Saturday, December 21, 2024

Writers and organisations from South Kurdistan call for action for Rojava

Writers, activists and organisations from South Kurdistan called on the government to provide aid to Rojava, saying that it was the duty of all political parties and organisations in South Kurdistan to stand against the Turkish invasion attacks.


ANF
NEWS DESK
Saturday, 21 December 2024, 

Dozens of writers, activists and organisations in South Kurdistan made a statement on the developments in Rojava. The statement emphasised that everyone must fulfil their role in protecting Rojava against Turkey’s goal of occupation, genocide and destruction.

The statement said: “The Regional Government must fulfil its duty to provide health and food supplies to Rojava. The fall of the Assad regime after recent events has created opportunities for the construction of a common life for the peoples. Today, we are witnessing the Turkish state and its mercenaries launching a war plan against Rojava that violates all moral standards and human rights. This is a step of occupation and directed against the Kurds in North and East Syria. These are worrying developments and the beginning of the genocide and extermination of the Kurds in Rojava and Syria.

At this stage, it is the duty of all political parties and organisations in South Kurdistan to stand against the Turkish invasion attacks.

In this historic process, it is the duty of all political parties in South Kurdistan to protect the Kurds in Rojava. Everyone must play their historic role in this process.

The duty of the regional government is to fulfil its commitments to provide humanitarian, health and food aid to Rojava within the framework of legal measures, as per the previous decision of the Kurdistan Region Parliament.

As writers, activists and organisations working in the field of genocide, we state that a genocide must never happen again. Therefore, we warn all parties about the aims of the Turkish state. The main goal of the Turkish state is to carry out a genocide and destroy the Kurds in Rojava and Syria.”

The signatories of the statement are as follows:

1- Organisation for a Genocide Free Kurdistan (KWG)

2- Topzawa Magazine

3- Pêşdar Defence and Victim Protection Centre

4- Kurdistan Icons Network - IKN

5- Organisation for the Prohibition of Weapons of Mass Destruction in Kurdistan (OAWMD)

6- Organisation of Anfal Stories

7- Network of Kurdish Organisations for the International Criminal Court (KONCIC)

8- Organisation for Justice Campaign - OJC

9- Stay Organisation for the Martyrs of Anfal

10- International Organisation for Justice and Peace for Human Rights

11- Kurdistan Monitoring Organisation - CHAK

12- Nugrasalman Newspaper

13- Organisation for A World Free of Chemical and Biological Weapons

14- Life in Kurdistan and No to Executions Campaign

15-Organisation for the Protection of Victims of Mass Graves

16- Hemn Hasib - Writer and anti-genocide activist

17- Ali Mahmud, writer and anti-genocide activist

18- Edalat Omer - writer and anti-genocide researcher

19- Mihemed Hemamed Salih Tofiq - Writer and researcher on genocide

20-Dr. Ibrahim Melazade - writer and researcher in the field of genocide

21- Shaxewan Shoresh - writer and researcher on genocide

22- Hawrê Pêşraw - Retired Peshmerga

23- Ahmed Majid – Anti-genocide activist

24- Hejar Hoshyar- Researcher

25- Xelîl Rehîm – Anti-genocide activist

26- Jabar Ahmed - Researcher in the field of genocide

27- Hama Ziring - Anti-genocide activist

28- Hebîl Ahmed Kerîm - Director of the Anfal Memorial

29- Garda Mama Hama - Human rights activist

30- Dilêr Kerîm - Writer and activist

31- Ibrahim Hewramanî - Writer and researcher on genocide

32- Salar Mehmud - Writer

33- Hoshyar Muradxan- Writer

34- Roshna Jamal Mahmoud – Anti-genocide activist and expert

35- Aram Halednî - Writer and journalist

36- Rashid Ali Seid -Writer

37- Melashaxi - Writer

38- Gülnaz Aziz - Writer

39- Kassim Kazim - Anti-genocide activist

40- Naji Talib - Anti-genocide activist

Swiss parliamentarians call on the Federal Council to take action for Rojava

Swiss parliamentarians drew attention to the danger to all minorities in Rojava and called on the Federal Council to take action against the attacks of the Turkish state.


SERKAN DEMİREL
BERN
Friday, 20 December 2024, 14:48

International reactions against the attacks of the Turkish state and allied gang groups called the Syrian National Army (SNA) against the regions under the control of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (Rojava) continue.

Fabian Molina, Member of the Federal Parliament for the Swiss Socialist Party and Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Alex Farinelli, Member of the Federal Parliament for the Liberal-Radical Party, Erich Vontobel, Member of the Federal Parliament for the Federal Democratic Union, Balthasar Glättli, Member of the Federal Parliament for the Green Party, and Stefan Müller-Altermatt, Member of the Parliament for the Centre Fraction (Die Mitte), submitted a motion to the Federal Council highlighting the threats posed by the attacks on the autonomous region of North and East Syria and calling on the Swiss Federal Council to take action against the ongoing attacks.

Attacks pose a serious threat to ethnic and religious minorities

The motion pointed out that the Turkish state's attacks on the Autonomous Administration areas of North and East Syria jeopardise the stability of the region and said: “The attacks pose a serious threat to ethnic and religious minorities such as Kurdish, Armenian, Assyrian, Yazidi and Christian communities.”

Remarking that the ongoing attacks against the region have reactivated ISIS cells, the motion said: “The destabilisation in the region could also lead to the revival of extremist groups such as ISIS and new refugee movements. Due to its humanitarian tradition and its responsibility under international law, Switzerland has an obligation to work to end this escalation without violating its neutrality.”

‘The Council should use all foreign policy instruments’

The parliamentarians appealed to the Swiss Federal Council, saying: “The Council should use all foreign policy instruments within the framework of neutrality to ensure the protection of ethnic and religious minorities in Syria and to work for de-escalation by ending attacks on northern and eastern Syria.”

The motion submitted to the Swiss Federal Council was also signed by a large number of deputies from five political parties.

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