🔵 On March 23, 2025, in Qamishlo, under the slogan “With the vanguard of women, Kurdish national unity becomes a certainty,” the first National Conference for the Unity of Kurdish Women in Rojava
was held. The event brought together 300 delegates, including artists, intellectuals, writers, political party members, journalists, and
representatives of women’s organizations and movements, as well as institutions affiliated with the Democratic Autonomous Administration of
North and East Syria. Women from Aleppo and Damascus also took part.

For more Information read here:
https://kongra-star.org/eng/2025/03/25/the-first-national-conference-for-the-unity-of-kurdish-women-in-rojava/

+ New Factsheet of Kongra Star +
In March 2025, a wave of sectarian violence struck Syria’s coastal region, targeting the Alawite community. Carried out by HTS and Turkey-backed factions (Hemshat and Hemzat), the attacks featured racist slogans and calls for “purification”. At least 1,614 civilians were killed, tens Alawite villages were burned, and tens of thousands were displaced. Tens of women were abducted, raising big concerns about their fate. Aid efforts were blocked, and survivors were left without support.

We can construct a future Syria that is democratic and secure

Statement of the YPJ General Command in regards to the newest developments in Syria:

📌"In light of the recent developments in Syria particularly following Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham’s (HTS) seizure of power and the overthrow of the Ba’athist Syrian regime we observe that the conflict in Syria has deepened, descending further into widespread chaos."

📌"Our Druze people represent an ancient and honorable community, just like all the other components of Syrian society, and they have long struggled for their freedom and independence. HTS, with its authoritarian and oppressive mentality, seeks to subjugate the deeply rooted peoples of this land, such as the Alawites and Druze, deliberately sowing sectarian conflict and fueling tensions among the diverse communities of the region."

📌"As the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ), we categorically condemn these terrorist crimes committed against our Druze and Alawite peoples, who are an integral part of Syria’s social fabric."

📌"We believe that self-defense is the primary and indispensable guarantee for building a free and democratic society."

📌"We can construct a future Syria that is democratic and secure, guided by the ethical and aesthetic consciousness of womens consciousness that stands in direct opposition to the dominant, violent, patriarchal mentality."

You can read the whole statement here:
https://ypjrojava.net/en/?p=21687

https://kongra-star.org/eng/2025/05/04/newsletter-womens-revolution-april/

In our April 2025 newsletter, we share updates on Kongra Star’s activities and other events related to the women’s revolution in North and East Syria.

In this newsletter:
Celebrations for the birthday of Abdullah Öcalan
13th anniversary of the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ)
Announcing the establishment of the Kurdish Women‘s Union platform
Kongra Star organizes Humanitarian Corridors to the Syrian Coast
Jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi writes a message of support to Warisha Muradi
Women‘s Literature and Art Festival revives traditional crafts
Security Forces launched an Operation in Hol Camp

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“Women’s culture is the start of women’s revolution” - Culture,History and women’s Liberation in North an East Syria: Hîlala Zêrîn

Hîlala Zêrîn translates to “golden crescent moon” and refers to the Fertile Crescent, the territory between the Zagros and Taurus mountains. This region was the birthplace of the Neolithic revolution Archaeologists have also found evidence of ancient matriarchal societies in the Fertile Crescent. Hîlala Zêrîn is a women’s cultural movement which links cultural techniques and historical research to women’s liberation.

As the mainorganization of women’s culture in North and East Syria, Hîlala
Zêrîn has a center in each canton and organizes different educational spaces.

For more information:

https://womendefendrojava.net/en/2025/05/15/womens-culture-is-the-start-of-womens-revolution-culture-history-and-womens-liberation-in-north-an-east-syria-hilala-zerin/

And:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DJrUsgMNrjU/

https://kongra-star.org/eng/2025/05/31/newsletter-womens-revolution-may-2025/

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We are also calling for solidarity and collaboration, find out more here: https://kongra-star.org/eng/take-action/

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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. The life in Jinwar is based on communal values and principles such as ecology, democratic self-organization, women’s economy, women’s health, education and the building up of a common future. The women share their knowledge about gardening and ecological ways of growing fruits and vegetables. At the same time, their aim is to build a self-sustainable life that offers independence on an economic level. The women of Jinwar are building up a communal economy by working hand in hand with other cooperatives in the region. Furthermore, they run a bakery, a small village store and dry vegetables for the winter which are also sold. All decisions concerning the daily life, activities, new ideas and the village economy are discussed and made in the village council assemblies.

Read more about Jinwar on our website:
https://womendefendrojava.net/en/2025/06/04/jinwar-a-womens-village-full-of-change-and-hope-in-north-and-east-syria/

A warrior fights with his weapon, and an artist fights with his instrument and voice

The music group Stêra Zêrîn (Golden Star) which is part of the autonomous cultural movement Hîlal Zêrîn (Golden Crescent) visited YPJ. We were talking about the meaning of culture in the revolution and YPJ commander Newroz Ehmed stated that there has always been a rich culture in Mesopotamia but now with the revolution culture has taken a new step. This is also connected to thoughts and thinking. Only if your thoughts and your thinking is free you can create something meaningful.

It also became very clear that self-defense has many different forms and to protect the values of the revolution self-defense with weapons is just as important as the self-defense of ones one culture and traditions. But by doing this to not be limited to Kurdish culture, as different cultures enrich each other.

After the fruitful discussions we were lucky and Stêra Zêrîn shared some songs with us.

Kongra Star wrote a statement to commemorate the fighter and martyr Zîlan (Zeynep Kınacı), & other women who decided to give all they had, including their lives, for the struggle.
“We will continue the struggle until we achieve the goals of the martyrs”

https://kongra-star.org/eng/category/news/statement/

This month’s newsletter highlights the ongoing campaign for Abdullah Öcalan’s freedom ‘I want to see Öcalan ’ and the demands for his freedom from women in North and East Syria. We update on recent efforts for peace, the challenges of sectarian violence, and we remember past massacres: the threat of the mercenaries is still alive. Assemblies about the co-presidency system demonstrate the progress of women’s leadership. Finally, we share with you some suggested readings.

https://kongra-star.org/eng/2025/07/01/newsletter-womens-revolution-june-2025/