Environmentalist and ecology movements from various parts of the world have responded to a solidarity call by the European Kurdistan Ecology Movement (TEV-EKO) and the Mesopotamia Ecology Movement (MEH) against the ongoing attacks on Rojava. The activists said that the threat of genocide continues in Rojava and called on the international community to break its silence.
Rojava showed that another Middle East is possible
Josepa Sabaté, an activist from Catalonia with the Alliance Against Energy Poverty and the Ebro River Defense Movement, said that Rojava has offered an alternative future for the region.
She said: “While war and destruction continue in Syria, Rojava has emerged as a political project based on grassroots democracy, the liberation of women, and coexistence among different peoples and faiths. For more than a decade, Rojava has shown that another Middle East is possible, grounded in self-organization, equality, and social justice. Today, this project is under an existential threat. In addition to bombs and military attacks, water and energy resources are being deliberately targeted. Power cuts and the destruction of water infrastructure are forcing entire communities into a struggle for survival.
The blocking of access to water and energy is not accidental; it is being used as a weapon of war to break democratic self-administration. As the Alliance Against Energy Poverty, we know that water and energy are not commodities but fundamental rights. For this reason, we stand in solidarity with the people of Rojava. Defending Rojava means defending life, dignity, and the collective future. Rojava must not be abandoned.”
There is still a threat of genocide
The Switzerland-based Climate Justice Movement also voiced support for the call issued by the TEV-EKO and the Mesopotamia Ecology Movement.
In a video message released on behalf of the movement, the following statements were made: “As the Swiss Climate Justice Movement, we clearly oppose the war waged by the Islamist interim government in Syria against the Democratic Autonomous Administration in North and East Syria. This war is destroying the economic, ecological, and social foundations of life for the peoples and nature of the region. The Kurdish people and other minorities are under the threat of genocide. With its ecological approach, Rojava inspires us. We defend this revolutionary project in Europe and will continue to do so.”
Join the revolutionary struggle in Rojava
The People Rising movement also issued concrete calls for solidarity with Rojava.
In a statement, the following remarks were shared: “Since January 6, the HTS administration led by former ISIS leader Al-Sharaa has been attacking the autonomous regions of Hasakah (Hesekê) and Kobanê, also known as Rojava. Hundreds of thousands of people are facing the risk of displacement and destruction. The Kurdish-led women’s freedom movement, the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ), has been fighting against ISIS and Turkish-backed militias for more than a decade. Today, the democratic gains they have built are under heavy attack.”
A People Rising activist also issued a call for action in the message and said: “Send letters condemning the aggression of Turkey and Syria, amplify the voices of Kurdish freedom movements, and expand solidarity. Join the revolutionary struggle in Rojava. Biji Berxwedana Rojava! (Long live the resistance of Rojava!) Jin, Jiyan, Azadî! (Women, Life, Freedom!) Free Kurdistan!”
Rojava was built under extremely harsh conditions
Anna Sophie Bachmann, a member of the Save the Tigris Foundation and a water rights defender, said in a solidarity message that Rojava has endured by paying a heavy price.
Bachmann said: “The people of Rojava have struggled for participatory governance and women’s rights under extremely difficult conditions. The escalation of violence in the region is further deepening an already severe humanitarian crisis; it is increasing water and food insecurity and threatening civilian infrastructure. We urgently call on the international community to support policies that protect civilians and that view water not as a weapon of war, but as a shared resource for peace.”
A call for international solidarity with Rojava
Pouria Amirshahi, an MP from France’s Green Party and one of the founders of The Dam Project, stressed the importance of international solidarity, said: “Rojava and the Kurdish people stood on the front lines of the fight against ISIS and defended the values of freedom, gender equality, and democracy. Today, these universal values are under threat. We cannot allow the Kurds to be abandoned, or the promises made to them to be forgotten. We must strengthen international solidarity with the Kurdish people, and especially with Rojava.”
Waterkeeper Iraq, based in Southern Kurdistan (Başur), also supported the campaign by releasing a video showing banners prepared for a large march in Sulaymaniyah (Silêmanî) in support of the call issued by the TEV-EKO and the Mesopotamia Ecology Movement.