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When one hurts or kills a women
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Gino d'Artali
and: My mother (1931-1997) always said to me <Mi figlio, non esistono notizie <vecchie> perche puoi imparare qualcosa da qualsiasi notizia.> Translated: <My son, there is no such thing as so called 'old' news because you can learn something from any news.>
Gianna d'Artali.

Iranwire - September 21, 2023
<<Mahsa Amini and Iranian Women Nominated For Sakharov Prize
Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Iranian woman who died in Tehran a year ago while in custody for an alleged hijab infraction, has been nominated for this year's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, the European Union's top rights prize. Amini's death sparked months of women-led protests across Iran demanding fundamental changes in the country, including gender equality and more freedoms. The authorities unleashed a brutal crackdown on the Woman, Life, Freedom protest movement, killing more than 500 people and detaining thousands. The European Parliament announced on September 20 that Amini was nominated by the legislature's three largest blocs, making her the favorite to be chosen for the prestigious award. Two of the blocs also nominated <the women of Iran> and the <Woman, Life, Freedom Movement.> Three Afghan education activists - Marzia Amiri, Parasto Hakim and Matiullah Wesa - were also among those nominated for the Sakharov Prize, which will be presented in December. Each year, the European Parliament awards the Sakharov Prize to honour <exceptional individuals and organisations defending human rights and fundamental freedoms.> Nominations are made by political groups or by at least 40 lawmakers.>>
https://iranwire.com/en/women/120757-mahsa-amini-and-iranian-women-nominated-for-sakharov-prize/


Jinha - Womens News Agency - September 21, 2023 - By SORGUL ŞEXO
<<Afghan activist Neda Parwani arrested along with her husband
News Center- Neda Parwani, a member of the <Spontaneous Women's Movement of Afghanistan>, was arrested along with her husband and four-year-old son from her house in Khair Khana area of Kabul on September 19. According to local sources, they were transferred to an unknown location.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency1.com/en/actual/afghan-activist-neda-parwani-arrested-along-with-her-husband-33882?page=1


Jinha - Womens News Agency - September 21, 2023 - By BERÇEM CÛDİ
<<'We should take an immediate action for women in the occupied areas'
Kobane - In many countries of the world, especially in the Middle East, women's rights are violated by the patriarchal systems of sovereign powers. The Turkish state also violates women's rights in the occupied cities of Afrin, Serekaniye, Gire Spi, Bab, Ezaz and Jarablus. In an interview with NuJINHA, Macide Hesun, coordinating member of the Kongra Star in the Euphrates Region of North and East Syria, talked about rights violations against women in the occupied areas.
'Women are killed due to the patriarchal systems of sovereign powers'
Emphasizing that women are killed due to the patriarchal systems of sovereign powers, she said, <These systems carry out attacks on women's identity. Throughout history, female philosophers, academics, creators and pioneers were killed under different excuses, and this situation continues today.>
'Women in the occupied areas have been detached from life'
Highlighting that the Turkish state and Turkish-backed factions occupied many areas with the same mindset, she said, <We can imagine the inhuman living conditions of the women living in Afrin, Serekaniye, Gire Spi, Bab, Ezaz and Jarablus. In North and East Syria, women have played an active role in all facets of life. They can make decisions about themselves, their lives and their society. While the women in North and East Syria try to get rid of the oppression of the nation-state system, women living in the occupied areas face different forms of oppression. They have been detached and isolated from life. This is a genocide against women. This genocide is not only a physical genocide but also a psychological genocide.> She also highlighted that the Turkish state and Turkish-backed factions have imposed an isolation on the women living in the occupied areas. <Every day, women are killed, raped, kidnapped, tortured and forced into marriage. Therefore, the situation in the occupied areas is serious and dangerous.>
'We should take an immediate action'
In her speech, Macîde Hesun called on all women's organizations and movements to <take an immediate action for the women living in the occupied areas. We should support the women of Sweida demanding freedom for women in the occupied areas.> >>
https://jinhaagency1.com/en/actual/we-should-take-an-immediate-action-for-women-in-the-occupied-areas-33879

