Kezban Dogan , spokesperson for the Kurdish Women’s Movement in Europe (TJK-E), said that Abdullah Öcalan’s philosophy “turned the woman, who had become the colony of a colony, into a goddess and a source of hope.”
Women taking to the streets against violence against women said they would continue to speak out and resist violence and massacres.
Anne Pertsch, lawyer and project coordinator at Equal Rights Beyond Borders (Equal Rights), emphasized that women forced to migrate due to war, poverty and repression have no protection along migration routes or in camps, saying: “There is a danger at every step.”
Actions and events held on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, called for the fight against male and state violence.
Kongra Star member Jiyan Hissên stated that the attacks by HTS against the Alawite and Druze communities have once again highlighted the importance of organising for self-defence, adding, "Alawite women also see salvation in the Autonomous Administration system."
IHD announced that the right to life of 88 women had been violated in Kurdistan over the past year.
Fariba Borhanzahi, noting that Baloch women were inspired by the struggle of Kurdish women, said: “Many Baluchi women have embraced the slogan ‘Jin jiyan azadî (Woman, life, freedom)’ as a shared cry.”
"One of the issues we must win is the freedom of Rojhilat and Iranian women," said Helbest Remzbar Qendîl, a member of the Rojhilat Young Women's Union, adding, "Women must know where to fight; this is the vehicle of the revolution."
Women working in the fields on 25 November drew attention to the violence perpetrated against women as a result of economic and social pressure, demanding improved working conditions and that violence not go unpunished.
While work continues on the “women-friendly cities” and “women's city” projects frequently discussed by local administrations, the village of Jinwar, established for women and children in Rojava, sets an example to the world with its women's liberation and communal structure.
Munîra Abwbakir and Şîna Alî, who stated that women's unity is essential against the prevailing patriarchal mentality in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region, said, “There is a need for a common voice in solving problems.”
Free Women’s Movement (Tevgera Jinên Azad-TJA) member Sebahat Tuncel stated that what distinguishes the Kurdish women’s movement is its claim to a new life that has developed along the line of women’s liberation, saying, “Here, there is a different promise of freedom and an invitation to freedom for women. What is exciting is this.”
In Afghanistan, women are refusing to abandon resistance, developing new methods of struggle against Taliban rule. Pashtana Durrani said: “The agenda is simple: we need to be our own saviors. We must make our own decisions—not the men around us, not the global community, not international organizations.”
Foza Yûsif, a member of the Co-Presidency Council of the Democratic Union Party (PYD), who says they have carried out a revolution within a revolution in the Middle East, stated: “As women of the world, we need to build large-scale organisation. There must be a system that operates with a women’s perspective globally.”
Over the 23 years of Justice and Development Party (AKP) rule, at least 8 thousand 33 women have been killed, while one thousand 381 women died under suspicious circumstances, according to rights groups. Ayşe Minaz of the Wan (Van) Women’s Platform said: “The AKP has overseen a period of femicide.”