A glob­al appeal is launched for Afrin. Call to mobi­lize every­where, togeth­er, the march 24, 2018. Share on all your networks.

International campaign in defense of Afrin
Global call for action

Stop Turkey’s war against the Kur­dish Peo­ple in Afrin!

Defend Afrin!

Sup­port­ing the resis­tance is an his­tor­i­cal imperative!

The crim­i­nal assault on Afrin con­sti­tutes a new phase in the Turk­ish state’s war on the Kur­dish peo­ple. This inva­sion and geno­ci­dal attack has been car­ried out in front of the eyes of human­i­ty. This assault would not be pos­si­ble with­out the com­plic­i­ty of the major pow­ers. The hero­ic resis­tance of the Kurds in the strug­gle for Kobane trig­gered the break­down of the peace process and a spill-over of the war in Syr­ia into the Kur­dish region of Turkey. The past two years have wit­nessed human rights atroc­i­ties in the Kur­dish region of Turkey, with thou­sands of deaths and hun­dreds of thou­sands displaced.

Now the war against the Kurds esca­lates fur­ther, with the crim­i­nal inva­sion of Syr­i­an ter­ri­to­ry. The war crimes against the Kur­dish peo­ple in Afrin are crimes against human­i­ty; and the resis­tance of the Kurds is the resis­tance of human­i­ty. Long live the grass root democ­ra­cy of Roja­va and the demo­c­ra­t­ic con­fed­er­al model!

We call for the imme­di­ate imple­men­ta­tion of a cease­fire in Afrin and in all of Syr­ia, as request­ed by the UN Secu­ri­ty Coun­cil; the imme­di­ate with­draw­al of the Turk­ish army, whose pres­ence in Afrin con­sti­tutes a fla­grant vio­la­tion of inter­na­tion­al law; and the full, inclu­sive par­tic­i­pa­tion of Syr­i­an Kurds and their organ­i­sa­tions in the UN-led peace process for a polit­i­cal solu­tion to the Syr­i­an conflict.
Turkey con­tin­ues the Afrin blood­shed, thus con­tra­dict­ing the UN cease­fire resolution!

Stop the genocide and ethnic cleansing by the Turkish Army in Afrin!

