Statement in Support of Autonomous Administration of North & East Syria/Rojava against Military Aggression

Voices

Feb 11

Written By Constituents of the Global Tapestry of Alternatives

A scene from a Kurdish solidarity march. (Photo: ANF and ANHA news agencies)

This statement was released on February 1, 2026.

We, organisations and individuals who are part of the Global Tapestry of Alternatives, a network of groups and movements from around the planet, stand together in our unwavering support for the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES)/Rojava. For over 14 years, the AANES/Rojava has created a multiethnic, directly democratic, council and assembly-based society, rooted in gender equality, ecology, autonomy and restorative justice. Their initiatives have been appreciated worldwide, providing hope and inspiration for countless people and communities who care about peace, justice, and democracy, and are crucial for others to learn from.

This unique example of horizontal democracy, with millions of civilians within and around it, is under a murderous attack by the Syrian government, coordinated with Turkey.

Representatives from AANES have attempted to engage in dialogue with the new Syrian government. There has never been a call for secession, but instead for a democratic and decentralized Syria, that recognizes all ethnic and cultural diversity as well as gender equality. However, these attempts have not been met with sustained response from the Syrian state.

The breakdown of talks has been followed by military operations affecting majority-Kurdish civilian neighborhoods in Aleppo, forcing the displacement of about 155,000 civilians. Human rights organizations and local monitors have raised serious concerns about arbitrary arrests, disappearances, extrajudicial executions, reprisals against civilians and attacks on civilian infrastructure. Despite one announced ceasefire after another, the Syrian government army and assorted other militia and armed entities continue to advance across north-east Syria, posing serious threats to the millions of people living there.

In only a few days the Syrian army has freed thousands of Da'esh (Islamic State / ISIS) members from prison who are already taking part in the war against the Kurds and other ethnic communities, within and around AANES / Rojava, attacking women and girls in particular, and this will assuredly lead to more attacks across the world.

We stand firmly with the people of AANES and call for our friends and allies to stand together to defend and protect the Rojava revolution and the processes of real democracy and freedom – respecting women’s autonomy and all ethnicities, religions and cultures.

Endorsed by:

Dr. Marina Sitrin, Department of Sociology, Binghamton University, USA
Vasna Ramasar, Collective Against Environmental Racism, Denmark
Ashish Kothari, Vikalp Sangam, India
Azril Bacal, Red Universidad y Compromiso Social de Sevilla
Carlos Tornel, Pacto Ecosocial e Intercultural del Sur
Michel Pimbert, Oxford, UK
Sutej Hugu, Indigenous Taiwan Self-Determination Alliance
Dr. Friederike Habemann, Germany, NOW NET
Dr Matt York, Deep Commons Network,, Ireland
Prof Ana Cecilia Dinerstein, Department of Social and Policy Sciences, University of Bath, UK Franco Augusto, Argentina
Prof John Barry, Ollscoil na Banríona Beal Feirste//Queen’s University Belfast, Ireland Xochitl Leyva Solano, CIESAS, Chiapas, Mexico
Dr. Jan Nespor, The Ohio State University (Emeritus Professor), USA
Prof Laurence Cox, National University of Ireland Maynooth
Mauricio del Villar Zamacona, Foro Oaxaqueño del Agua, Mexico
Robert McLean, Climate Conversations, Australia.
Alberto Acosta, President of the Constituent Assembly of Ecuador, 2007-2008. Jan Juffermans, member of the Platform Fair and Green Economy, The Netherlands Melanie E L Bush, US Solidarity Economy Network, MayFirst Movement Technology Simeon Gallu, France
Boyd Rossing, Emeritus Professor, Civil Society and Community Studies, University of Wisconsin Madison, USA
Dr. Chirag Dhara, Krea University, India
Laura Horn, Scientist Rebellion, Denmark
Dr. Vinay Sankar, ATREE Bangalore, India
Jack Becher, Generative Journalism Alliance, Germany
Dr Nadia Johanisova, Masaryk
José algoBrno, Czech Republic
Hsar Doe Doh Moo, Kawthoolei/Burma
Dr Višnja Kisić, Forest University, Serbia
Dr Goran Tomka, Forest University, Serbia
Amy Lee, Canada
Dr. Cindy Maguire, ArtsAction Group, USA
Chris Herrwig, NOW NET, Germany
Matthew Burke, Leadership for the Ecozoic, Vermont
Natalia Giraldo-Jaramillo, Colombia, Student PhD University of Ámsterdam Alex Jensen, Local Futures, US/International
Beatriz von Saenger Hernández, UNRC/UAM Cuajimalpa, México
Miriam Lang, Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, Ecuador
Mark Ginsburg, The Alternatives Project, USA
Inty Arcos, Red Bosques Escuela Chocó Andino, Ecuador.
Jose Luis Grosso, Argentina, Centro de Investigación PIRKA, Universidad Nacional de Catamarca Dr Laurence Davis, School of Society, Politics and Ethics, University College Cork Ryan Joseph Martinez, Movement for Alternatives and Solidarity in Southeast Asia, The Philippines Anna Sach, University of Amsterdam
Jan Linhart, University of Bonn, Colectivo de Investigación Pluriversal
Madhur Gandhi, IFOAM Organics International, Bonn, Germany
Michelle Appelros, Syndicate of Creatures, Denmark
Caron Kirkham, UK Aram Ziai, University of Kassel / GPN
Marilù Mastrogiovanni, Forum of Mediterranean Women Journalists, Italy
Dr. V’cenza Cirefice, Ireland
Pilar Anita Quarzell ,TheateriNature, Italy
Madeline Kiser, MARBE SA, Costa Rica
Tzintzun Aguilar-Izzo, St. Lawrence River Watershed, Haudenosaunee Territory (New York State, USA) Laura Cima, Coordinamento nazionale Ecofem, Italia
Patricia Botero-Gómez, Profesora en investigadora Centro de estudios independientes Color Tierra, en colabor con el Tejido de Colectivos Universidad de la Tierra (Manizales-Caldas-Colombia) Sahil Patni, (non-affiliated), USClare Maxwell, PhD Researcher, Graduate Institute of Geneva Marcos Arruda, Red Jubileo Sur, Brasil
Dr. Deissy Perilla. Center for Next System Studies
Alessandra Pomarico, Free Home university (Italy) and Ecoversities Alliance
Sergio “Yeyo” Beltrán, Herramientas para el Buen Vivir A.C. (Oaxaca, Mex.) and the Ecoversities Alliance
Joao Gabriel Rodrigues Telles Almeida. Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR), México and Ecoversities Alliance.
Erin Manson Dunford, ten (The Emergence Network), Global
Ecosocial and Intercultural Pact of the South
Maura Stephens, Independent Scholar, UPaz, and the Ecoversities Alliance
Vincent Valdmann, earth Activist from the Doomster in Action Collective
Shrishtee Bajpai, Vikalp Sangam, India
Marko Ulvila, Finland
Wangũi wa Kamonji, fromtheroots and Ecoversities Alliance Afrika, East Afrika Michelle Báez
COMUNÁLISIS colectivo de investigacion acción en defensa de los territorios y la vida US Solidarity Economy Network, United States
Comite de DD.HH. y Ecologicos de Quilpué, Chile
Crianzas Mutuas Colombia
Thomas Franco, People First, India
Proyecto Videoastas indígenas de la Frontera Sur (PVIFS), Chiapas, Mexico
Eugene Nulman, University of Florence, Italy
Colectivo Cuidar para Transformar, Colombia
Moritz Tenthoff, Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands
May First Movement Technology, US/Mexico
Bone, ABC+ Workers Control, Indonesia
Anwar “sastro” Ma’ruf, Konfederasi Pergerakan Rakyat Indonesia (KPRI)
Raquel Castillo, Solidarity for People’s Education and Lifelong Learning (SPELL), Philippines Diego Ignacio Alonso Vargas, México
Matías Volonterio, University of Cambridge
Shail Sathi, Nepal
Jerry van den Berge, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
Joost Jongerden, Wageningen University, the Netherlands
Prof Jerome Lewis, Flourishing Diversity, University College London,UK
Rio Kogoya, Papuan Youth Progressive (KMP2), West Papua
Liliana Buitrago Arévalo, Venezuela
Eva Schonveld, Heartpolitics