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Kubiš Says Iraqis Want Leaders to Act to Counter Extremism, Promote Tolerance
Baghdad, 10 February 2016 - Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Iraq Jan Kubiš, at the conclusion of World Interfaith Harmony Week in Iraq, said that the people of Iraq have sent a clear message to their Government and to the political and religious leaders that they want action to counter extremism and sectarian policies and promote tolerance. He stressed continued UN support in such an effort.
“Throughout this week, we have heard stories about the destructive impact of sectarian, religious and ethnic violence on many communities in Iraq. No religion, sect, nationality or ethnic group is immune to this disease and threat. Radical ideology and policies of sectarianism, violent extremism and terrorism that are in its most extreme form represented today by Daesh present a serious threat not only to peace and security; but if not curbed, will also be a threat to the unity of Iraq and its people,” the SRSG said.
Mr. Kubiš added: “We cannot allow the inciters of sectarian violence to pull communities into the cycle of violence and reprisals and drive a wedge between various components of Iraqi society. They ultimately serve the interests of terrorism.”
The World Interfaith Harmony Week, marked worldwide on the first week of February, promotes a culture of peace and non-violence, religious and cultural understanding, and emphasises the need for dialogue among different faiths to enhance cooperation and harmony. In activities held in Najaf, Baghdad and Erbil 2-10 February 2016, religious leaders, politicians, academics and civil society groups came together around the theme of interfaith dialogue and harmony as key to ensuring peace and stability.
“These discussions have encouraged all of us to think about ways to promote the principles of tolerance, equality, justice and co-existence,” the SRSG said at the concluding session on Wednesday 10 February 2016 that was held at the Al-Jilani Mosque in Baghdad under the theme: “Bringing It All Together: An Action Plan to Promote and Protect Religious Harmony”.
SRSG Kubiš said that participants over the past week demanded action. They urged legislators to repeal discriminatory legislation and implement inclusive policies as well as to adopt laws clearly criminalising hate speech and propaganda that incites violent extremism. They also called on the Government to create the necessary conditions for the safe and sustainable return of displaced communities as well as ensure State authority is restored to liberated areas as quickly as possible to prevent violence. Participants urged political and religious leaders to promote tolerance, understanding and peaceful coexistence to counter violent doctrines and sectarianism. Civil society, in particular women and youth who shape familial and social norms, and media, which drive public opinion, have a key role to play.
Participants also urged the state to vigorously work for real and profound reforms to ensure good governance and elimination of corruption, inclusive and equitable access to employment opportunities, education, health and other services, effectively functioning economy and social justice. Without such reforms, the burden of the current economic fiscal and social crisis and austerity measures will only further alienate and radicalize many, mainly young people.
“The participants in The World Interfaith Harmony Week sent a strong appeal to the State to implement confidence-building measures that would promote tolerance, equality, justice and respect for diversity thus, working also for national reconciliation, for historic compromise that will preserve unity of Iraq and its people,” the SRSG said.
Political forces are called upon to overcome political divisions that so far prevented progress on these issues, he said, expressing UN readiness to contribute to implementing the recommendations.
Opening Remarks were given by:
• Dr. Anas Mahmoud al-Issawi, Second Imam of the Sheikh Al-Jilani Mosque
• Mr. Ján Kubiš, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Iraq
• Dr. Abdelatif Humaim, Head of the Sunni Endowment
• Mr. Sataar Jabbar al-Jaizani, Representative of the Head of the Diwan of the Shia Endowment, and
• Patriarch Louis Sako, Chaldean Patriarch of the World.
A panel entitled "What are the key issues and ideas that were highlighted during the World Interfaith Week Events held so far?" was held moderated by Mr. Marwan Ali, Director of UNAMI Office of Political Affairs and the panelists were: Dr. Hassan Nathem, UNESCO Chair for Inter-Religious Dialogue Studies in the Islamic World, University of Kufa,
• Ms. Shatna al-Abousi, Advisor to the Speaker of the Parliament,
* Mr. Ali Difai, QAdvisor to the First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament,
• Dr. Jabra Ahmed Ankoush, Professor at Baghdad University
• Mr. Falah al-Alousi, Salam al-Rafidain Organization.
Photos by UNAMI PIO.
The oasis town of Ma'an was once one of the most important stop between Damascus and Medina on the Hejaz Railway.
The Hejaz Railway once stretched along 1,300km of desert between Damascus and Medina. It was financed by the world's Islamic public, and was built by the Ottoman Empire in the 1900s with German help. It's original purpose was to shorten the long and dangerous journey for pilgrims performing Hajj.
In WW1, Lawrence of Arabia would lead Arab Bedouin irregulars and attacked the railway relentlessly, hoping to 'cut the spine of the Ottoman Empire' and to tie up Ottoman troops to garrison the area to allow British advances to the west.
The railway was badly damaged with many sections abandoned after the war. Today a railway workshop continues to operate in Ma'an in order to facilitate the running railway line between Amman, Aqaba and the phosphorus mines south of Ma'an.
Ma'an, Jordan.
Mehre Dutzend Menschen beteiligen sich an einer Kundgebung vor dem Reichstag in Berlin, um gegen anhaltende Angriffe auf das Volk der Jesiden im Norden des Iraks zu protestieren. Für die Angriffe werden kurdische Peshmerga-Gruppen verantwortlich gemacht. Es wird von den Teilnehmern kritisiert, dass diese Gruppen von der Bundesrepublik mit Waffen ausgestattet wurden (ursprünglich zum Kampf gegen Daesh) und diese sich nun gegen die Jesiden richteten. An den Jesiden wurde bereits von Daesh (ISIS) ein Völkermord verübt.