Jinha - Womens News Agency - 14 September 20, 2023
<<Gurbetelli Ersoz's diary translated into French
News Center- <I Engraved My Heart into the Mountains> is a diary written by Turkey's first female editor-in-chief Gurbetelli Ersoz from 1995 to 1997. Being translated into French, the diary has been published by Les Éditions d’en Bas.
The book event on September 29
The book event will be held at Le Pavillon in Lausanne, Switzerland, on September 29 at 18.00 with the participation of Pascal Cottin, an editor of Les Editions d'en Bas, Jean Richard, director of Les Editions d'en Bas, and Bernard Fibicher, former director of the Musee Cantonal des Beaux-Arts.
Turkey's first female editor-in-chief Gurbetelli Ersoz, was arrested and tortured for her journalistic activities when she was the editor-in-chief of the Ozgur Gundem newspaper. After being released, she joined the PKK. She wrote her memories from 1995 to 1977 and then published her diary entitled, <I Engraved My Heart into the Mountains>. On October 8, 1997, when she was 32 years old, she lost her life in a clash that broke out in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency1.com/en/actual/gurbetelli-ersoz-s-diary-translated-into-french-33876

Jinha - Womens News Agency - 21 September, 2023 - by MEDYA HAWAR
<<Yazidi community building new life in Shengal targeted
Shengal (Sinjar)- ISIS attacked Shengal on August 3, 2014, killing thousands of Yazidis and abducting thousands of Yazidi women. The whole world just watched inhuman crimes committed against Yazidis and Yazidi women. The Peshmerga of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) left Shengal instead of protecting the Yazidi community from ISIS.
They rebuilt their lives
When the Yazidi community was left alone, the fighters of the HPG, YJA-STAR, YPJ and YPG rescued the Yazidi community from genocide by opening a humanitarian corridor between Rojava and Shengal. The dirty plans on Shengal failed. After Shengal was liberated from ISIS, the Yazidi community formed their own defense units, the Shengal Resistance Units (YBŞ) and the Shengal Women's Units (YJŞ). The Yazidis began to rebuild their lives based on the ideology and the philosophy of Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan.
Attacks do not end
However, the attacks on Shengal do not end. Dozens, including Yazidi leaders Mam Zeki, Seîd Hesen, Zerdeşt Şengali, Merwan Bedel, Dindar Avesta, Pîran Pîr and Çiya Feqir, were killed in airstrikes on Shengal. The aim of the attacks is to achieve the goal that ISIS failed to achieve on August 3 by carried out airstrikes on Shengal with the support of the KDP and foreign actors. These attacks want to make the Yazidi community take a step back.
They want to destroy the Yazidi identity
Iraq cannot protect the territorial integrity of Iraq. If Iraq had not pursued its own policies and interests, the Yazidis would not have been attacked. The aim of the attacks is to destroy the Yazidi identity, belief, culture and history.
Number of female fighters increases in Shengal
Those who pay the highest price were Yazidi women; they were abducted, raped, sold in slave markets. Therefore, the ideology and the philosophy of Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan inspired Yazidi women. They began to organize themselves for freedom in order to take revenge on the enemy and prevent another genocide to be committed against them. They established the Yazidi Free Women's Movement (Kurdish: Tevgera Azadiya Jinen Ezidi-TAJÊ) and formed their own defense units, the YJŞ. Today, the number of female fighters increases in Shengal. Participating in all facets of life such as military and politics, they govern and protect themselves and make their voices heard all around the world.
They become role model
The Yazidi community has become a role model for the whole world with their self-governing local administration thanks to the ideology and the philosophy of Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan. The Yazidi community never forgets the attacks against them. The agreement signed by the Turkish state, KDP, and the Iraqi government on October 9, 2020, is one of the attacks against the community. Seeing this agreement as a continuation of the attacks on them, the Yazidi community is determined not to allow the plans and the decisions that do not include their will and opinion to be implemented. The Yazidi community has always stood by peace and stability in Iraq. They have made many peaceful attempts to make their status based on self-governance to be recognized by Iraq. Resisting all kinds of attacks by taking no step back, the Yazidi community has paid heavy prices throughout history and continues to pay heavy prices. Despite everything, the Yazidi community preserves their belief and culture. The Yazidi community has rebuilt their lives based on the ideology and the philosophy of Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan. The self-governing local administration, TAJE, PADE (Yazidi Freedom and Democracy Party) YBŞ/YJŞ know very well that the offensive policies aimed at annihilating the Yazidis will continue with different methods. The agreement signed by the Turkish state, KDP, and the Iraqi government on October 9, 2020, shows that.
Global silence
On March 24, 2017, the Turkish state launched airstrikes on the Shengal mountains for the first time and killed a child named Genco. At the same time, the Turkish state fired artillery on the Kers Valley, Amûd and Dere regions. Although there are ongoing attacks on the Yazidi community in Shengal, there is a local and global silence against the attacks. The attacks target hospitals, schools, houses and the fighters, who fought and defeated ISIS. On September 17, 2023, Turkish drones targeted a vehicle belonging to the Shengal Resistance Units (YBŞ) near the Serdest camp in Shengal and killed three Yazidi commanders. The Yazidi community has vowed to avenge the killing of three commanders. The Yazidi community is determined to resist all kinds of attacks against them. >>
Source:
https://jinhaagency1.com/en/actual/yazidi-community-building-new-life-in-shengal-targeted-33878

