Qamishlo- Sara Organization, a women’s organization in North and East Syria to combat violence against women, has announced that men have killed at least six women in North and East Syria since the beginning of 2023.

‘Violence against women has increased’

The press statement released by the organization said, “Don’t kill women! Violence against women is a global phenomenon that affects everyone in society and violence against women has recently increased in the region. Women are targeted in all facets of life, including in military, political and social fields. The Turkish-backed factions keep carrying out special war policies against people, particularly women.”

 ‘The reason for the crimes committed against women is the patriarchal mentality’

“30-year-old Ala Mustefa El-Tahir was killed by her husband’s cousins in the town of Ayn Issa. Yesterday, Zûbeyda Ebdilweha was killed by her husband in the town of Dirbêsiyê,” the statement said, “Several days ago, a woman named Nura Ibrahim was killed in the town of Tell Hamis. The reason for the crimes committed against women is the patriarchal mentality. Women are brutally killed and girls are subjected to sexual harassment.”

Emphasizing that the Sara Organization will keep combating violence against women in North and East Syria, the statement said, “We call on the relevant authorities to punish the perpetrators. No to femicide!”