Unterstützt werden die Jesiden auf der Kundgebung durch Kurden. Diese zeigen auch Fahnen der nord-syrischen Volksbefreiungseinheiten YPG und YPG, sowie des YBS. Das Zeigen von Symbolen dieser Organisationen wurde jüngst durch des Bundesministerium des Innern (BMI) verboten. Ebenso wurde eine Flagge mit dem Porträt von Abdullah Öcalan gezeigt. Ob dieses unter des ebenfalls jüngst erlassene Verbot von Porträts des PKK-Führers fällt, ist nicht klar. Die anwesende Polizei schritt nicht ein.
On Global Open Day on UNSCR 1325, Calls for Greater Women Role in Future of post-Daesh Iraq
Baghdad/Erbil, 24 October 2017 – The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), jointly with UNWOMEN within the context of the observing the Global Open Day and the 17th Anniversary of UN Security Council resolution 1325, held consultative forums with senior political leadership in Baghdad and Erbil on 23 and 24 October, with the focus on strengthening women’s political participation.
In both Baghdad and Erbil, the concerns of women, their participation in society, the political process and decision-making were raised. Participants were categorical in stating that there have been long-standing barriers which have continued to impede women’s participation and representation in the political process. Particularly, participants noted a regression in women’s representation in executive, legislative as well as judiciary branches of government. Further, participants decried that leaderships of political parties have not given sufficient opportunities to women to fully and equally participate in politics. Recommendations were proposed, including a specific request made to the political leaders to give women an opportunity to be part of the solution. Participants also called for legislation to promote and increase women’s participation in politics and governance as well as to promote them to decision-making positions.
In Baghdad, the meeting on 23 October was organized in collaboration with the Implementation and Follow-up Commission for National Reconciliation in the Office of the Prime Minister. The meeting was attended by the Minister of Health and Environment, H.E. Adila Hammoud, Adviser to the Prime Minister on reconciliation, Mr. Mohammed Salman, the Speaker of Parliament’s representative Dr. Ahmed Rushdy, Advisor to the President of the Republic, Juan Masoum, heads of political blocs and other government representatives, parliamentary Committee heads, MPs as well as academics, in addition to representatives of UNAMI and UNWOMEN.
H.E. Ms. Adila Hammoud, the Minister of Health and Environment, stated that to overcome social barriers and challenges impeding women’s participation required a concerted effort and commitment from political leaders and decision-makers, noting “the significant successes of many Iraqi women on the executive and legislative levels and their ability to play an essential role in peace making and societal reconciliation.”
Mr. Mohammad Salman of the reconciliation committee, in his opening remarks, said the meeting is a “golden opportunity for all to benefit from the accumulated experiences of peoples” that the UN holds as it works to support women issues.
Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Iraq, Mr. Ján Kubiš, emphasized in his remarks at the meetings in Baghdad and Erbil that women in Iraq are agents of positive change and they must be given the opportunity to act in that critical role in shaping the future of their country in the post-Daesh period.
“Equality and empowerment of women must be central to all peace, justice, reconciliation and reform efforts in the post-Daesh period. Women’s participation is crucial for an effective, successful and sustainable peace processes and reform. Only through their direct and meaningful participation their voices will be heard,” Mr. Kubiš said.
The consultative meeting in Erbil was convened on 24 October by UNAMI in collaboration with UN WOMEN and the Kurdistan Regional Government’s High Council for Women Affairs. It was attended by Interior Minister H.E. Mr. Karim Sinjari, Minister of the Department of Foreign Relations H.E. Mr. Falah Al-Mustafa, Secretary-General of the High Council for Women’s Affairs Ms. Pakhshan Zangana, Spokesperson to Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, Safeen Dizayi, and women leaders, in addition to representatives of UNAMI and UN WOMEN.
In remarks at the Erbil meeting, Ms. Pakshan Zangana, the Secretary-General of the High Council for Women’s Affairs in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, said the recent crisis in Kirkuk have seen displacements of civilians including women, the elderly and children. She urged the UN to strengthen its efforts towards addressing the needs to those displaced.
In Erbil, Mr. Kubiš acknowledged the efforts of the Cross-Sector Task Force on the implementation of the Iraq National Action Plan on 1325. “Regardless of all issues between Baghdad and Erbil, the collaboration of women group representatives from both Baghdad and Erbil has been remarkable. It is a good model of constructive cooperation that should inspire also the process of finding solutions to the current crisis between Baghdad and Erbil. Women must play a key role also in these endeavors.”
The SRSG recalled the particularly brutal treatment of women and girls by Daesh terrorists and pointed out to UN Security Council resolution 2379, passed in September to establish an investigative team to support domestic efforts to hold Daesh accountable.
UN WOMEN Representative in Iraq, Ms. Dina Zorba, in both meetings in Baghdad and Erbil, commended the government, civil society, and national and international partners for continued commitment to UNSCR 1325, stating that Iraq is the first country in the Middle East to launch a national plan to implement 1325. She urged the government to work to ensure gender issues are incorporated in all democratization and nation building agendas, and called on the UN, the government, and the International Community to continue to advocate for and protect the rights of women and girls.
Photos by UNAMI PIO.
Rund 100 Menschen nahmen an einer Demonstration unter dem Motto "Yarmouk retten" von Berlin Neukölln nach Kreuzberg teil. Die vornehmlich aus Syrern, Palästinensern und linken Gruppen bestehende Demonstration wollte an die Einnahme des palästinensischen Flüchtlingslagers im südlich Damaskus durch den sogenannten Islamischen Staat (IS) und die fortgesetzte Bombardierung und Belagerung durch die Truppen des syrischen Machthabers Baschar al-Assad erinnern.
