We are Internationalists in Rojava, We are in the heart of the Women’s Revolution. We are in the spirit of the revolutionary youth. We are in the strength of the YPG and YPJ defence forces. We are in the fabric of civil Infrastructure-works like water and energy supply. You can find us in schools, universities, peoples councils, courts, and municipalities. We are in the tunnels, ready to defend the cities …
On this DAY OF INDIGENOUS RESISTANCE AND DIGNITY we join the call of the NATIONAL CONGRESS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE in solidarity with the resistant peoples in Abya Yala and around the world, against the death that is imposed upon us by global patriarchal capitalism, now more than ever. On this day, 12.10, 531 years ago, the colonization of the continent of Abya Yala began. This marked the start of a …
At the initiative of Kongra Star, eight women’s movements and women’s organizations in North and East Syria today sent an open letter to the Secretary-General and various United Nations bodies calling on them to take responsibility and end Turkey’s current attacks, which violate international law. Here you can read and download the letter:
Call to the democratic public, to women’s organizations, to human rights groups and to women activists Since October 4, 2023, the Turkish state has been intensifying its offensive on the people of North and East Syria in violation of international law. The Turkish state is using a PKK attack in Ankara on October 1 as an excuse to legitimize its ongoing human rights violations against the Kurdish people and its …
Call-For-Action by Women Defend Rojava, Defend Kurdistan, Riseup 4 Rojava and Make Rojava Green Again. On Thursday 5 October 2023, the Turkish state intensified its heavy war with airstrikes on North and East Syria. As in November 2022, infrastructure and civilians in particular were targeted. In recent months, there have been almost daily attacks by drones with dozens of victims. The Turkish foreign minister has now declared the entire infrastructure …
This dossier examines the killing of three officials from the Autonomous Administration of Northern and Eastern Syria by a Turkish drone strike on June 20, 2023. It places the killings in their legal and political context and provides arguments for urgent action needed to protect human rights and uphold international law.
Here you can read the brochure about 10 years of YPJ, which the YPJ first published here.The brochure is about the history of the YPJ and its importance for social change in North and East Syria.
On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the Women’s Defense Units of the YPJ in North and East Syria, we send our solidarity greetings, strength and energy to the fighters of the YPJ, who with their courage and determination in the struggle for a liberated and self-determined life against the colonial policies of the states and patriarchal violence are resisting every day. The basis and theory of the women’s …
After the two massive earthquakes on Monday 6.2 in Kurdistan, Syria and Turkey, thousands of people have already lost their lives. Many more are injured, missing or affected by the devastating consequences. The numbers are increasing day by day. Entire villages and neighborhoods have been destroyed. With winter temperatures and snow, hundreds of thousands of people are now struggling to survive in the cold. As the Women Defend Rojava campaign, …
