Committees
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International Environmental Protection Week
Dear members of the press, On the occasion of the start of the international environmental protection week between the 5th and 11th of June, we are issuing the following press release. Our hope is that during this week, any work…
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HPC Jin: Em Hêza Xwe Ne
EM HÊZA XWE NE – WE ARE OUR STRENGTH Since the revolution in Rojava, women have been active and involved in the struggle on all fronts of life. In this short documentary, you will get a glimpse into the life…
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Kongra Star in exchange with feminists from Abya Yala
Our Committee for Democratic Relations and Alliances had an online meeting with Kurdistan Solidarity Committees and feminists from Abya Yala (the indigenous name for the region called Latin America). The online dialogue with the title ‘ROJAVA: Kurdish women defend the…
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Social justice based on women’s freedom
Social justice based on women’s freedom Although “justice” as a concept is a feminine noun or a feminine concept in many languages, it is a very contradictory issue that needs to be resolved as women have suffered the deepest injustices…
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The work of the Health Committee
The work of the Health Committee The Health Committee was established on 6/12/2020 and is responsible for organizing and promoting women’s health work and stands against the policies of global capitalist powers that monopolize health care and make it a…
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Symposium in Qamishlo entitled: “Violence under Corona, Occupation,” offering solutions
The symposium was attended by a group of women political activists and jurists, members of civil society institutions, political parties, members of the Yazidi House, the Kongra Star, the Educated Women Association, the Free Women’s Stand, members in Organizations for…
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Mala Jin: “Women must defend women!”
We interviewed Naima Mehmud, co-chair of the Mala Jin (Women’s House) in the canton of Heseke. We talked with her about the work of Mala Jin and how it is influenced by the current Turkish state’s invasion and war and…
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Kongra Star message to women in Italy
To all people and women’s organisations in Italy we send our warmest greetings from the heart of Rojava, standing for peace and love for all mankind, to all those who are living in a difficult situation due to the outbreak…
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Kongra Star Academy Women’s platform to develop their capabilities
In the years of war in Syria, the people of the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood in Aleppo suffered from the attacks of mercenary groups, which had a certain effect on the social life of the inhabitants of the neighborhood. After the…
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Women’s Laws in Rojava – Northern Syria
The concept of masculinity in our society has led to many political, social, economic, cultural and psychological problems— most notably the oppression and marginalization of women. Under this system, women have been deprived of their rights and made vulnerable. In…