These young women gave an incredibly strong speech about the horrific events they and their families went through. They are a reminder to all of us what Europe should be about, why it is our duty to stop Daesh and do all we can for the refugees, regardless of faith and ethnicity.
Deux semaines après les attentats, les gens se rassemblent encore autour de cette place, symbole de la liberté.
An Iraqi Soldier places a mortar shell into a M74 Light Mortar system for a live-fire exercise at the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq on March 27, 2019. Operation Reliable Partnership training programs include courses in areas as diverse as operational planning, counter- terrorism, logistics and sustainment, equipment maintenance, counter-IED techniques and law enforcement. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Brandon Best)
Berlin. 2015.
"In Gedenken an Ivana Hoffmann".
Thorsten Strasas. - Wien | Berlin. - Photographers in Solidarity.
Nachdem in den frühen Morgenstunden der sogenannte Islamische Staat (IS) eine Großoffensive auf jesidische Orte im Sindschar-Gebirge (Irak) startete, versammelten sich rund 300 Kurden und Jesiden spontan am Berliner Brandenburger Tor, um gegen den Terror der radikalmuslimischen Milizen zu protestieren.
Dabei wurde auch an den Kampf von kurdischen Einheiten der YPG/YPJ im umkämpften, syrisch-kurdischen Kobane erinnert. Die Weltgemeinschaft wurde aufgerufen, die Kurden mit Waffen zu beliefern.
Eine Demonstration zog dann vorbei an der Botschaft der USA zum Potsdamer Platz.
Ein freiwilliger Helfer sucht am 24.02.2016 in Mytilini auf der Insel Lesbos, Griechenland mit einem Fernglas das Meer nach Booten ab. Die Insel in der Aegaeis ist einer der Hotspots an dem Fluechtlinge mit Booten von der tuerkischen Kueste ueber das Meer nach Europa uebersetzen. Foto: Markus Heine / heineimaging
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Rund 3000 Menschen nahmen an einer Demonstration durch den Berliner Stadtteil Wedding teil, um ihre Solidarität mit der durch den sogenannten Islamischen Staat (IS) angegriffenen syrisch-kurdischen Stadt Kobane (Ain al-Arab) auszudrücken. Die Teilnehmer waren größstenteils Kurden und Angehörige linker Gruppen. Aber auch eine Vertreterin einer alewitischen Jugendorganisation hielt eine Rede.
Der Wedding gilt als Hochburg sowohl von türkischen Nationalisten, als auch von Anhängern des Salafismus, es war daher im Vorfeld mit Auseinandersetzungen gerechnet worden. Die Polizei war mit einem massiven Aufgebot vor Ort. Es kam jedoch nur wenigen, vereinzelten Zwischenfällen. Die Veranstalter riefen die Teilnehmer wiederholt auf, sich nicht provozieren und die Demonstration friedlich zum Ziel kommen zu lassen.
Hundreds of anti-war campaigners assembled outside the BBC in Central London to demand an end to British military operations in Syria, before marching to Downing Street
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The Hejaz Railway once stretched along 1,300km of desert between Damascus and Medina. It was financed by the world's Islamic public, and was built by the Ottoman Empire in the 1900s with German help. It's original purpose was to shorten the long and dangerous journey for pilgrims performing Hajj.
In WW1, Lawrence of Arabia would lead Arab Bedouin irregulars and attacked the railway relentlessly, hoping to 'cut the spine of the Ottoman Empire' and to tie up Ottoman troops to garrison the area to allow British advances to the west.
The railway was badly damaged with many sections abandoned after the war. Today a railway workshop continues to operate in Ma'an in order to facilitate the running railway line between Amman, Aqaba and the phosphorus mines south of Ma'an.
Qatrana, Jordan.
On May 26, the Jiyan Foundation distributed water-powered air conditioners to the 3,120 families living inside Khanke camp for IDPs. At outside temperatures already approaching 40°C, the delivery of these air coolers is a welcome relief; especially elderly and sick persons are under threat from the extreme conditions.
The Iranian-made air coolers work with less than one ampere, as compared to the 16 ampere that are needed to power conventional air conditioners. Additionally, temperatures remain lower even for some time after the cooler has gone off. This is important in a camp where demand for energy often exceeds the supply and power outages are a daily occurrence. In the coming months, temperatures will rise to even higher levels, making every stay inside the tents without cooling unbearable.
Some 30,000 Yazidi from the Sinjar region live in Khanke camp, and many more in the small village of Khanke, near Duhok.
The distribution of the air coolers was made possible through financial support by Misereor, a German charity organisation.
© Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights
Le Monastère de Mar Matti a été fondé en 363 sur le Mont Alfaf dans un site exceptionnel. C'est le plus ancien monastère du Kurdistan. Il tire son nom d'un ermite syrien du IV ème siècle (Mathieu) qui avait fui les persécutions des empereurs romains.
Il appartient à l'Eglise syriaque orthodoxe. Il a été épargné des exactions de Daesh en 2014 et a même abrité les reliques de St Thomas qui étaient dans l'Eglise de Mosul.
Rund 100 Menschen nahmen an einer Demonstration unter dem Motto "Yarmouk retten" von Berlin Neukölln nach Kreuzberg teil. Die vornehmlich aus Syrern, Palästinensern und linken Gruppen bestehende Demonstration wollte an die Einnahme des palästinensischen Flüchtlingslagers im südlich Damaskus durch den sogenannten Islamischen Staat (IS) und die fortgesetzte Bombardierung und Belagerung durch die Truppen des syrischen Machthabers Baschar al-Assad erinnern.
