• SYRIAN KURDS UNDER ATTACK

    UPDATE FROM ROJAVA

    Syrian state forces have launched a systematic assault on all territories of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. We call on you to raise your voices, show your solidarity with the people of Rojava, and put pressure on Congress to act.

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  • CALL ON CONGRESS

    STOP THE WAR ON SYRIAN KURDS

    Your help is needed to defend the Kurdish people in Syria and the movement in Rojava. Call on members of US Congress to take immediate action to stop the Syrian state’s war on Kurds!

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  • SOLIDARITY WITH ALEPPO'S KURDS

    Hands off Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyeh!


    For several days, the Syrian Transitional Government has been carrying out an escalating assault on Aleppo's Kurdish-majority neighborhoods, Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyeh, attacking residential communities with rockets, artillery, small arms, suicide drones, and ground incursions.

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  • Defend Rojava

    EXPLAINER

    We aim to stop Turkey’s ongoing attacks and human rights violations against the Kurds and other minorities because this region provides an extraordinary beacon of hope and democracy in the Middle East and beyond.

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EMERGENCY COMMITTEE FOR ROJAVA

EMERGENCY COMMITTEE FOR ROJAVA

OUR MISSION

The Emergency Committee for Rojava was founded in 2018 in response to Turkey’s invasion of Afrin. Our mission is to defend Rojava, formally known as Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), popularize its political ideas, campaign against U.S. complicity in Turkey’s war on the Kurds, and urge the resumption of peace negotiations between the Kurdish movement and the Turkish government. 
We believe Rojava’s experiment in democratic confederalism, built on principles of pluralism, ecology, and feminism, offers a new model of radical democracy in a world that clearly needs one.
About Us
About Us

Our Demands

To bring about a just peace in the region the US must accept its complicity in this disaster and work to make things right.

  • Ensure Rojava’s representation in Syrian peace negotiations and work for a federalist solution that will preserve its autonomy.

  • Press for the release of political prisoners in Turkey and the resumption of peace negotiations between representatives of the Kurdish movement and the government.

  • Continue military support for the SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces) in the face of the Turkish incursion and Russian involvement.

  • End the sale and delivery of weapons and intelligence equipment to Turkey.

  • Break the Turkish embargo and send economic and humanitarian aid to Rojava.

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Get Involved

Here are some ways that you can take action to support ECR and Rojava today.

Contact Congress

Let Congress know you won’t stand for US inaction and complicity while people suffer in Rojava under Turkish attacks and occupation. Click here to enter your address and ZIP code to find your Representatives and Senators.

Then use our script as a guideline for a call or visit to get the conversation started.

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Make a Donation

Donate to ECR to support our efforts. We’re a 501(c)(3) charitable organization which makes your donation tax deductible as allowed by law.

Or, donate directly to Heyva Sor, the Kurdish equivalent to the Red Cross doing the on-the-ground work to care for injured and displaced people.

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