Kongra Star met representatives of the Global Coalition and delivered two messages regarding the attacks on Aleppo, Shehba and North and East Syria and the Iranian regime’s decision to execute Verishe Muradi and other imprisoned women.<\/p>\n
The first letter, which refers to the attacks on Aleppo, \u015eehba and northern and eastern Syria, states:<\/strong><\/p>\n Dear members of the Global Coalition Against Daesh<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n As the Kongra Star women’s movement in North and East Syria, we are fighting for a democratic society in the region, which is characterized by religious and cultural diversity. You are probably following the events in Aleppo and Shehba and the attacks by the HTS and NSA and the resulting wave of refugees from the region in detail. Because of these events, we turn to you today with our request to advocate to stop an impending humanitarian catastrophe and human rights violations that are currently taking place through the attacks and displacement of people in the Shehba and Aleppo region.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n On 27 November several thousand jihadist terrorists from the group Hayat Tahir el Sham (HTS), a Turkish-backed follow-on organization of Al-Qaeda in Syria, attacked villages around Aleppo by surprise and almost completely captured the city on 29 November. Important roads were blocked and the region was cut off from other parts of the country. The images on social media are reminiscent of the Islamic State. They are the same fighters, the same shouts and the same methods of terror. The people who have been living in refugee camps in Sheba since 2018 due to the Turkish invasion, have been evacuated to protect the population from genocide, now they are once again exposed to the cruelty of flight. We are equally concerned for all those trapped in the villages and besieged neighborhoods of Aleppo.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n In the fight against IS, a terrorist organization that has been terrifying people and societies in the Middle East and around the world with its inhumane and misogynistic ideology and its crimes and massacres, you and the SDF have been partners in North and East Syria since 2014. The Global Coalition, like us, is committed to the protection and defense of fundamental social values, democracy, women’s freedom and humanity. This fight was and is being waged here together against ISIS, but no matter what name Islamist jihadists are fighting under today, the fight should be against all terrorist forces that are operating here with the same methods and ideologies as the Islamic State.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n In this sense, we expect and urge you and all members of the Global Coalition today to assume this responsibility not only with words and not only against the Islamic State, but as a fundamental principle. Because the support and strengthening of these groups also strengthens ISIS, the more areas are controlled by Turkey, the more areas there are in which ISIS can move and organize freely.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n There is an urgent need for action to ensure that the atrocities committed by ISIS against Yezidis, religious and cultural diversity and especially against women are not repeated by Hayat Tahir el Sham. Therefore, we urge you to take a clear stance against these forces. We call on you to use all your possibilities and resources to work with your long-standing partners in the SDF to end the war and provide security for the people in the conflict regions and the refugees.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The text of the second message spoke about the Iranian regime’s execution decisions against women activists. This is the letter:<\/strong><\/p>\n To the leaders and members of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n As the women’s movement in North and East Syria, we are fighting for the rights and freedom of women and society not only in our region, but in all parts of Kurdistan, the Middle East and for all women worldwide. That is why we address you today with our protest and demand that you use all means at your disposal to prevent the imminent execution of our sisters Warishe Moradi and Pakhshan Azizi in Iran.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Since 2014, we have been partners in the fight against IS, a terrorist organization that has horrified people and societies in the Middle East and around the world with its inhumane and misogynistic ideology and its crimes and massacres, targeting fundamental social values, democracy, women’s freedom, and humanity.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The Global Coalition is committed to protecting these values and defending them against the Islamic State and its supporters. We see this task not only as a military one, but above all as a political responsibility of all peoples who aspire to freedom and democracy. In this sense, we urge you and all members of the Global Coalition today to fulfill this responsibility not only in words and not only against the Islamic State, but as a fundamental principle.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The Islamic Republic of Iran, with its radical Islamist policies, also violently targets women and the democracy of peoples and cultures in the region. It is one of the world’s leading executioners of women. In 2023 alone, at least 24 women have been executed, and many more are at risk. Many are unknown and invisible. Iran uses the death penalty as a tool of retribution and systematic oppression, routinely imposing sentences after unfair trials that fail to meet minimum standards of due process. The number of executions has increased sharply since the Woman, Life, Freedom uprising. In 2023, at least 853 were executed, and in 2024, as of November 28, 768 were reported executed.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The executions of Pakhshan Azizi and Warishe Moradi can still be prevented. Pakhshan Azizi, a humanitarian worker and women’s rights activist, had helped displaced women and children in North and East Syria. For this, she was sentenced to death in July 2024. Warishe Moradi, a political activist and women’s rights defender, was arrested in 2023 and sentenced to death in November 2024. Both are now at high risk of execution in the next 20 days.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n This is why urgent action is needed. We call on you to use all your power and resources to stop their executions and those of all women in Iran. 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