The Kurdish Women’s Movement in Europe (TJK-E) has released a statement calling for protests following the deadly Turkish drone attack on female journalists in the Iraqi Kurdistan region.
The statement released by TJK-E on Saturday reads:
“Gülistan Tara and Hêro Bahadîn, two employees of the Kurdish Free Press, were killed in a Turkish drone attack. We hatefully condemn this despicable attack by the fascist AKP-MHP regime, which makes politics out of the genocide of Kurdish women and people, and express our condolences to the employees of the Free Press, their families and our people. We promise to keep Gülistan Tara and Hêro Bahadîn’s dreams of a free life alive.
The fascist AKP-MHP regime wants to realize its neo-Ottoman dreams through genocide and occupation policies. The collaborating and traitorous KDP government, which is a partner in this genocide and occupation policy, is an accomplice in this crime against humanity. It is responsible for the massacres. The Turkish state’s attacks are not limited to Southern Kurdistan. The autonomous administration forces and civilians are also being massacred in Rojava and Shengal, and a war is being waged against the Kurdish language in Northern Kurdistan. The concept of the fascist AKP-MHP regime is being implemented. But these attacks will neither silence the free press nor stop the Kurdish freedom struggle.
On this basis, we once again commemorate the workers of the Kurdish Free Press Gülistan and Hêro with love and respect. We call on all women, our people and democratic public opinion to take a stand against betrayal and genocide and to participate in the actions organized under the leadership of TJK-E.”