First Signatories:
Dr Thomas Jeffrey Miley, Lecturer of Political Sociology, Cambridge University, UK; European Afrin Solidarity Platform; Estella Schmid, Campaign Against Criminalising Communities (CAMPACC) UK; David Graeber, Professor of Anthropology, London School of Economics, UK; Ahmet Nesin, Journalist, France, Stephen Bouquin, Professor in Sociology, Univ. Paris-Saclay; Federico Venturini, Social Ecologist, Italy; Janet Biehl, Autor and Independent Researcher, USA; Joost Jongerden, Wageningen University, Sociology and Anthropology of Development Department, Netherland; Rojava Solidarity-Belgium; Barbara Spinelli, Laywer, Italy; Debbie Bookchin, Journalist, USA; Joe Ryan, Chair of Westminster Justice and Peace Commission, UK; Jonathan Spyer; Julie Ward, Member of the European Parliament, UK; Kariane Westrheim, Professor University of Bergen, Chair of EUTCC, Norway; Dr Les Levidow, Researcher, Writer, UK; Louise Regan, President National Education Union, NUT Section; Margaret Owen OBE, International Human Rights Lawyer, UK; UK; Simon Dubbins, Director of International-UNITE, UK; Noura Raad, European Network of Migrant Women- ENMW (UK); Thomas Schmidt, Secretary General ELDH European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and World, Germany; Tony Simpson, Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation, UK; Dr Vicki Sentas, Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales, Australia; Fabio Marcelli, Lawyer, Italy; Costas Mavrides, Member of the European Parliament; Ana Maria Palacios, FeministAlde, Pays Basque, France ; Olivier Stein, Progress Lawyers Network, Belgium; Marie-Christine Vergiat, Member of the European Parliamentm GUE/GNL ; Georges Henri Beauthier, Lawyer, Belgium; Erling Folkvord, Writer and Former MP, Red Party, Norway; Thorvald Steen, Author, Norway; Jan Bojer Vindheim, District Councillor, Green Party, Norway; Dr. M. Naci Akkök, Chief Architect, Liberal Party, Norway; Haci Akman, Professor University of Bergen, Norway; Efraim Bulut, PhD Cardiologist, Haraldsplass Deaconess University College, Norway; Selim Eskiizmirliler, Neuroscientist, University Paris Diderot, France; Anna Jikhareva, Journalistin WOZ — Die Wochenzeitung, Zürich; Carlo Sommaruga : Lawyer, Conseille National; Franco Cavalli doctor, former MP; Balthasar Glättli — National Rat-Swiss; Barbara Schällibaum, Vertreterin der feministischen Frauengruppe St.Gallen; Marcel Bosonnet, Lawyer-Swiss; Illias Panchard, Conseil Municipal Vert/ Lausanne; Bent Endresen, Lawyer, Norway; Roy Pedersen, President, Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions, Region Oslo; Christopf Bürkler, Philosoph-Swiss; Marina Widmer, Sociology-Swiss; Maja Hess, Prakt. Ärztin Zürich; Daniel Gelzer, Sp- Kanton MP-Swiss; Edibe Golgeli- SP-Kanton Mp-Swiss; Laurence Fehlmann Rielle, Mph, Directrice De La Fegpa; Rete Kurdistan Italy;  Simonetta Crisci, Lawyer,Italy; Giuliana Commisso, Department of Political and Social Sciences University of Calabria Italy; Carmelo Buscema, Researcher and Aggregate Professor,Italy; Anna Firolli, Municipal Councilor Italy; Eleonora Forenza, MEP GUE-NGL Italy; Paolo Ferrero, Vice presidente of Partito della Sinistra Europea, Italy; Maurizio Acerbo, PRC National Secretary Italy; Stefano Galieni, PRC National Spokes of Pace e Immigratione Italy; Giancarlo Vitali Ambrogio, journalist, Italy; Emily Clancy, Municipal Councilor, Italy; Federico Martelloni, Municipal Councilor,Italy; Andrea Cegna, journalist,Italy; Grazia Bucca„fotoreporters, Italy; Luigi Galloni,-Italy Antonia Zannino,-Italy; Janroj Yılmaz Keleş, Sociologist, Middlesex University London, UK; Engin Sustam, Sociologist, Université Paris 8 St. Denis, France; Yves Dermenjian, Mathematician, Université d’Aix-Marseille, France; Marie-Claire Caloz-Tschopp, Philosopher, Collège International de Philosophie, France; Claude Calame, Sociologist, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, France; Michelle Lecolle, Linguistic, Université de Lorraine, France; Tuna Altınel, Mathematician, France; Igor Babou,Sociologist,Université de Paris Diderot; Şeref Kavak, Sociologist,SciencesPo, Paris; Nalan Erbil,Sociologist,Université de Wisconsin; Deniz Başar,Civil Engineer,Université de Toronto; Özgür Gündoğan,Petroleum Engineer,Université de Portsmouth; Joseph Grim Feinberg,Sociologist,Academie de Sciences de la Republique tcheque; Fabio Sulpizio,Philosopher,Università del Salento, Italia; Habibe Şentürk,Doctorante,University of Göttingen; Ramazan Pertev,Kurdolog,Université de Rouen; Tolga Tören,Economist,Universität Kassel; Yasmine Siblot,Sociologist,Université Saint Denis; Geoffrey Pleyers ‚Sociologist,Université Catholique de Louvain; Mehmet Ugur, Economist,University of Greenwich Business School,UK; Handan Soguk, Historian of international relations, France; Tuncay Sur, Sociologist, EHESS, France; Suheyla Kaplan, Journaliste, France; Siyaves Azeri, Philosopher, ENS, Paris, France; Sevgi Dogan, Philosopher, University of Pisa, Italy; Selen Göbelez Dumas,Sociologist, EHESS, Paris,France; Saladdin Ahmed, Political Philosopher, Whitman College, USA; Ruşen Işık, Philosopher, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Brest,France; Rezan Aksoy, Metteur en Scène, France; Rana Gurbuz, Sociologist, Paris 1 Sorbonne, France; Nazan Üstündağ, Sociologist, University of Boğaziçi, Turkey, Germany; Kamal Soleimani, Historian,City University of New York/Queens College,USA; Melehat Kutun, Sociologist, Universität Kassel, Germany; Michela Russo, Linguistic,Université Lyon‑3, France; Murat Karataş, Business man, Sweden; Mustafa Erdem Sakınç, Economist, Université Paris 13, France; Mustafa Şener, Sociologist, Universität Bamberg, Germany; Muzaffer Kaya, Sociologist,Université Technique de Berlin, Germany; Naime Erdem Başaran,Graphist, France; Kumru Toktamış, Sociologist, Pratt Institute, USA; Latife Akyüz, Sociologist, Universität Goethe, Germany; Mehmet Oturan, Chemist, Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée, France; Mehmet Rauf Kesici, Economist, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Germany; Chantal Jaquet, Philosopher, Paris 1 Sorbonne, France; Antonia Bartels, Scientifique éducationnelle, Germany; Çiçek Ilengiz, Sociologist, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany; Deniz Atay, Computer Engineer, France; Deniz Yonucu, Anthropologist, Freie Universität, Germany; Didier Coste, Writer, Université Bordeaux Montaigne, France; Dilşa Deniz, Anthropologist, EHESS,France; Erdal Kudis, Journaliste, ODAK, France; Eren Can, Philosopher, Université Paris‑1 Pantheon-Sorbonne, France; Eric Fassin, Sociologist, Université Paris 8 St. Denis, France; Esmeray Yogun, Researcher, Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, Paris, France; Fikri Ozan Arslan, Medical doctor, France; Gülay Kılıçaslan, Sociologist, University of York, UK; Gülşah Kurt, Jurist, Université François Rabelais de Tours, France; Hamit Bozarslan, Historian, EHESS, Paris, France; Hande Gülen, Sociologist, Université Paris 8 St. Denis, France; Hümeyra Doğan, Jurist, Université de Tours, France; Ibrahim Seydo Aydoğan, Linguistic, INALCO, France; Irfan Emrah Kanat, Management Information Systems, University of Ohio, USA; Jan Mervart, Philosopher, Institute of Philosophy, Czech Academy of Sciences, Ceska Republika, Ercan Aktas, journaliste Kedistan, France; Naz Oke journaliste Kedistan, France; Daniel Fleury journaliste Kedistan, France; Sadık Çelik journaliste Kedistan, France; Rosida Koyuncu, activiste LGBTI journaliste, Kedistan, Suisse; Mustafa Kılıç, journaliste Kedistan, Belgique; Titi Robin, musicien, France; Estelle Amy de la Bretèque, Anthropologue, France; Militant.e.s pour l’écologie sociale en francophonie et en hispanophonie…

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