Killing of Ehmed in Afrin sparks anger: The whole world must rise up
Displaced women of Afrin living in Shahba reacted to the killing of a Kurdish boy named Ehmed Xalid Mamo in the Jindires town of Afrin and called on everyone to rise up.
HESNA MIHEMED
Shahba- On March 13, a 15-year-old boy named Ehmed Xalid Mamo was kidnapped and killed by a man named Yamin Ehmed Îbrahim, member of the Turkish-backed faction, in the Jindires town of Afrin. After the killing of the boy, people took to the streets of Afrin to protest; however, they were attacked and many were arrested by the Turkish-backed factions.
Since Afrin was occupied by the Turkish state and Turkish-backed faction in 2018, the residents of Afrin have been subjected to many inhuman practices such as torture, kidnapping and all forms of violence. On March 20, 2023, four people were killed by the Turkish-backed factions in the town for celebrating Newroz.
The killing of Ehmed in Afrin sparks anger among the displaced people of Afrin, who live in Shahba.
‘The people of Afrin must rise up’
NuJINHA spoke to displaced women of Afrin in Shahba. Hêvîn Mihemed began to talk by expressing her sincere condolences to the family of Ehmed Xalid Mamo. Calling on the people of Afrin to break their silence, she said, “Do not remain silent against the occupation of the Turkish state and Turkish-backed factions. Inhumane violations occur every day in places occupied by the Turkish state and its factions. We are all Ehmed's family and we will defend his rights. The grief of Ehmed's mother is the grief of all of us. I call on our people and the international community to rise up in order to prevent such incidents from taking place again.”
‘We condemn the killing of the child’
Şoreş Kelo, another displaced woman of Afrin, reacted to the killing of Ehmed Xalid Mamo in Afrin and called on human rights organizations to “fulfill your duty to put an end to occupation attacks and stop the massacre policies of the Turkish state. We must stand by Ehmed’s family and support them. We should not remain silent against the inhuman practices. If we do not stop this occupation, more children will be killed in Afrin. Our innocent children are targeted and killed by the Turkish-backed factions in Afrin. The whole world must rise up to protect children and their rights in Afrin.”