"We want women inside the new constitution drafting committee, plus women's representation guaranteed as >50% of membership in government institutions." Georgette Barsoum (Syriac Women's Union of Syria) spoke to RIC at the women's consultative forum held yesterday in Heseke.

Despite being attacked by drones the civilians who demand an end to the attacks om Tishrin Dam continued! Despite the drone killing and injuring people, they did not step back but determined and fearlessly continued their protest! ✌️

Footage of the Turkish dronestrikes against the civilian convoy recorded by protestors. This is the Turkish state literally commiting warcrimes in broad daylight in front of the worlds' eyes. If they think they can get away with that, we have to prove them otherwise!

💜From the tunnels of #Tishreen_Dam 🎵 #YPJ #SDF

26 years ago to this day, Abdullah Öcalan was imprisoned. In isolation, he wrote several books & renewed the paradigm of the Kurdish freedom movement, inspired the revolution in NE Syria and gave birth to a strong and hopeful new current of worldwide liberation! #BijiSerokApo

1000s assembled in Qamişlo today to mark the black day when Abdullah Öcalan was imprisoned 26 years ago. The Turkish state tried to take away hope from the people but have failed. Now in this latest phase of dialogue the reality is that Öcalan is the solution.

New Factsheet on the Coastal Massacres in Syria kongra-star.org/eng/2025/04/30…

youtu.be/WQPqJGZux4g On the occasion of the first of May, internationalists from Rojava show a video of the commemoration ceremony for all internationalist martyrs and declare: The call for peace and a democratic society is an internationalist manifesto of the 21st century.

In our April 2025 newsletter, we share updates on Kongra Star’s activities & other events related to the women’s revolution in NES. Highlights include Öcalan's birthday, 13 years of YPJ, new Kurdish Women’s Union, Al-Hol camp operation, & more. kongra-star.org/eng/2025/05/04…

An article about women, culture, art and hope. “Our history has been written with the feelings of women, with the lullabies of mothers for their children.” “We want to revive the culture of the Mother Goddess and spread it throughout society.” kongra-star.org/eng/2025/05/11…

Our press release on the PKK’s final declaration to end their armed struggle and strategically transform into a democratic civil organization under the leadership of Abdullah Öcalan. ocalanvigil.net/2025/05/12/pre…

The conference produced 12 key recommendations to protect women, promote their role in decision-making, and strengthen feminist alliances. It stressed that women’s freedom is vital for a just, democratic society and that collective action is needed for lasting change.

A group of Kurdish civil activists, intellectuals, and politicians raise their voices in strong support of political prisoners in Iran and firmly condemn the use of the death penalty. This message is a call for justice, freedom, and an end to state repression and violence. Let

In this section of our renewed website, we share information about Kongra Star: who we are, our aims, our history, how we work, and our committees. It's an interesting read for understanding what Kongra Star is and how it is organized. kongra-star.org/eng/about/

Harith Al-Rabbah was appointed Director of the Digital Media Department in Deir ez-Zor. He is among those accused of assassinating Havrin Khalaf, General Secretary of the Future Syria Party. Video footage shows him and Abu Shakra at the crime scene, desecrating Havrin’s body.

In Kobani, women lit candles to remember Zahra, Amina, and Hebun, who were killed in the Halanj massacre. They said their fight for freedom and the women’s revolution will continue, no matter the challenges from the Turkish occupation.

🕯️Today people of North and East Syria remember the martyrs of the IS terrorist attack 10 years ago that started on 25th June 2015, shortly after the liberation of Kobanê. 100 IS-fighters carried out a series of horrific terrorist attacks against the civilian population of

Christians and those in solidarity with them marched in Qamishlo today for the victims of the Mar Elias Church massacre in Damascus, ending in a vigil at the Church of the Virgin Mary. Participants chanted “Islam & Christianity, we want Syrian unity”.