Deux semaines après les attentats, les gens se rassemblent encore autour de cette place, symbole de la liberté.
Mehrere hundert Syrer protestieren in Berlin anlässlich des fünften Jahrestages der syrischen Revolution in Berlin gegen das Regime von Baschar al-Assad und seinen engsten Verbündeten, den russischen Präsidenten Wladimir Putin.
Nach einer Kundgebung am Brandenburger Tor ziehen die Demonstranten in die Nähe der russischen Botschaft und wieder zurück. In Reden bekennen sich die Teilnehmer zu Demokratie und Freiheit und fordern ein Ende des syrischen Regimes als Voraussetzung für eine positive Zukunft Syriens.
Der Aufstand der Syrer gegen Diktator Baschar al-Assad begann vor fünf Jahren am 15. März 2011, als Jugendliche "Das Volk will den Sturz des Regimes" an eine Wand in Daraa sprühten, verhaftet und gefoltert wurden. Die anschließenden, friedlichen Demonstrationen im Zuge des "Arabischen Frühlings", wurden vom Regime blutig beantwortet.
In den letzten fünf Jahren haben nach Schätzungen rund 280.000 Menschen ihr Leben verloren, Millionen sind auf der Flucht, viele Städte zerstört, Zehntausende nach wie vor in den Foltergefängnissen des Regimes und Teile des Landes in der Hand der Terrororganisation Daesh.
Syrische Aktivisten und Unterstützer versammeln sich am Fuße des Kunstwerkes "Monument" des Künstlers Manaf Halbouni, welches drei aufrecht gestellte Busse zeigt, um an das Schicksal der Städte al-Ghouta und Deir ez-Zor zu erinnern. Diese sind von Belagerung und Angriffen Russlands und des syrischen Regimes betroffen.
Die Aktivisten fordern das Ende des Regimes von Bashar al-Assad.
The oasis town of Ma'an was once one of the most important stop between Damascus and Medina on the Hejaz Railway.
The Hejaz Railway once stretched along 1,300km of desert between Damascus and Medina. It was financed by the world's Islamic public, and was built by the Ottoman Empire in the 1900s with German help. It's original purpose was to shorten the long and dangerous journey for pilgrims performing Hajj.
In WW1, Lawrence of Arabia would lead Arab Bedouin irregulars and attacked the railway relentlessly, hoping to 'cut the spine of the Ottoman Empire' and to tie up Ottoman troops to garrison the area to allow British advances to the west.
The railway was badly damaged with many sections abandoned after the war. Today a railway workshop continues to operate in Ma'an in order to facilitate the running railway line between Amman, Aqaba and the phosphorus mines south of Ma'an.
Ma'an, Jordan.
These young women gave an incredibly strong speech about the horrific events they and their families went through. They are a reminder to all of us what Europe should be about, why it is our duty to stop Daesh and do all we can for the refugees, regardless of faith and ethnicity.
Ein Life Guard winkt am 24.02.2016 in Mytilini auf der Insel Lesbos, Griechenland ein Boot mit Fluechtlingen heran. Die Insel in der Aegaeis ist einer der Hotspots an dem Fluechtlinge mit Booten von der tuerkischen Kueste ueber das Meer nach Europa uebersetzen. Foto: Markus Heine / heineimaging
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The oasis town of Ma'an was once one of the most important stop between Damascus and Medina on the Hejaz Railway.
The Hejaz Railway once stretched along 1,300km of desert between Damascus and Medina. It was financed by the world's Islamic public, and was built by the Ottoman Empire in the 1900s with German help. It's original purpose was to shorten the long and dangerous journey for pilgrims performing Hajj.
In WW1, Lawrence of Arabia would lead Arab Bedouin irregulars and attacked the railway relentlessly, hoping to 'cut the spine of the Ottoman Empire' and to tie up Ottoman troops to garrison the area to allow British advances to the west.
The railway was badly damaged with many sections abandoned after the war. Today a railway workshop continues to operate in Ma'an in order to facilitate the running railway line between Amman, Aqaba and the phosphorus mines south of Ma'an.
Ma'an, Jordan.
On May 26, the Jiyan Foundation distributed water-powered air conditioners to the 3,120 families living inside Khanke camp for IDPs. At outside temperatures already approaching 40°C, the delivery of these air coolers is a welcome relief; especially elderly and sick persons are under threat from the extreme conditions.
The Iranian-made air coolers work with less than one ampere, as compared to the 16 ampere that are needed to power conventional air conditioners. Additionally, temperatures remain lower even for some time after the cooler has gone off. This is important in a camp where demand for energy often exceeds the supply and power outages are a daily occurrence. In the coming months, temperatures will rise to even higher levels, making every stay inside the tents without cooling unbearable.
Some 30,000 Yazidi from the Sinjar region live in Khanke camp, and many more in the small village of Khanke, near Duhok.
The distribution of the air coolers was made possible through financial support by Misereor, a German charity organisation.
© Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights
Rund 100 Kurden, Anhänger der kurdischen Selbstverteidigungskräfte YPG/YPJ, feiern vor dem Brandenburger Tor in Berlin den Sieg der Kurden über den IS im syrisch-kurdischen Tal Abyad.
In einer Rede wurde ihre Solidarität mit den Kurden in Rojava ausgedrückt.