Nadia Murad - United Nations Summit for Refugees - September 19, 2016
Read more about the Yazidi's and especially about Nadia Murad Basee, human rights activist. Since September 16, 2016, she is the first United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for the Dignity of the Victims of Trafficking in Human Beings, and with 2 links on the page to interviews with her:
www.cryfreedom.net/Nadia-Murad.htm 


Jinha - Womens News Agency - 19 September, 2023 - by ROCHELLE JUNİOR
<<Protests in Sweida: We have broken the barriers of fear
Sweida- On 17 August 2023, peaceful protests erupted in the Druze majority city of Sweida over the high inflation rate and deteriorating economic situation in Syria. he protests have entered their fifth week. Yesterday, hundreds gathered in Karama Square of the city, demanding the change of the government.
'Our struggle is not a new struggle'
Salwa Al-Abdullah, a retired teacher who participated in the protest, said, <Our struggle is not a new struggle, it dates back decades. We want our country to be a strong country without depending on anyone. We demand poor working conditions be improved. I am a retired teacher and receive only 180, 000 Syrian liras per month. This amount is insufficient to meet my needs. I am now 80 years old and suffer from many health problems. Sometimes, I have to pay 200,000 Syrian liras to buy my medicines. I mean my salary is insufficient to buy even my medicines. I barely walk but I walked until here to participate in this protest.>
'We will not give up our demands'
Shoruk Al-Abdullah, another protester, thinks that the people of Syria are deprived of their rights. <We hold protests because there are many reasons such as poverty, humiliation and oppression. People are deprived of their rights in all cities of Syria. We cannot meet our basic needs under current conditions. We will keep holding protests, we will not give up our demands for the change of the government and the elimination of corruption. We demand freedom for everyone. Our protests are peaceful protests because we demand a life with dignity.> Underlining that they have already broken the barriers of fear, Shoruk Al-Abdullah said, <We will keep holding protests until our demands are met.> >>
Source incl. 3 video's:
https://jinhaagency1.com/en/actual/protests-in-sweida-we-have-broken-the-barriers-of-fear-33868?page=1



