Economic expert Jelnak Omar says that the systematic Turkish attacks on Afrin [Efrîn / Afrîn] are also intended to destroy the communal economy in the region. Hawar News had an interview with Jelnal Omar to discuss the effects of the recent Turkish attacks on Afrin. How would you describe the economic situation in Afrin since the announcement of the Self
The Federation of Farmers in the Jazira Canton [Kantona Cizîrê / Cezîre] formed an assembly to contribute to the development of agricultural plans. This came after a meeting in the centre of Derik [Dêrik / Al-Malikiyah], which many farmers from the region and members of the federation attended. The assembly will become an umbrella for all the agricultural departments
Kurdish women at Turkey’s only feminist news website, Jin News, and elsewhere are taking a new approach to journalism. This being Turkey, they haven’t escaped pressure: Many have been detained, put on trial or threatened. The only online feminist news website in Turkey is marking International Women’s Day under state censorship. Access to the website
The Economic Committee of The Tabqa [Tebqa / Al-Thawrah] Democratic Civil Administration held a meeting which was attended by the Administration of Co-operative Societies in Northern Syria. They talked about the importance of establishing co-operatives and other communal economic projects in that region. The meeting was held at the Academy of the Democratic Society. Attendees included
27/02 The telephone wake us up, our friends of the convoy are warning us that the buses are leaving. We were expecting to stay one week in Afrin, but seems that the plan of the convoy was to make a one week trip. We were doing plans for two more days, but we can not
26/02 Demonstation in Mabeta and last goodbye to Sehid Baran One of the aims of the civil convoy in which we came to Afrin, is to give strength and hope to the people and cities who are suffering the attacks from the turkish army. Mabeta is a city where the bombing had been intensified in
25/02 We wake up in the camp that the people of Efrin prepared for the convoy, after a long night with bombs falling almost all the time. Some bodies of fighters who died by the attacks of the turkish army arrived at the city, and we go to the funeral march from the hospital to
Kongreya Star’s Committee of Women’s Economy has formed three special agricultural co-operative societies for women to develop the women’s economy in Kobanî [Kobanê / Ayn al-Arab]. The administrators are also planning to open more co-operatives in different fields. These co-operative societies are formed by people who co-operate voluntarily in order to benefit society economically and culturally through common
24/02 In the morning we join a big demonstration organized together with the people in Afrin. This is a very important part of the resistance, bringing the people together and showing determination to resist. We interview different women from different ages involved in the campaign ‘women rise up for Afrin’. After the demonstration, we talk
23/02 The convoy was attacked by the Turkish army and we had to split in different groups looking for shelter. During the night some people was able to reach a car and go to the city of Afrin, especially the groups with injured people. Other groups stayed with families in the villages, waiting for the
Rojava – After almost seven years since the war in Syria began, battles between Kurdish-led democratic forces (SDF/YPG/YPJ) and Daesh (IS) have left the Islamic State nearly defeated throughout the region. When Rojava was liberated from direct Syrian government control in summer 2012, this set off a political revolution towards a self-organized democratic society across the northern regions of the
22/02 We passed the night with a family of Kobane. They shared everything with us. Early in the morning we continued our way to Afrin and some people from Kobane also join the convoy, we were almost 50 buses. We crossed the check point of the syrian regimen after several hours. In the night, when