Rettungsschwimmer schwimmen am 25.02.2016 in der naehe von Mytilini auf Lesbos, Griechenland zu einem Boot mit defektem Motor. Auf der Insel in der Aegaeis sind heute wieder mehrere hundert Fluechtlinge mit Booten von der tuerkischen Kueste ueber das Meer nach Europa uebergesetzt. Foto: Markus Heine / heineimaging-----
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Berlin. 2015.
Protest gegen die Belagerung der türkisch-kurdischen Stadt Silvan.
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Islamic Countries’ Inaction during the Syrian Crises
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The image of Aylan Kurdi shocked the world and lead to an global outpouring of support for Syrian refugees on humanitarian grounds. This begs the question: why did so many Syrians have to take such a treacherous journey to Europe when there are well-off Islamic countries so close to them?
Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict Ms. Pramila Patten Concludes Visit to Iraq and Stresses Need to Do More to Protect and Support Victims of Daesh’s Sexual Violence Crimes
(Baghdad/New York, 05 March 2018)
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Pramila Patten, concluded an eight-day visit to Iraq during which she heard first-hand the heart wrenching accounts of survivors of Daesh’s sexual violence. She stressed the need to ensure that survivors of conflict-related sexual violence are fully protected and that perpetrators of these horrendous crimes are brought to justice.
Special Representative Patten met with Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and with other senior Government officials, at federal, regional and provincial levels in Baghdad, Erbil and Mosul. She also engaged directly with survivors, civil society groups and with Christian, Shia, Sunni, Turkmen Shia and Yazidi religious leaders. A strong message from the survivors relating to the plight of women and girls still under captivity as well as their missing family members was taken up with the Government by Special Representative Patten. She enquired about ongoing efforts to locate those missing and urged the authorities to expedite their rescue.
Many of the women who remain displaced expressed serious safety concerns regarding their return to their homes and shared their fear of reprisals. “I call on all religious and tribal leaders to welcome back survivors of sexual violence and their children, and the Government to find legal avenues to recognize their children as Iraqi citizens,” said Ms. Patten. “It is essential for all to work towards shifting the stigma from the victims to the perpetrators. I also urge the Government to ensure that women and girls who were victims of Daesh are not wrongfully perceived as being their ‘affiliates’.”
During discussion with Iraqi Officials on the question of justice and accountability, while acknowledging the efforts of the Government, the Special Representative stressed the importance of ensuring that alleged perpetrators are held accountable not only for the crime of terrorism but for the full extent of the sexual violence crimes perpetrated on Iraqi women and children including abduction, rape, sexual slavery and forced marriages. She noted in this regard that her Office stands ready to work directly with Iraqi judges, investigators and prosecutors together with the new Investigative Team established under UNSCR 2379. Her Team of Experts on the Rule of Law and Sexual Violence also stands ready to provide support in the area of legislative reform in particular to criminalize war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide in Iraq.
In Mosul, where thousands of Iraqi women and girls were subjected to rape, sexual slavery and other grave forms of sexual violence perpetrated by Daesh, Ms. Patten was joined by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict. They both called on the authorities of Ninewa Governorate to address the pressing needs of survivors in ongoing reconstruction efforts, including through the significant scaling-up of medical services, mental health and psychosocial support and economic livelihoods opportunities.
Ms. Patten’s visit from 26 February to 5 March 2018 was at the invitation of the Government, pursuant to the United Nations/Iraq Joint Communiqué to Prevent and Address Conflict-Related Sexual Violence of 2016. Her visit marks the endorsement of the Joint Communiqué’s Implementation Plan featuring specific measures related to justice and accountability, survivor-centered services and engagement with civil society organizations, religious/tribal leaders and the media. “The development of this implementation plan demonstrates the continuous commitment of the Government of Iraq to address the plight of the victims of conflict-related sexual violence,” stressed Special Representative Patten.
“While I congratulate the Government of Iraq for its military defeat of Daesh, I urge the Government to pursue its efforts to rescue those missing, to ensure justice and reparations to all victims of the heinous crimes of sexual violence and to include women in its peacebuilding, reconciliation and reconstruction initiatives,” stated Special Representative Patten.
Photos by UNAMI PIO.
Me enseñó orgullosa su muñeca a la que cuida como si fuera otra hermana más. Sonreía de una manera que no olvidaré fácilmente, con una dulzura que iluminaba tanta miseria. Como la mayoría de niños que están aquí, no conoce otra vida que la de la huida y la del campo de refugiados. Seguramente hoy estaba así de contenta porque ya no tenía fiebre y por cosas tan sencillas como que en ese momento no llovía y porque tenía una muñeca nueva.
No hay derecho a hacerles a esta gente lo que les están haciendo nuestros gobiernos. Su único crimen es seguir vivos después de huir del terrorismo de Daesh, de la guerra y de la miseria.
Syrische Aktivisten und Unterstützer versammeln sich am Fuße des Kunstwerkes "Monument" des Künstlers Manaf Halbouni, welches drei aufrecht gestellte Busse zeigt, um an das Schicksal der Städte al-Ghouta und Deir ez-Zor zu erinnern. Diese sind von Belagerung und Angriffen Russlands und des syrischen Regimes betroffen.
Die Aktivisten fordern das Ende des Regimes von Bashar al-Assad.