Jinha - Womens News Agency - 19 September, 2023 - by RANIA ABDULLAH
<<Yemeni activists launch initiative to give information about women's legal rights
Yemen- Many women do not know anything about their legal rights such as alimony, custody and marriage. In Yemen, women cannot bring the problems faced by them to trial due to social pressure and long-lasting trials. Yemeni lawyer Gaza Muhammad Al-Sami has launched a voluntary initiative so that women know their legal rights. The aim of the initiative is to raise awareness among women about their legal rights. 40-year-old Fatima Qaed wanted to ask a divorce; however, she did not file a divorce case because of long-lasting divorce trials in the country. <My husband knew that I did not know anything about my legal rights so he told me he would take care of the children if I filed a divorce case. I did not know anything about the laws and started thinking about how I would take care of my children if I filed a divorce case. I gave up all my rights, including my right to custody, to get a divorce.> Fatima Qaed is only one of the Yemeni women, who do not know anything about their legal rights. Recently, she has participated in seminars on women's rights in order to know her legal rights and help other women, who do not know their rights.
She gives information to women about their rights
Yemeni lawyer Gazze Muhammad Al-Sami thinks there is still a long way to go for raising awareness among Yemeni women about their legal rights. <The beginning of rain is a drop and the beginning of success is an idea,> she said, <As a lawyer, I noticed that many women did not know anything about their legal rights and that they suffered due to their ignorance of the law. They did not know anything about their rights in marriage and after-divorce such as alimony and custody. I decided to take an initiative to raise awareness among women about their legal rights. I have published legal texts on my social media account to tell women about their rights.> Women lawyers held several seminars to discuss on discriminatory laws in Yemen. <Some articles distinguish between women and men. These articles must be amended. Some educated people in society accuse me of encouraging women divorce. But my aim is to raise awareness among women about their legal rights,> she told us. Gazze Muhammad Al-Sami highlighted that a large part of the society does not want women to have their rights and know their rights. <Our society is a patriarchal society trying to exert control over women. Traditions and customs are imposed on women. I hope that all women in Yemen will learn their constitutional and legal rights.> Journalist Manal Sharaf believes that when women learn their legal rights, they will enjoy their rights. <Male violence is nothing more than an attempt to take away women's dignity. Since men are the breadwinners of their families, they do not want women to learn their rights so that they can confine women to home. Women should participate in the labor force to be independent.> Speaking about the initiative launched by Gazze Muhammad Al-Sami, Manal Sharaf said, <Her initiative is a very positive step. She is a lawyer and knows everything about the legal rights of women. She helps women by giving them information about their rights.> Gazze Muhammad Al-Sami wants her initiative to be a real project that provides legal support to women.>>
Source incl. video:
https://jinhaagency1.com/en/actual/yemeni-activists-launch-initiative-to-give-information-about-women-s-legal-rights-33866



Jinha - Womens News Agency - 18 September, 2023 - by MEDİNE MAMEDOGLU
<<Campaign from TJA: We will raise our objections on the ground
Amed- On September 15, the Free Women's Movement (Kurdish: Tevgera Jinen Azad-TJA) held a press conference in Riha (Urfa) and announced that they would launch a campaign called, <Bi 'Jin Jiyan Azadi'ye ber bi azadiye ve (English: Towards freedom with 'Jin Jiyan Azadi')>. The campaign will kick off in the Silopi district of Şırnak on September 20 and in Istanbul on September 23. The aim of the campaign, which will last until March 8, International Women's Day, is to draw attention to the isolation imposed on Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan, special war policies, femicide, destruction of nature and oppression of Kurdish language. As part of the campaign, the women of the TJA will go from house to house and hold meetings with women. At the press conference, the TJA called on all women in Turkey, feminist organizations and women all over the world to raise the struggle for freedom together.
'The main aim is to lift the isolation'
NuJINHA spoke to Green Left Party Amed MP Halide Turkoglu about the campaign. <We have launched this campaign due to the recent misogynist policies, the increase in the cases of femicide and against special war policies,> she told us. Speaking about the main aims of the campaign, she said:
<The main aim of the campaign is to lift the isolation imposed on Mr. Abdullah Ocalan; women will start a mobilization to break the isolation. The continuation of the isolation means that war policies are experienced in this country every day. Without lifting the isolation, the organizations and movements defending democracy, women's rights and environment cannot unite and act together. For this reason, the first aim of the campaign is to lift the isolation.>
'We will raise our objections'
Speaking about the special war policies carried out in Kurdistan, she said, <Femicide, drug addiction, prostitution and the policy of impunity at the highest level. We will hold workshops to raise awareness. We will raise our objections on the ground to the recent attacks on women's gains. Society needs to form a defense mechanism against the misogynist language of politicians and the reactionary alliances it has formed in the parliament.>
Halide Turkoglu gave information about the activities to be carried out as part of the campaign.
<This campaign aims to form a network of struggle everywhere. Awareness-raising activities and gatherings will be carried out as part of the campaign. The main agenda of the campaign is to raise solidarity everywhere.> >>
Source incl. video:
https://jinhaagency1.com/en/actual/campaign-from-tja-we-will-raise-our-objections-on-the-ground-33857

