Debbie Bookchin: Turkey is actually engaged in a grotesque example of ethnic cleansing in Rojava

Debbie Bookchin underlined that Turkish President Erdogan sees the democratic, feminist and ecological system in Rojava as a threat to himself.

EREM KANSOY
LONDON
Wednesday, 12 Oct 2022,


Debbie Bookchin, Secretary General of the Rojava Emergency Committee in the US, spoke to ANF. Debbie Bookchin, who noted that Erdogan's picture of a war against the PKK is actually a war waged against the entire Kurdish people, said that it is in fact another grotesque example of ethnic cleansing.

Stating that as long as NATO membership continues, the Coalition will not take a step towards closing the airspace to Turkey in Rojava, Bookchin said: “Of course, we can put serious pressure on Erdogan to impose some sanctions. With these pressures, Erdogan can take a step back in military operations and approach peace talks with the PKK again. At the moment, we clearly see that the Turkish state is carrying out heavy massacres in the region. It is trying to de-Kurdishize the region and resettle the 'refugees' in Turkey as they did in Afrin.”


The system in Rojava seen as a threat by Turkey

Underlining that Erdogan sees the democratic, feminist, ecological system in Rojava as a threat to himself, Bookchin said: “We clearly see that Erdogan has trampled on human rights. Western state leaders should today be ashamed to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine, while at the same time remaining silent about Erdogan's attacks on the Kurdish people and Rojava. We will continue to fight. We hope that we will succeed in the coming period in order to change the political approach of the West to the region.”

Swiss Climate Strike Initiative calls for closure of Rojava airspace

The Swiss Climate Strike Initiative has announced that they support the call for the closure of Rojava’s airspace.

ANF
LUCERNE

 
Saturday, 15 Oct 2022, In a statement, the Swiss Climate Strike (Klimastreik Schweiz), emphasized that the people living in Northern Eastern Syria have been building a self-governing region based on grassroots democracy, women's freedom and social ecology values for the for last 10 years.

The statement said: "The gains of the Rojava Revolution have been under pressure from the very beginning. Rojava, which has been fighting against the Islamic State, is being invaded by Turkey today. There is an economic boycott against the region.

Since its last major military operation in 2019, Turkey's war strategy against Rojava has changed. Regular attacks are carried out by drones and artillery to give way to ground operations. The main purpose is to evacuate the region by wearing down the population of the region.”

The statement continued: “These attacks on Rojava have dire consequences for the civilian population. On 18 August this year, 5 children died as a result of the attack by a Turkish drone on a training center for girls supported by the United Nations.

The United States condemned the attack but also has air sovereignty over the region. That's why these attacks are allowed. There is a demand for a no-fly zone over Rojava against these attacks. And we support this demand."