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Statement by the World March of Women (North Africa and Middle East Region) on the events in Sweida
We publish here the statement by the World March of Women – North Africa and Middle East Region related to what happened in Sweida. Statement by the World Match of Women – North Africa and Middle East RegionAt a critical…
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Letter to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) from Kongra Star
As Kongra Star, we sent a letter to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs to exert urgent pressure on the Syrian government to immediately lift the siege on Suwayda Governorate; to work toward the establishment of safe,…
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Statement by the Women’s Advisory Board of Syria on the humanitarian crisis in Sweida
The Women’s Advisory Board of Syria, a body established by the United Nations to advise on the Syrian peace process and which includes a representative from Kongra Star, has issued an appeal to the international community for support for the…
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Statement on the attacks against the Druze community
“As-Suwayda Speaks with the Unyielding Voice of the Freedom Fighter Fawziya al-Shaarani” We express our deep concern over the recent massacres in Sweida. The violent confrontations of the past two days have resulted in hundreds of civilian casualties—many of them…
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Kongra Star’s statement on the role of international mediators in the current situation in Syria.
Syria is going through a sensitive period of change after more than fifteen years of crisis and war. In light of recent comments by U.S. Special Envoy to Syria Thomas Barrack regarding the negotiations between the Democratic Autonomous Administration of…
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Some thoughts about the disarmament ceremony
“The personality of peace is the most creative, the most courageous, the most militant, and the most free personality. Personalities who did not grow are prone to brutality, violence, and war. The nature of women is on the side of…
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Statement about the fires in the coastal area
At Kongra Star, we are deeply concerned about the escalating violations targeting large segments of the Syrian people. Most notably, the recent systematic and deliberate fires on the Syrian coast threaten thousands of lives and expose many to the risk…
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Newsletter: Women’s Revolution June 2025
This month’s newsletter highlights the ongoing campaign for Abdullah Öcalan’s freedom ‘I want to see Öcalan ’ and the demands for his freedom from women in North and East Syria. We update on recent efforts for peace, the challenges of…
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Through her struggle Zilan gave a new meaning to life
Kongra Star wrote a statement to commemorate the fighter and martyr Zîlan (Zeynep Kınacı), and, in her person, also other women who decided to give all they had, including their lives, for the struggle. In the statement we read, “With…
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Urgent Call to Defend the Values of the Peoples and Alawite Community on the Coast
In the context of the complex war that has gripped Syria for over a decade, and within the framework of systematic discriminatory policies aimed at undermining the foundations of coexistence, we are witnessing a series of escalating violations, including killings…