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Kurdish women fight for equality in Syria, Erika Solomon
MALIKIYA, Syria (Reuters) – Like her five sisters before her, Ahin left school to help her mother at home. Now she's training to fight.
Celebrating the new Kurdish autonomous government in Syria!
We would like to invite you to join us to salute and celebrate the establishment of the transitional democratic administration for self-governance in Rojava.
Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) : International Appeal
We support the peace efforts initiated towards ending the war in Syria. This war has been going on for almost three years, resulting in the deaths of thousands of people, the displacement of millions more and the destruction of the country. To achieve an end to this conflict, we hope that the Geneva II Conference to be held on 22 January 2014 will result in a peaceful and permanent solution.
Statement to the Syrian people
The National Coordination Body for Democratic Change in Syria – NCB
TO OUR PEOPLES AND THE PUBLIC OPINION
The Geneva II conference on Syria¹s future is going to be held on the 22th of January. This conference is supposed to play a role in forming the new Syria. Particularly, an agreement between USA, Russia, and France is expected. But another fact is that the viewpoints of the regime and those of the opposition are too far off to reconcile. With their major focus being on power struggle they seem to be too far from helping with the solution.
Kurds want to take part in the Geneva II conference as an independent and democratic opposition force.
TO OUR PEOPLES AND THE PUBLIC OPINION
The Geneva II conference on Syria¹s future is going to be held on the 22th
of January. This conference is supposed to play a role in forming the new
Syria. Particularly, an agreement between USA, Russia, and France is
expected. But another fact is that the viewpoints of the regime and those of
the opposition are too far off to reconcile. With their major focus being on
power struggle they seem to be too far from helping with the solution.
However, the Kurds who prefer democratization and social development to any
power and hegemony struggle are being hindered form taking part in Geneva II
as an independent factor. Such an attitude reduces the hope for this
conference to take positive steps towards peace and democratization in
Syria.
The National Coordination Body for Democratic Change in Syria – NCB
Statement to the Syrian people
The Paris-based international and regional meetings have ended in the last few days emphasising the need to hold the Geneva Conference about Syria on the scheduled date, 22 January 2014. Everyone has called the Syrian National Coalition to meet the call for this Conference, yet the United States and Britain has threatened to cut their aid in the event of the Coalition deciding not to attend. The United Nations and both State sponsors – the Russian Federation and the United States – demanded that the Coalition form a balanced delegation of the Syrian opposition in Geneva under the umbrella of the Coalition. The National Coordination Body for Democratic Change in Syria – NCB was informed of this on 13 January 2014 on receiving a copy of the letter of invitation that was addressed to the President of the Syrian National Coalition. There has also been a lot of Arab and International contact.
Kurdish protesters claim anti-terror police confiscated their cash
Kurdish protesters detained overnight at Dover on their way to a demonstration in Paris have claimed that their wallets were all but emptied by Metropolitan police officers under controversial anti-terror laws.
Owen Bowcott (The Guardian), Thursday 16 January 2014
The letter from Peace and Democracy Party addressed to Secretary General of the United Nations Mr. Ban Ki Moon
The letter includes our party's concerns and suggestions on Geneva-2 meetings and situation of Kurdish People in North Part of Syria (Rojava).