There are walls in hearts, walls between people coming together, walls blocking connection and development just like the border between the Turkish and Syrian Nation state, that is separating peoples and cities that used to be one. These days we see how walls can be overcome, with people on both side of the border chanting
Encounters with Women Between War and the Everyday Revolution.
A new special unit has been established in North-East Syria to protect the environment. The Environmental Protection Forces are tasked with curbing environmental violations, conducting patrols, and, in the future, responding to natural disasters. The Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (DAANES) has established a new special unit to protect the environment. The
“Women’s communes in North and East Syria strengthen women’s roles and organize them democratically, ensuring participation in society. Born from the women’s revolution, they promote equality, freedom, and confront social and political challenges.”
Summary – Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyeh neighborhoods offered sanctuary to up to 200,000 Kurds, minorities and Arabs, primarily Internally Displaced People (IDPs) – Neighborhoods faced over a decade of deadly assaults and economic embargo from Islamist opposition factions and Assad regime, policies continued by the new Syrian government – New assault by the Syrian Transitional
The policies of the Turkish occupation have caused severe damage to electricity production in the North and East Syria region, with electricity output dropping by more than 90 percent as a result of the direct targeting of power generation stations, in addition to the reduction of water inflows into the Euphrates River.
The Rojava Film Festival reveals how cinema in Rojava has grown into a revolutionary art shaped by memory, resistance and collective creation.
The Women’s Economy Committee in the neighborhoods of al-Ashrafiya and Sheikh Maqsoud in the Syrian city of Aleppo is working to finance and implement service and productive projects to support women and challenge the reality of the siege.
Women have rebuilt their life in solidarity with each other in the village of Zirgan (Abu Rasin), located in the Jazira Canton of North and East Syria, despite the ongoing Turkish attacks.
DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – For more than a decade, Syria has endured one of the most complex humanitarian crises of the modern era, as the war has reshaped social structures and redefined the roles of its people. Amid these profound transformations, Syrian women have emerged as pivotal actors—confronting daily hardships, sustaining their families, and
The co-mayors of Sur in northern Kurdistan emphasized that the “Women’s Cities” project is a strategic step to rebuild cities considering women’s needs, urging women to unite and actively participate in public spaces.
“The Economic and Agriculture Directorates worked to support farmers and activate vital agricultural projects in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, thereby alleviating the challenges faced by women farmers.
