava for a fee and democratic life a to defend the achievements of the women’s revolution in Rojava.

Since the beginning of the war of aggression led by the Syrian transitional government and the Turkish state on January 6, women and their institutions have been systematically targeted. During the massacres at the beginning of the year, women were murdered, tortured, and taken hostage. Their institutions were looted, destroyed, and burned down.
This entrenches a system in which women are oppressed, isolated in their homes, and subjected to extreme misogyny. These attacks on women are a weapon of war, used to suppress the entire society and spread fear and paralysis by targeting its center—its heart. By attacking women, the entire society, a free life, and a free future are being attacked.

With the agreement of January 29, which provides for a ceasefire and the integration of the Autonomous Administration into state structures, the war has shifted from the battlefield to the negotiating table. However, this does not mean that the mentality of the Syrian transitional government has changed. The same people who only days ago were murdering women and are now spreading black veils in Raqqa are now sitting at the negotiating table. To prevent the ongoing massacres and to end the genocidal war, an agreement is necessary.

This also offers an opportunity to enshrine the achievements of the revolution in the constitution and to influence all of Syria by insisting on democratic values. The most difficult issues in these negotiations are the institutions for women and the principles and rights won through the women’s revolution. While agreement has been reached on questions of military integration, resources, and infrastructure, women’s rights are still not mentioned in the agreement: the consequences of the agreement for women’s lives remain uncertain. However, it is known that the achievements of the women’s revolution—won through more than 15 years of struggle—will not be abandoned. The resistance of the women of Rojava is decisive.

As part of the campaign, we will present a different sector of the women’s organization each week and publish articles about it. In videos, women from Rojava will report on the current status of the negotiations surrounding the integration agreement. They will describe what they have built over the past 15 years and what must now be concretely defended.

Biji şoreşa jinan

Jin Jiyan Azadî — Women, Life, Freedom

The education system in Rojava

updated on May 9, 2026May 9, 2026

In Rojava, which for years had been subject to the Syrian regime’s assimilationist policies, one of the major changes brought about by the revolution was the recognition of Kurdish and Assyrian, alongside Arabic, as official languages in institutions and as languages of instruction in the education system. Now, the Syrian Transitional Government wants to reduce Kurdish lessons to two hours a week. Hannan Hussein, from the Teachers’ Union, explains it.

Education in the Rojava women women’s movement

updated on May 9, 2026May 9, 2026

Ideological and political education is one of the main pillars of the Rojava revolution, as building a critical and organised society also requires a shift in mindset. Furthermore, the Kongra Star education committee has established autonomous women’s structures, such as academies. To build a lasting peace and a democratic Syria, the continuity of these structures is essential. Rohilat Muslim, from @star_kongra, explains it.

Education System in Northern and Eastern Syria Defending a Democratic Education System

updated on April 27, 2026April 27, 2026

We meet Hannan Hussein, spokesperson for the teachers’ union in the field of jurisprudence in the Cizîrê region, who tells us about the history and struggle surrounding the education system in Rojava. We sit in the cool building of the education committee in Qamishlo, drinking tea together. We listen attentively as she recounts the development of the school system and how it is currently being attacked by the Syrian transitional …

Kongra Star – autonomous structure

updated on April 29, 2026April 23, 2026

Since the fall of the Assad regime and the rise to power of the HTS in Syria, everything our comrades have built is in danger. Ronahi Hessen from Kongra Star explains. But the Rojava women’s movement is determined to defend each and every one of the region’s autonomous structures. From self-defense to education, from justice to culture, they are not willing to take a single step backward.Join also the campaign …

Kongra Star and the commune system within the DAANES

updated on April 26, 2026April 23, 2026

One of the five principles of the Ideology of Women’s Liberation is Organisation. According to this principle, organisation is what connects individuals with the collective, ideas and objectives. Organising means taking responsibility for one’s individual life, but also for the life of the collective, as both are closely interlinked and cannot be separated. Our comrades have understood that without organisation, systems of oppression cannot be overcome. It was on this …