YRJ: The Turkish state and the KDP are the murderers of journalists and women

The Women's Press Union (YRJ) issued a press release yesterday (23 August) on the deadly Turkish attack in the city of Sulaymaniyah in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq), in which two female journalists were martyred.

The statement was made at the Mihemed Şêxo Cultural and Art Center in Qamişlo with the participation of media workers and journalists who displayed a banner with pictures of the two murdered journalists Gülistan Tara and Hêro Bahadîn and chanted the slogan “Jin, Jiyan, Azadî”. [Woman, Life, Freedom].

The statement in Kurdish was read out by YRJ member Hebûn Omer, who strongly condemned the attack on journalists and expressed his condolences to the families of the killed journalists and all workers of the free press.

The statement pointed out that the targeting of journalists is an inhumane and immoral violation of freedom of expression, saying: “The free press has courageously displayed its awareness of the occupation and its actions, and has therefore always been the target of the occupiers. The invading Turkish state is one of the most criminal states in terms of human rights violations and actions against journalists. Throughout its history, it has always tried to hide its black face and immoral actions by murdering and arresting journalists. The Turkish state, an enemy of women and journalists, targets employees of the free press to distort and hide the truth. The brutal attack on Gülistan Tara, a leader of the tradition of the free women's press, the pillar of truth, and our colleague Hêro Bahadîn was carried out for the same reason.”

The statement said the attack on the journalists came at a time when a dangerous and corrupt alliance had been formed between Iraq and Turkey against the Kurdish people and the freedom movement, based primarily on the cooperation and espionage of the ruling KDP party in the Kurdistan Region.

The statement pointed out that the attack was the result of this corrupt alliance. “We see these forces as directly responsible for this brutal attack. The Turkish occupying state must be prosecuted for these crimes against journalists. For this reason, we call on Kurdistan and the world public not to remain silent.”

The statement pointed out that journalist Gülistan Tara, a student of Mazlum Doğan and Gurbeteli Ersöz, was a great supporter of the truth with pen and camera for 24 years, and said: “Martyr Gülistan Tara did a lot to increase the legacy of the free women's press and played a pioneering role.”

The statement said that Hero Bahadîn is a journalist from Southern Kurdistan and has become a torch of truth with her courageous stance against the occupation by the Turkish occupying state and the line of betrayal.

The statement commemorated all the martyrs of the free press, namely journalists Gülistan Tara and Hêro Bahadîn, and said: “We bow before their holy memory. We will fight with great determination to protect and increase the legacy of the martyrs and we will follow in the footsteps of our fallen comrades.”

The statement identified the Turkish occupying state and its spy KDP as perpetrators of the deadly attacks on female journalists and women and stressed that the will of the free women's press would never be broken by these brutal attacks.

The statement ended with the words: “There is a breath of imprisonment and freedom in Kurdistan. As long as there is a free women's press, the flag of the freedom struggle will be held high in Kurdistan. As a free women's press, we will follow Gurbeteli Ersöz, Gülistan Tara, Hêro Bahadîn, Rosida Mêrdin and all the martyrs of the free press with great determination and courage despite all kinds of attacks. We will fight with even greater determination with our pen and camera for the protection and dissemination of this heritage throughout Kurdistan.”

YRJ: The Turkish state and the KDP are the murderers of journalists and women

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