Jinha - Womens News Agency - 18 September, 2023 - by HEVI EZDA
<<Call to strengthen struggle against attacks on Shengal
Shengal (Sinjar)- Turkish state attacked Shengal yesterday afternoon by using drones. The attack killed three members of the Shengal Resistance Units (YBŞ). The members of the Yazidi Free Women's Movement (Kurdish: Tevgera Azadiya Jinen Ezidi-TAJE) reacted to the ongoing Turkish attacks on Shengal and condemned the silence of the Iraqi government against the attacks. Sinem Ibrahim, member of the TAJE, expressed her condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the Turkish drone attack. <The silence of the Iraqi government against the Turkish attacks on Shengal is unacceptable. As the Yazidi community, we should take a radical stance against the Iraqi government because the Iraqi government allows the attacks to be carried out against us and this is a shame of the Iraqi government,> she said.
'We will strengthen our resistance'
Sinem Ibrahim emphasized that they would strengthen their defense and resistance against attacks. <As the Yazidi community, we must protect our faith, culture and lands more than ever in order to give the necessary response to our enemies. We must defend and strengthen our organizations and institutions to have a strong stance. Our enemies must know very well that we will be stronger because we experienced a genocide and lost our people so that we could govern ourselves in an autonomous system.> Emşe Merwan, another member of the TAJE, called on all Yazidis to return to their homeland so that they would strengthen their struggle against the ongoing attacks on Shengal together.>>
Source incl. video:
https://jinhaagency1.com/en/actual/call-to-strengthen-struggle-against-attacks-on-shengal-33861

Jinha - Womens News Agency - 15 September, 2023 - by NAZIHA BOUSSIDI
<<Tunisian activist: Women's struggle is the key to change societies
Tunisia- The 'Jin, Jiyan, Azadi' uprising that started in Iran and Rojhelat Kurdistan following the killing of 22-year-old Jina Mahsa Amini by Iran's so-called <morality police> for not wearing her hijab properly in Iran's capital Tehran, continues. <The killing of Jina Mahsa Amini ignited an uprising not only in Iran but also around the world,> said Najat Arar, Tunisian women's rights defender, activist and sociologist.
'Hijab is used as a tool to control women'
Pointing the oppression faced by women in Iran for years, Najat Arar said, <The Iranian regime has been using all kinds of inhuman practices, such as execution, arrest, torture, to quell the protests for about a year.> In the interview with NuJINHA, she also talked about the compulsory hijab rule.
<Hijab is used as a tool to control women’s behaviors and bodies. You can see this in Afghanistan. Afghan women participated in decision-making after struggling for 20 years. However, their achievements were taken from them after the Taliban took control of the country. Hijab is used as a tool in Iran. Iranian women should keep struggling because women's struggle is the key to change societies.> Indicating that although Tunisian women have taken some of their rights, Najat Arar said, <They keep struggling for rights and freedoms. What difference between Tunisia and other countries is the women's lasting struggle for their rights and that NGOs are stronger and work coordinately with each other. Therefore, I call on the women of Iran and Rojhelat Kurdistan to keep struggling.> >>
Source incl. video:
https://jinhaagency1.com/en/actual/tunisian-activist-women-s-struggle-is-the-key-to-change-societies-33853

