With the continued decline in the water level of the Euphrates River and the increased demand for water during the summer season, the Tabqa Water Unit has begun implementing several projects related to drinking water pumping stations.
Today in North and East Syria the art and culture movement has developed further, building the Women’s High University for Art and Culture. The university is based in Haseke and is part of Hilala Zerin, an autonomous women’s organisation for art and culture. This article explores the university’s role within Hilala Zerin and its impact on the broader mission of building a democratic society and women’s freedom.
Xabur FM has celebrated 10 years of diverse broadcasts led by women in Hesekê.
A drastic water shortage is bringing the Tishrin Dam in northern Syria to the brink of collapse. Experts warn of a collapse with serious consequences for electricity supply, agriculture, and public health.
Zehida Rashid stated that in spite of the attacks by mercenaries affiliated with the Turkish state, they continue to provide mother tongue education in local neighborhoods.
Representatives of 21 women’s organizations and political parties in Kurdistan came together and formed the Kurdish Women’s Unity Platform.
In the aftermath of the devastating 2023 earthquake that struck northwestern Syria and Turkey, the Turkish governor ordered the local council in Afrin to release half of the stored water from Maydanki Lake, citing concerns about potential damage to the dam.
Women’s revolution starts with transforming ourselves as individuals and leads to a complete overhaul of society. It’s about building your own identity, challenging men to reshape what it means to be a man, transforming both women and men to create free relationships, and fostering those relationships to build a freer society. It’s a massive, tough, but deeply historic and valuable struggle.
The conference held in Qamishlo stands as a serious and organized response to a century of loneliness, denial, and fragmentation imposed on a people. The final document of the Kurdish Unity Conference in Rojava calls for the unification of Kurdish regions under a federal Syrian umbrella as an integrated political and administrative unit.
In the Kaniya Kurdan neighborhood of Kobanê, women grow vegetables and raise livestock to make a living.
The 26th of April, was set as the official date for the convening of the “Kurdish National Conference” in North and East Syria. This comes after a postponement due to the current war situation in the region and disagreements among parties regarding the conference. The aim of the conference is to establish a unified political reference for the Kurds in Syria, contribute to a just solution for the Kurdish issue within the future of Syria, and guarantee the rights of the Kurdish people through a document agreed upon by the participants. This marks the first time that Syrian Kurdish parties will convene on a common position regarding the Kurdish issue in Syria in over a decade.
Eastern Turkey’s Kars showcases architectural treasures like the Stone or Vardan Bridge, and the Church of the Twelve Apostles, which exemplify the city’s profound Armenian heritage, amid a haunting legacy of genocide and displacement.
