Our friends from Switzerland came up with a great idea for a campaign that we’d love to share: Put up posters of colorful, long braids to draw attention to the YPJ’s struggle for recognition and further existence in the public eye. You can download the print templates for the middle and end of the braids here.
Organisations and individuals from around 30 regions of the world took part in the global day of action! We received around 60 videos in different ways and means expressing solidarity with the YPJ. From Kurdistan to Abya Yalla and Europe, from Asia to Australia and the USA. So, on that day, people from all over the world came together and found ways to express, symbolise and artistically portray their solidarity. …
Forty-six feminist activists in Australia announced their solidarity with the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ) and their support for the demands to recognize the units and respect their right to continue their presence within a new Syria. In a joint statement, the activists said that, as “socialist feminists in Australia,” they stand in solidarity with the freedom fighters in the YPJ, affirming that these units continue to defend the rights, dignity, …
The Women’s Protection Forces of Eastern Kurdistan (HPJ) have declared their support for the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ) and called on all freedom-lovers to stand by the YPJ. The ‘We are all YPJ’ campaign, launched on 26th April by the Joint Platform of Women’s Movements and Organisations in Rojava, to support the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ), is receiving strong backing across Kurdistan and the world. The Command of the Eastern …
The achievements of the women’s movement in North and East Syria are under attack—we will defend them with a Global Day of Action on May 31, 2026! Since an agreement was reached on January 29 between the Syrian interim government and the autonomous administration in North and East Syria, military attacks on the gains of the women’s movement have ceased for the time being. However, the attacks continue on political …
The following interview was conducted and published by Ajansa Nûçeyan a Firatê on 10th of March 2026 Emîne Osê, spokesperson for the Foreign Relations Committee of the Kurdish women’s movement Kongra Star, called for women to be included in all central decision-making processes in Syria. Speaking to ANF, Osê stated that the recently launched campaign “We Are All YPJ,” initiated by women’s organizations, is an expression of women’s desire to …
📅 May 13, 2026🕖 7:00 PM Central European Time The focus will be on the achievements of the women’s movement in recent years—and, above all, on the question of what future the YPJ has in the current integration process in Syria. While political negotiations on the integration of the self-administration are ongoing, key advances in women’s rights are increasingly coming under pressure. What role will the YPJ play in the …
The Organization for Women’s Self-Reliance announced its full support for the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ) and emphasized that the decision by Ahmed al-Sharaa not to recognize these units represents, in its view, a continuation of an “ISIS-like” mindset. The organization stressed that women have the right, like men, to bear arms and defend their dignity and their society. As part of a broad campaign, the organization renewed its support for …
The original statement was published on the KJAR-Website in Kurdish. In the recent history of Rojava and Syria, the forces organized under the name Women’s Protection Units (YPJ) have become one of the main forces of resistance against terrorism and fascism. This force, composed of Kurdish society as well as other ethnic and religious groups, came together and fought with unity and a shared belief—shaped by Apo’s ideas—centered on rights, …