"Keine Deutsche Beteiligung am Krieg in Syrien" - das verschwörungsideologische Spektrum protestiert
Am 12. Dezember 2015 haben ca. 200 bis 300 selbsternannte „Kriegsgegner“ unter dem Motto: „Keine Deutsche Beteiligung am Krieg in Syrien“ vom neu gegründeten Bündnis: „Pegada/Endgame“ ab 14 Uhr vom Hauptbahnhof aus gegen die deutsche Beteiligung am Krieg in Syrien demonstriert. Vorausgegangen war eine Veranstaltung der DIE LINKEN nur eine Woche zuvor, bei der ebenfalls das Querfront-Spektrum rund um die Mahnwachen & Co. (mit teils gleichen Schildern) aktiv wurden.
Prorussisch & antiamerikanisch: Pegada/Endgame unter dem Pseudo-Label von „Frieden“
Kurze Zeit nach Beginn der Mahnwachen-Kundgebungen, die durch den Ukraine-Krieg ab 2014 in Deutschland initiert wurden; erstarkten wenig später auch die rechten Pegida-Proteste samt pro-russischer Einflussnahme: der Pegada/Endgame Bestrebung, die sich wie die Mahnwachen: verschwörungsideologisch und putintreu gegen Amerika und gegen die NATO richtet. Zudem wirken sie stark antisemitisch und sind auf vielen linken Protesten zugegen, die sich für Frieden einsetzen.
„EnDgAmE“ (so in korrekter Eigenschreibweise) steht dabei für: „Engagierte Demokraten gegen die Amerikanisierung Europas“ und „Pegada für: „Patriotische Europäer gegen Amerikanisierung des Abendlandes“. Die Anhänger von „EnDgAmE“ behaupten sie seien für „den Frieden“, tatsächlich aber wollen sie ihre prorussische und antiamerikanische Haltung zum Ausdruck bringen. Aber auch die Ablehnung der wissenschaftlichen Medizin und das Thema Impfen spielen in diesem Spektrum u.a. -mit- eine sehr große Rolle. "EnDgAmE" sieht sich als "DIE neue Friedensbewegung". Eine nicht unbedeutende Rolle spielt dabei die aus Russland stammende Psychotherapeutin Elena Schulz, die auch Admin gleicher Facebook-Gruppe ist.
Auf Facebook hatte „EnDgAmE“ zu dieser Veranstaltung aufgerufen. Anmelder war Reza Begi. Zusammen mit Endgame-Kopf Frank Geppert und Ex-Pegida Frontfrau Kathrin Oertel unterstützte Begi u.a. auch die „Klagemauer“ Köln.
In ihrer Facebook-Veranstaltung schrieben sie:
"Für den Krieg in Syrien gibt es für die Bundeswehr weder ein Mandat von Assad noch von der UN. Somit ist eine Beteiligung daran völkerrechtswidrig und muss von allen Menschen, egal aus welchem politischen Lager gemeinsam kritisiert werden."
„Kritisiert“ werden sollte dies mit Rednern wie: Julia Szarvasy (NuoViso Mitarbeiterin aus Dresden), Elisabeth Menslage (Heilpraktikerin aus Dortmund), Reza Begi (Taxifahrer aus Köln), Rico Albrecht (Wissensmanufaktur), Jürgen Elsässer (Chefredakteur des rechtsextremen Compact-Magazins aus Leipzig), Hagen Grell (iProtest, AfD-naher Aktivist aus Leipzig), Alex Quint („Wir sind Deutschland/WfD“ aus Dresden), Taylan Can (verurteilt wegen antisemitischer Äußerungen), Heiko Schrang ("Journalist"), Frank Geppert (Endgame, Friedensbewegung Halle), Kathrin Oertel (Ex-Pegida, Friedensbewegung Halle) und Stephan Böhme (Friedensaktivist).
Nachdem die angekündigten Redner Oertel und Elsässer sowie Can nicht gekommen waren, trat u.a. Christoph Hörstel (Gründer der Kleinstpartei: Deutsche Mitte) bei der Auftaktveranstaltung auf. Hörstel, der als Interviewpartner für russische Kreml-nahe Medien sehr beliebt ist, tourt seit Jahren als Werber für das syrische Regime von Bashar al Assad durch das Land und trat auch immer wieder u.a. auf der antisemitischen, iranischen Propaganda-Show des „Al Quds“ Marsches in Berlin auf.
Das pikante daran: er war einst Coach für ISAF-Führungskräfte der Bundeswehr und Gastdozent am "Institut für Friedensforschung und Sicherheitspolitik" in Hamburg. Von 1985 bis 1999 war er unter anderem für die ARD berichtend in Afghanistan, Pakistan und Kaschmir unterwegs.
Hörstel forderte u.a. am 12. Dezember 2015 an die teilnehmenden Demonstranten: „Wir brauchen einen Berliner Maidan, sonst werden wir diese Verbrecher nicht wegjagen können“. Nachzuhören im unten verlinkten Video.
Das Spektrum, welches beim Aufmarsch am Samstag in Berlin zu sehen war, ist bereits aus den sogenannten Friedensmahnwachen und der rechten Abspaltung: Friedensfusion/Arbeitskreis Berlin (AK Berlin) bekannt. Ebenfalls waren auch einige Pegida-Sympathisanten und Rechtsextreme vor Ort.
Weiter anwesend waren: Mario Rönsch, Konstantin Stößel und Wojna (Marcel Wojnarowicz – Sänger der verschwörungsideologischen rechtsaußen HipHop-Gruppe „Die Bandbreite“). Letzterer sprach und hielt schließlich am Brandenburger Tor einen Ein-Mann-Auftritt seiner Band ab, wobei es durch alle gängigen Verschwörungsmythen in Bezug auf 9/11, den arabischen Frühling, Daesh (IS), Syrien und diverse andere vorgebliche Verbrechen der USA ging. Zudem hagelte es Beschimpfungen auf die Presse und die „Antifa“.
