“Through Women Power, We to Break Fascism, Achieve Freedom”

QAMISHLO

In conjunction with the World Day against  for Combating Violence against Women and regarding the Turkish occupation practices against the people of northern Syria, the isolation imposed on the Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan and the condemnation of the US State decision against 3 of PKK founders, the Women Committee in the Education of The Democratic Society organized a demonstration, in which hundreds of teachers from Qamishlo participated.

The protesters carried banners reading: "Women, Revolt for Afrin, No Life Without Ocalan, With the Power of Organized Women, we Will Break Fascism and Achieve Freedom."

Where the demonstration began in front of the Education Committee Center in Alantria neighborhood of, where the demonstrators chanted the slogans that address the resistance of women, and denounce the isolation on Ocalan.

The Women's Committee issued a statement read in both Kurdish and Arabic by the two teachers, Gulê Hassan and Wesal al-Ali.

The text of the statement:

"At first we condemn in the strongest terms the long-term violence of women and the inhuman isolation imposed on Ocalan and denounce the international silence about the practices and violations of the Turkish state against the people of Rojava and northern Syria.

On this day we as teachers of the Education Committee in the Democratic Society denounce this event where on 25-11-1960 three sisters stood in the face of injustice, which was brutally practiced against working women in Dominica area.

On the other hand, we condemn the US State Department's statement to the symbols of the struggle of the oppressed peoples Cemîl Bayik, Murad Karayilan, and Dûran Kalakan.

We, pledge all freedom's martyrs like Arin Mirkan, Avesta Khabour and Barin Kobanî to continue on the path of martyrs in freedom and struggle.

A.H

ANHA