25 November actions in North and East Syria
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- 16:56 25/11/2024
In North and East Syria, women held mass demonstrations in many cities with the slogan "Jin, jiyan, azadi" on 25 November.
In North and East Syria, women held mass demonstrations in many cities with the slogan "Jin, jiyan, azadi" on 25 November.
Women took to the streets across the country for their rights and lives and raised the struggle against male-state violence, war and isolation policies.
ÖHD announced a report on the police violence during the protests against the appointment of trustees to Mêrdîn, Êlih and Xelfetî municipalities. According to the report, 261 people were detained and 57 people were arrested during the protests.
Alevi organizatons went to Dersîm against kayyum and said they do not accept the usurper trustee.
İHD Amed Branch announced the one year Women's Rights Violations Report in Kurdistan cities. It is stated that at least 114 women were murdered in one year adn 57 of them were killed in their homes.
İHD Central Executive Committee member Nuray Çevirmen demanded release of İHD executive Hatice Onaran and said: "People and organisations seeking justice, and above all the political establishment, must raise their voices against this grave unlawfulness."
According to the report prepared by UN Women, 85 thousand women and girls were murdered by men in 2023. Global data showed that the most dangerous place for a women is her home.
Adana Chief Public Prosecutor's Office opened an investigation against those who were beaten during the police attack on the trustee protest on the charge "resisting to prevent the fullfill of duty".
With the decision of the Ministry of Interior, trustees were appointed to 7 municipalities, 5 from DEM Party and 2 from CHP, after 31 March election. The first actions of the trustees who turned the municipalities into police stations were to target Kurdish language and women's centers.
Erzincan Type T Closed Prison administration found it "objectionable" to give the book "Simple Example of Democracy" written by prisoner Semih Altun in prison.
Women in Hezbollah-held areas have been the most affected by the Israeli attacks on Lebanon, Dr. Sonia Achkar stated that there is a women's struggle against the war but the organised power is insufficient.
Diyarbakır Governorate issued a scandalous decision banning the slogan "Jin, jiyan, azadî". Women chanted "Jin, jiyan, azadî" against ban of Governorate.
DBP Co-Chair Çiğdem Kılıçgün Uçar stated that the state's appointment of trustees to the will of the people is an indication that it is over and said: "AKP MHP government lost against the resistance of the people of Dêrsim."
Demonstrations for ill prisoners were held in Ankara and Istanbul on 25 November to draw attention to the situation of ill women prisoners and demand their release.
Speaking in Dêrsim, DEM Party Co-Chair Tülay Hatimoğulları said: "Just as Seyit Rıza did not bow down, we will not bow down either. It is time to stand side by side more and to increase the struggle on democratic grounds."