Dazu auch interessant ist der Bericht von "Recherche und Informationsstelle Antisemitismus Berlin (RIAS) zur Strategie der Täuschung und antisemitischer Ausdrucksformen einer letzten Anti-NATO-Demonstration im Oktober diesen Jahres, siehe unten in den Quellenangaben.
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Stand: Dezember 2015
These young women gave an incredibly strong speech about the horrific events they and their families went through. They are a reminder to all of us what Europe should be about, why it is our duty to stop Daesh and do all we can for the refugees, regardless of faith and ethnicity.
Kurz nach dem sechsten Jahrestages des Beginns der syrischen Revolution am 15.03.2011 demonstrieren mehrere hundert Menschen in Berlin gegen den syrischen Diktator Baschar al-Assad, sowie dessen Unterstützer Russland, Iran und die libanesische Hisbollah. Die Demonstration zieht vom Hermannplatz in Neukölln zum Oranienplatz in Kreuzberg.
Die Teilnehmer fordern Frieden und Freiheit für Syrien und einen Abzug der russischen und iranischen Streitkräfte, sowie der vom Iran unterstützten Hisbollah.
Seit dem Beginn des Versuchs al-Assads, die Demokratiebewegung blutig niederzuschlagen, sind bis zu 500.000 Menschen getötet worden, Millionen sind innerhalb und außerhalb Syriens auf der Flucht. Noch immer sitzen zehntausende Menschen in den berüchtigten Foltergefängnissen des Regimes. Städte werden durch Belagerungen ausgehungert und im Schatten des Krieges gegen das eigene Volk und mit stillschweigender Duldung des Regimes konnte Daesh seine Schreckensherrschaft über Teile Syriens errichten.
Syrische Aktivisten und Unterstützer versammeln sich am Fuße des Kunstwerkes "Monument" des Künstlers Manaf Halbouni, welches drei aufrecht gestellte Busse zeigt, um an das Schicksal der Städte al-Ghouta und Deir ez-Zor zu erinnern. Diese sind von Belagerung und Angriffen Russlands und des syrischen Regimes betroffen.
Die Aktivisten fordern das Ende des Regimes von Bashar al-Assad.
Position des combattants du PKK, au sud de Kirkuk près de la ville de Hawijah. Octobre 2016. Le volley est une occupation favorite dans la guerilla.
The oasis town of Ma'an was once one of the most important stop between Damascus and Medina on the Hejaz Railway.
The Hejaz Railway once stretched along 1,300km of desert between Damascus and Medina. It was financed by the world's Islamic public, and was built by the Ottoman Empire in the 1900s with German help. It's original purpose was to shorten the long and dangerous journey for pilgrims performing Hajj.
In WW1, Lawrence of Arabia would lead Arab Bedouin irregulars and attacked the railway relentlessly, hoping to 'cut the spine of the Ottoman Empire' and to tie up Ottoman troops to garrison the area to allow British advances to the west.
The railway was badly damaged with many sections abandoned after the war. Today a railway workshop continues to operate in Ma'an in order to facilitate the running railway line between Amman, Aqaba and the phosphorus mines south of Ma'an.
Ma'an, Jordan.
Rund 2.000 Kurden und Angehörige linker Gruppen demonstrierten in Berlin Wedding in Gedenken an die 32 Opfer des Bombenanschlags im türkisch-kurdischen Suruç. Zudem richtete sich der Protest gegen die türkische AKP-Regierung und dem Präsidenten der Türkei Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
In Reden und Sprechchören wurde die Solidarität mit den syrisch-kurdischen Gruppen YPG und YPJ und deren Kampf um Rojava bekundet. Ebenso mit dem in der Türkei inhaftierten PKK-Führer Abdullah Öcalan. Es wurden zudem die jüngsten Angriffe der türkischen Armee auf Stellungen der PKK verurteilt.
Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict Ms. Pramila Patten Concludes Visit to Iraq and Stresses Need to Do More to Protect and Support Victims of Daesh’s Sexual Violence Crimes
(Baghdad/New York, 05 March 2018)
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Pramila Patten, concluded an eight-day visit to Iraq during which she heard first-hand the heart wrenching accounts of survivors of Daesh’s sexual violence. She stressed the need to ensure that survivors of conflict-related sexual violence are fully protected and that perpetrators of these horrendous crimes are brought to justice.
Special Representative Patten met with Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and with other senior Government officials, at federal, regional and provincial levels in Baghdad, Erbil and Mosul. She also engaged directly with survivors, civil society groups and with Christian, Shia, Sunni, Turkmen Shia and Yazidi religious leaders. A strong message from the survivors relating to the plight of women and girls still under captivity as well as their missing family members was taken up with the Government by Special Representative Patten. She enquired about ongoing efforts to locate those missing and urged the authorities to expedite their rescue.
Many of the women who remain displaced expressed serious safety concerns regarding their return to their homes and shared their fear of reprisals. “I call on all religious and tribal leaders to welcome back survivors of sexual violence and their children, and the Government to find legal avenues to recognize their children as Iraqi citizens,” said Ms. Patten. “It is essential for all to work towards shifting the stigma from the victims to the perpetrators. I also urge the Government to ensure that women and girls who were victims of Daesh are not wrongfully perceived as being their ‘affiliates’.”
