In response to the increasing military attacks in Syria and the growing threats against Rojava, the international networks RiseUp4Rojava and Women Defend Rojava, along with 183 organizations and 72 individuals from 39 countries, announced the “Global Days of Action to Defend the Rojava Revolution” for the period of 25 January – 1 February 2026.
The global call for action urges the international public to organize solidarity actions with Rojava, to build counter-public opinion in the media, and to hold national governments accountable for being complicit in war crimes committed in Rojava. It also calls for the political and legal recognition of the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria.
The humanitarian situation in Rojava and surrounding regions has reached a critical level. Due to the siege imposed by the Syrian Transitional Government, four children have died in Kobanê, and approximately 150,000 civilians remain trapped without access to basic necessities.
The call text states that since 6 January, Kurdish and Arab regions have been subjected to attacks that threaten the achievements of local democracy and the Women’s Revolution in Rojava. It also emphasizes the resurgence of ISIS and the fact that Kobanê is under siege by various forces.
Key dates highlighted within the Global Days of Action include:
26 January 2026 – Kobanê Action Day: All democratic forces, especially youth and women, will carry out actions to defend Kobanê against ISIS terrorism.
31 January 2026 – Women Defend Rojava: All women and democratic forces will take to the streets to defend the women’s revolution, aiming to protect women’s achievements in Rojava and strengthen global solidarity.
Among the signatories of the call are academics, journalists, priests, mothers, and various civil society organizations. The organizers stated that questions and requests can be directed through the following channels:
Email: riseup4rojava.de@systemli.org
Signal: action_press.63
Telegram: @riseup4rojava_admin
RiseUp4Rojava and Women Defend Rojava announced the call with the words, “To defend Rojava is to defend humanity,” and called for participation in global solidarity.
The call said: “Rojava is under immediate threat from HTS and ISIS. These attacks endanger the hard-won achievements of the Women’s Revolution in Rojava, including the principles of local democracy and equal rights for ethnic and religious communities. They are trying to force the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria to choose between total surrender and complete physical annihilation. The attack on Rojava is not solely aimed at destroying the achievements of Kurdish society. Rather, the goal of this international plan is to destroy the idea and project of a democratic Syria and a democratic Middle East.”
The call added: “Through these attacks, we are witnessing a new resurgence of ISIS. Thousands of ISIS-fighters have been freed by the government-militias of al-Sharaa, who himself shares a common history with the terrorist organization. Once again, ISIS is committing massacres against civil society all over Syria. Kobanê, the site of historic resistance against ISIS, is once again under attack and total siege by the same forces operating under different banners. Emboldened by these attacks ISIS once again poses a threat to societies worldwide.
Across all over Kurdistan, and all over the world, people are rising up to defend the Rojava Revolution and the hope it offers humanity. The Kurdish people, particularly women and young people, have responded to the call for a general mobilization by holding mass demonstrations and traveling to Rojava in thousands, to defend the territory. Social movements, trade unions, civil society organizations and academic communities on all continents have organized solidarity actions with the peoples of Rojava.”
The call continued: “In 2014, millions of people took to the streets worldwide and together we liberated Kobanê. The defeat of ISIS at that time was made possible not only by the YPG and YPJ, but also by broad international solidarity, including political, social and moral support from democratic forces worldwide.
Today, we once again call for global solidarity to defend the revolution and human dignity.
In an era of increasing global fragmentation driven by profit rather than the needs of people, we must unite to demand the freedom of Rojava and stand up for humanity. In the face of coordinated military and political pressure, democratic forces must strengthen their solidarity.”