Jinha - Womens News Agency - 15 September, 2023 - by HESNA MİHEMED
<<Siege imposed on Shahba deepens humanitarian crisis
Shahba- Thousands of people were forcibly displaced from Afrin to Shahba after the Turkish state and Turkish-backed faction occupied the city on March 18, 2018. Living in Shahba, the displaced people of Afrin have been subjected to ongoing Turkish attacks and faced difficult living conditions due to the siege imposed by the Syrian government on the region for five years. Due to the siege, the residents of Shahba have no access to essential supplies such as medicines and fuel. The siege directly affects the region's economy and health sector. The residents also suffer from price hikes caused by the siege.
'People cannot make ends meet'
Speaking about the effect of the siege on the economy of the region, Rehima Kinco, member of the Afrin-Shahba Economy Council, said, <People are prevented from accessing essential supplies due to the siege and therefore face many difficulties. Shahba is an agricultural region so the only source of income for many people is agriculture; however, they cannot access agricultural materials due to the siege. The siege also decreases job opportunities in the region. For this reason, people cannot make ends meet anymore and face many challenges.>
Eliya Mihemed, Co-chair of the Afrin-Shahba Health Organization, talked about the effect of the siege on the health sector in the region.
<The Syrian government has imposed a siege on Shahba for five years. This siege deprives thousands of essential supplies. The health sector is also affected by the siege; we suffer from the lack of medical supplies. There are seriously sick people, who need to take medicines every day. Due to the siege, we cannot provide medicines to sick people. International human rights organizations and health organizations make great efforts to lift the siege imposed on the region.> >>
Source incl. video:
https://jinhaagency1.com/en/actual/siege-in-shahba-deepens-humanitarian-crisis-33851?page=1

Jinha - Womens News Agency - 15 September, 2023 - by SIBELIA EL-IBRAHIM
<<Women demand end of Turkish attacks
Manbij- <We demand the end of the ongoing Turkish attacks on our region so that we want to live in peace,> said the women living in the eastern countryside of the city of Al Bab, liberated by the Al Bab Military Council. The Turkish state and Turkish-backed factions have intensified their attacks on the countryside of the city of Al Bab, which was liberated by the Al Bab Military Council. The attacks have destroyed many houses and killed many civilians.
'We are tired of the war'
Naima Al-Ali has had paralysis since she learnt that her children were killed by ISIS. Speaking about the military operation launched by the Turkish state and Turkish-backed factions on the border, she said, <Our situation is very tragic. I cannot go out when they fire artillery. We are tired of the war; we want to live in peace. We cannot bear losing our children anymore. When ISIS took control of the city, they killed two of my children. When I heard my children were killed, I became paralyzed due to grief. I cannot walk anymore.>
'We do not want to leave our land'
Emine Al Casim lives in the town of Al Arima in the eastern countryside of the occupied Al Bab city. She also wants the end of the Turkish attacks. <We have been facing difficult living conditions since the military operation was launched. Our children are scared of bomb sounds. We do not want to leave our land. We want to have a peaceful life in our homeland.>
'We want to have a safe life'
<We cannot stand what has been happening anymore,> said Wadha Saleh Al-Othman from the town of Al Arima. <We demand the end of the attacks. We want to have a safe life.> Al Arima, located west of Manbij and eastern countryside of the occupied Al Bab city, was liberated from ISIS by the Al Bab Military Council in 2016.>>
Source incl. video:
https://jinhaagency1.com/en/actual/women-demand-end-of-turkish-attacks-33850