During discussion with Iraqi Officials on the question of justice and accountability, while acknowledging the efforts of the Government, the Special Representative stressed the importance of ensuring that alleged perpetrators are held accountable not only for the crime of terrorism but for the full extent of the sexual violence crimes perpetrated on Iraqi women and children including abduction, rape, sexual slavery and forced marriages. She noted in this regard that her Office stands ready to work directly with Iraqi judges, investigators and prosecutors together with the new Investigative Team established under UNSCR 2379. Her Team of Experts on the Rule of Law and Sexual Violence also stands ready to provide support in the area of legislative reform in particular to criminalize war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide in Iraq.
In Mosul, where thousands of Iraqi women and girls were subjected to rape, sexual slavery and other grave forms of sexual violence perpetrated by Daesh, Ms. Patten was joined by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict. They both called on the authorities of Ninewa Governorate to address the pressing needs of survivors in ongoing reconstruction efforts, including through the significant scaling-up of medical services, mental health and psychosocial support and economic livelihoods opportunities.
Ms. Patten’s visit from 26 February to 5 March 2018 was at the invitation of the Government, pursuant to the United Nations/Iraq Joint Communiqué to Prevent and Address Conflict-Related Sexual Violence of 2016. Her visit marks the endorsement of the Joint Communiqué’s Implementation Plan featuring specific measures related to justice and accountability, survivor-centered services and engagement with civil society organizations, religious/tribal leaders and the media. “The development of this implementation plan demonstrates the continuous commitment of the Government of Iraq to address the plight of the victims of conflict-related sexual violence,” stressed Special Representative Patten.
“While I congratulate the Government of Iraq for its military defeat of Daesh, I urge the Government to pursue its efforts to rescue those missing, to ensure justice and reparations to all victims of the heinous crimes of sexual violence and to include women in its peacebuilding, reconciliation and reconstruction initiatives,” stated Special Representative Patten.
Photos by UNAMI PIO.
Rund 150 Menschen protestieren in Berlin mit einem Demonstrationszug vom Alexanderplatz zum Brandenburger Tor gegen das seit 1993 bestehende Verbot der Kurdischen Arbeiterpartei (PKK) in Deutschland.
In Reden wird darauf hingewiesen, dass insbesondere die Schwesterorganisationen der PKK, die YPG und YPJ in der nordsyrischen Provinz Rojava einen unschätzbaren Dienst im Kamp gegen Daesh leistet. Dies sogar im Zusammenspiel mit den USA.
Zudem sei Deutschland neben der Türkei das einzige Land, in dem die PKK verboten sei.
Rund 100 Menschen nahmen an einer Demonstration unter dem Motto "Yarmouk retten" von Berlin Neukölln nach Kreuzberg teil. Die vornehmlich aus Syrern, Palästinensern und linken Gruppen bestehende Demonstration wollte an die Einnahme des palästinensischen Flüchtlingslagers im südlich Damaskus durch den sogenannten Islamischen Staat (IS) und die fortgesetzte Bombardierung und Belagerung durch die Truppen des syrischen Machthabers Baschar al-Assad erinnern.
Συμμετοχή ΥΠΕΞ Ν. Δένδια σε Υπουργική Συνάντηση για την Συρία, στο περιθώριο της Υπουργικής Συνάντησης της Παγκόσμιας Συμμαχίας εναντίον του «Ισλαμικού κράτους»-Διμερείς συναντήσεις (Ρώμη 28.06.2021)
Berlin. 2015.
"Es lebe die Brüderlichkeit der Völker - Gemeinsam gegen den IS-Terror!".
Thorsten Strasas. - Wien | Berlin. - Photographers in Solidarity.
The oasis town of Ma'an was once one of the most important stop between Damascus and Medina on the Hejaz Railway.
The Hejaz Railway once stretched along 1,300km of desert between Damascus and Medina. It was financed by the world's Islamic public, and was built by the Ottoman Empire in the 1900s with German help. It's original purpose was to shorten the long and dangerous journey for pilgrims performing Hajj.
In WW1, Lawrence of Arabia would lead Arab Bedouin irregulars and attacked the railway relentlessly, hoping to 'cut the spine of the Ottoman Empire' and to tie up Ottoman troops to garrison the area to allow British advances to the west.
The railway was badly damaged with many sections abandoned after the war. Today a railway workshop continues to operate in Ma'an in order to facilitate the running railway line between Amman, Aqaba and the phosphorus mines south of Ma'an.
Ma'an, Jordan.
Mehre Dutzend Menschen beteiligen sich an einer Kundgebung vor dem Reichstag in Berlin, um gegen anhaltende Angriffe auf das Volk der Jesiden im Norden des Iraks zu protestieren. Für die Angriffe werden kurdische Peshmerga-Gruppen verantwortlich gemacht. Es wird von den Teilnehmern kritisiert, dass diese Gruppen von der Bundesrepublik mit Waffen ausgestattet wurden (ursprünglich zum Kampf gegen Daesh) und diese sich nun gegen die Jesiden richteten. An den Jesiden wurde bereits von Daesh (ISIS) ein Völkermord verübt.
Unterstützt werden die Jesiden auf der Kundgebung durch Kurden. Diese zeigen auch Fahnen der nord-syrischen Volksbefreiungseinheiten YPG und YPG, sowie des YBS. Das Zeigen von Symbolen dieser Organisationen wurde jüngst durch des Bundesministerium des Innern (BMI) verboten. Ebenso wurde eine Flagge mit dem Porträt von Abdullah Öcalan gezeigt. Ob dieses unter des ebenfalls jüngst erlassene Verbot von Porträts des PKK-Führers fällt, ist nicht klar. Die anwesende Polizei schritt nicht ein.