Statements
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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 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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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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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…
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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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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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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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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,…