Jinha - Womens News Agency - 14 September, 2023 - by
<<Women's Time Association: More safe spaces should be created for women
Istanbul- The Women's Time Association (Turkish: Kadın Zamanı Dernegi) has released its 7-month report (January-July) prepared by its Counseling Center. The report includes information about the implementation of Law No. 6284. The report pointed out that women had to work without insurance due to fear of being fired and subjected to serious economic violence. The report stated that women who found jobs under difficult conditions faced high rents and they were subjected to harassment by homeowners when they wanted to rent a house. <Single women are constantly harassed by homeowners wanting to increase house rents. There is a serious prejudice among homeowners against divorced women. Women who object to the increase in house rents, are forced to rent houses in unsafe areas.>
'Financial reasons are among the reasons for early marriages'
The report also mentioned the issue of early marriage. <The religious institutions often make statements about the marriage age and these statements encourage men to legitimize their demand. Each individual has the right to decide about his/her life. Financial reasons are among the reasons for early marriages.> The report also touched upon the effects of the February 6 earthquake on women and girls, <Volunteer psychologists make great efforts to support women and girls affected by the earthquake.>
'Failure in implementation of Law No. 6284 causes distrust'
<Victims of violence have no access to legal support,> the report said, <Failure in the implementation of Law No. 6284 causes distrust among women. Therefore, women victims of violence have to return to their home where they are subjected to violence. Women avoid taking steps to get support because they do not believe there is a system combating gender-based violence.> In the report, the association called on the authorities to provide safe spaces for women. <More safe spaces should be created for women. The Women's Time Association aims to prevent, combat and eliminate violence against women. We will keep struggling until violence against women ends and women have a livable world.> >>
Source:
https://jinhaagency1.com/en/actual/women-s-time-association-more-safe-spaces-should-be-created-for-women-33848

Jinha - Womens News Agency - 14 September, 2023 - by NORŞIN ABDİ
<< <Women of Deir ez-Zor should protect their gains>
Kobane- Attempts to destroy the system built by the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) with the participation of people from all nationalities and beliefs in North and East Syria continue. On September 2, the Syrian government, Iran and the Turkish state had a deal to prevent this system. Their aim was to achieve their goal by increasing tension between the tribes and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Deir ez-Zor.
'Their aim is to destroy the system in North and East Syria'
NuJINHA spoke to the women of Kobane about the recent developments in Deir ez-Zor. Loujain Al-Salem, coordinating member of the Kongra Star in the Kobane Canton located in the Euphrates Region of North and East Syria, condemned the ongoing attacks on the system of North and East Syria. <What is happening in Deir ez-Zor aims to destroy the system based on democracy and unity of people from all nationalities and beliefs in North and East Syria. They aim to destroy the system by increasing tension among people. Despite all their efforts, they will not achieve their goal in our region,> Loujain Al-Salem said.
'Women should protect their gains'
Calling on the tribes not to be deceived, Lucain Al-Salem said, <In order to eliminate the terrorism in which women are killed, kidnapped and raped, the tribes of the Deir ez-Zor region should protect and defend the region.> In her speech, Lucain Al-Salem emphasized that the conflicts would bring nothing but destruction.
<During the rule of the Syrian government, the women of Deir ez-Zor were completely excluded from society; they had no status in society and faced the atrocity of ISIS. They were subjected to violence, torture and injustice. Today, women have become strong politicians, warriors, teachers, journalists and the pillars of society under the umbrella of the Autonomous Administration. Therefore, they should protect their gains they have achieved through years of resistance.>
'Women have important role in the continuation of this system'
Mona Ahmed, member of the Kongra Star in Sirin, told us that many sovereign countries see the democratic system in North and East Syria as a threat to them. Pointing to the important role of women in the continuation of the system, she said: <We should unite and resist. We should protect our system built by the efforts and sacrifices of our people. The Turkish state has repeatedly tried to annihilate the people in the region by cutting off the water, using drones, warplanes and launching operations; however, it has failed and it will fail. Today, it tries to sow discord among us but it will not achieve its goals again.>
'People should unite'
Nahla Hassan, a woman from Kobanê, thinks there is an attempt to increase tension between Arabs and Kurds in Deir ez-Zor through the tribes in the region. <They want to destroy our system by disregarding the will of the people. But they will not be able to do this.> Emphasizing that people live together in peace under the umbrella of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, she said, <All people of North and East Syria should unite to prevent such attempts. The enemies of this system previously tried to destroy this system but they failed. We call on women and young people of North and East Syria to unite in order to protect the gains of the revolution.> >>
Source incl. video:
https://jinhaagency1.com/en/actual/women-of-deir-ez-zor-should-protect-their-gains-33844?page=1
 

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