New era of female leadership emerges in Raqqa

Women are writing new chapters of success after eight years of continuous struggle in Raqqa. Today, women are taking the lead in communes, councils, and institutions, actively participating in areas of protection, security, and politics. Their testimonies confirm that what has been achieved in North and East Syria should serve as a launching point for a nationwide women's revolution across the entire country.

Hevrin Khalaf and the spirit of the democratic nation

Days after Turkey’s invasion of Rojava, Kurdish politician Hevrin Khalaf was assassinated. In this interview from 2018 she shares her thoughts on the Rojava revolution.

To build living spaces where no one is left without a commune

Stating that the first communes conference was held in Qamishlo, Hêvî Ehmed announced that preparations for a congress are underway to establish healthy communes, emphasizing that lovers of freedom must protect and strengthen them.

Women Protect the Environment Through Democratic Municipalities

In the Jazira region of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, women play an active role in municipal work, contributing to the protection of the environment and life through a democratic administrative model.

Communes: Cornerstone of democratic society

Communes in North and East Syria are regarded as the cornerstone of organizing daily life. They operate under a co-chair system and comprise 12 committees designed to build a cohesive democratic society, resolve problems through dialogue, and foster popular solidarity.

13 years ago, the Rojava Revolution

19 July 2025 marked the 13th anniversary of the Rojava Revolution.

Commune and council system in Rojava being renewed

After the decision by the Peoples’ Assembly to restructure the commune and council system, work has begun on 2,069 communes in the Canton of Cizirê.

Explainer: “Religion is the energy of liberation” – Islam in NES

Rojava Information Center interviewed figures and structures associated with Islam in North and East Syria. They included members of the Democratic Islam Congress and Delal Khelil from the Council of Religions and Beliefs, both structures which RIC previously interviewed in 2020. RIC also spoke to Sheikh Murshid Khaznawi, the son of Sufi Sheikh Maashouq Khaznawi, who was tortured and assassinated by the former Ba’ath government in 2005.

Women’s house, a center for resolving women’s issues in Raqqa

The Women’s house in Raqqa has become a trusted center that resolves family issues through dialogue.

City Women’s Assembly to be established in Muş

The municipality of Muş, won by the DEM Party, plans to establish a City Women’s Assembly to address women’s issues through women’s perspectives.

Jinwar – A women’s village full of change and hope in North and East Syria

Jinwar is home to many different women that have decided to join the community for a variety of different reasons. Something that unites all of them is their search for a free life in communality and the wish to learn, to strengthen and develop as women. Some of them have lost their husbands in the war, or others have freed themselves from domestic violence or forced marriage. There are also Yazidi women who have begun a new life here after they were liberated from the enslavement of ISIS.

Amed Ecology Council announces its establishment “to create a common ground for struggle”

The Amed Ecology Council advocates the construction of democratic, ecological, and women's libertarian social structures to overcome the crisis between society and nature.