Category: Publications

Maxine Peake speaks about why as a socialist and feminist she has to stand up for North East Syria, and for a better world. She urges us all to join the struggle.

To the press and the general public. The 2nd of November has been declared all over the world as the “International Resistance Day for Rojava”. This day is of great importance to us. In the course of the occupation attacks of Turkey and its gangs, the international and democratic forces worldwide have reacted with huge support. These attitudes are necessary and essential in our situation. In these days when Northern …

The Women’s Defence Forces YPJ are defending the women and people in North and East Syria, protecting their self-governance from the occupying Turkish attacks. The YPJ is much more than just a military force. They are an essential part of building a different world. Spokeswoman Nesrin Abdullah speaks about the urgent need for women to find our power and take the responsibility for making a new future.

A statement to the world public opinion and the United Nations Since the beginning of the crisis, the Syrian people in general and in North and Eastern Syria in particular have been subjected to all forms of violence and crimes committed by terrorist groups and factions supported by the Turkish state. This aggression has caused a big tragedy against unarmed civilians. Especially people with special needs have been most at …

Continuing our Women’s Voices series, we have been making interviews among the people directly affected by Turkish fascism. Gulistan Essed, a woman from Rojava, raises her voice against the invasion of the Turkish army: “We fought against ISIS. We sacrificed a lot for the sake of the world. But today all the world united and attacks us. Beside good things what have we done to them?”

The two weeks since the 9th of October have seen a full scale invasion and occupation of parts of North and East Syria. War crimes are still being committed, civilians targeted, women forced to cover themselves against their will, fallen YPJ fighters’ bodies desecrated, massacres permitted, as international powers condone the violence or do nothing. Russia, the USA and NATO have effectively taken the same position on Turkish aggression. For …

To the press and the public It is known that the brutal occupation war of the Turkish state and its gangs is directed against all peoples of Northern and Eastern Syria. Despite the ceasefire, attacks continue. In connection with these violent attacks, war crimes were committed in the name of Operation “Peace Spring” against civilians and children. The phosphorus used by Turkey as a weapon of war is a crime …

In recent days, jihadist gangs allied with the Turkish state released videos of a their mercenaries capturing and threatening a YPJ fighter. “Take her to slaughter,” one gang member jeers as they crowd around the wounded woman on the ground. There’s no question they are referring to the kind of misogynistic violence we’ve seen before from their group and from similar ones. This is not taking a prisoner of war, …