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Newsletter: Women’s Revolution May 2025
In this issue, we’ll cover the broader Syrian situation, the misogynistic decisions and violence of the Damascus government, and women’s responses to it. You’ll also find insights on the NADA Congress – Regional Democratic Women’s Alliance in the Middle East…
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Final declaration of NADA (Regional Democratic Women’s Alliance in the Middle East and North Africa) congress
The first congress of the Regional Democratic Women’s Coalition in the Middle East and North Africa (NADA) took place in Suleymaniya on May 15th, 16th, and 17th, 2025. Around 200 women from 19 different countries participated, including representatives from Kurdistan,…
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Women’s High University for Art and Culture Pays Tribute to the martyr Mezgîn
Today, the anniversary of Mezgîn’s martyrdom was commemorated at the Women’s High University for Art and Culture in Haseke. Hozan Mezgîn, born Gurbet Aydın in 1962 in a village near Batman in Northern Kurdistan, joined the Kurdish liberation movement in…
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Annul the Appointment of the Killer of Hevrîn Xalef
Kongra Star condemns the military command appointment of the murderer of the Future Syria Party's Secretary, Hevrîn Xalef, and calls for the trial of the perpetrator in this act of feminicide.
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Newsletter: Women’s Revolution April
In our April 2025 newsletter, we share updates on Kongra Star’s activities and other events related to the women’s revolution in North and East Syria. In this newsletter:Celebrations for the birthday of Abdullah Öcalan13th anniversary of the Women’s Protection Units…
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Kongra Star Calls for Safe Humanitarian Corridors to Deliver Urgent Aid to the Syrian Coast
After the fall of the Ba’ath regime and the rise of HTS to power in Syria, the Syrian people had hoped that a new Syria would be built—one with democratic principles, where all communities could participate with their own culture,…
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Red Wednesday: the Yazidi New Year
The freedom of the Yazidis is intertwined with the freedom of the peoples of the Middle East. (Abdullah Ocalan) For a long time, Yazidi women were in the media spotlight around the world because of the treatment they suffered at…
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Kongra Star statement for April 4
The birthday of Abdullah Öcalan has been celebrated throughout North and East Syria, with music, dancing, and much joy. In many cities and villages, including the women’s village of Jinwar, trees were planted as a symbol of ecological renewal. We,…
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Newsletter: women’s revolution March
In our newsletter for the month of February 2025, we provide information about Kongra Star activities and other events in the context of the women‘s revolution in North and East Syria.
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The First National Conference for the Unity of Kurdish Women in Rojava
“With this conference, we are laying the foundation for a new history—the history of the unity of the Kurdish people, led by the vanguard of Kurdish women. Just as women in Rojava have been at the forefront in all fields,…