The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria’s call for political recognition on the ninth anniversary of the Rojava Revolution went viral in an historic social media event that topped world trends and stayed number one trend in many countries for hours with over 200,000 tweets and ongoing. The campaign also comes on the day that the Catalan Parliament considers a draft resolution to politically recognise the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria.
The historic hashtag campaign reached number eight in the overall world trends. Hitting number one spot in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Turkey, number two in Sweden, Belgium, third in France and trending in many other countries and is presently ongoing as Kurds and their friends support the call of the AANES for political recognition on the ninth anniversary of the Rojava Revolution that became the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria.
The social media campaign began at 8pm, Qamishli time on the evening of the 18th July 2021 with one simple tweet from the official account of SDF General Commander Mazlum Abdi with the hashtag, #Status4NorthAndEastSyria
êdî dema avakirinê ye
— Mazloum Abdî مظلوم عبدي (@MazloumAbdi) July 18, 2021
That signalled the beginning of an historic and explosive Twitterstorm with mass participation of Kurds and their friends worldwide that evoked the days of the Rojava Revolution itself with tens of thousands of tweets streaming down the Twitter feeds expressing a passion and pride in the Rojava Revolution, amplifying and echoing the calls for political recognition coming from North and East Syria. Medya News has selected just a few examples of tweets from the extraordinary social media campaign.
The historic campaign continues today on #Status4NorthAndEastSyria and comes on the day, the 9th anniversary of the Rojava Revolution, that a draft resolution is being submitted to the Catalan Parliament for political recognition of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria which if passed would be an historic first.
Today, the Catalan Parliament introduced a draft resolution calling for the recognition of the AANES as a political entity & to further deepen institutional, civil society, & community ties. Backed by all major political parties, it is likely to pass.
Read it in English here: pic.twitter.com/X3MPV487Tx
— Rojava Information Center (@RojavaIC) July 19, 2021
Elham Ahmad, The President of the Executive Committee of Syrian Democratic Council tweeted from her official account:
“On the anniversary of the declaration of what would become the Autonomous Administration of North & East Syria, we call for official political recognition & inclusion in all dialogue regarding the country’s future. #Status4NorthAndEastSyria ”
On the anniversary of the declaration of what would become the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, we call for official political recognition and inclusion in all dialogue regarding the country's future.
— Elham Ahmad (@ElhamAhmadSDC) July 18, 2021
Nadine Maenza, Advocate for international religious freedom & working family policies. Chair @USCIRF who advises the US Government on religious freedoms tweeted:
“Thankful for @USCIRF meeting on Friday with @SecBlinken where we shared our recommendation that the US Government give #Recognition to the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria #AANES as a legitimate, local government. #Status4NorthAndEastSyria”
Thankful for @USCIRF meeting on Friday with @SecBlinken where we shared our recommendation that the US Government give #Recognition to the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria #AANES as a legitimate, local government. #Status4NorthAndEastSyria pic.twitter.com/qgd9fMmfTA
— Nadine Maenza (@nadinemaenza) July 18, 2021
The author of The Daughters of Kobani, Gayle Tzemach Lemmon retweeted Elham Ahmad, The President of the Executive Committee of Syrian Democratic Council call for political recognition for AANES with a tweet:
“Leaders in NE #Syria who fought ISIS as America’s partner on the ground argue for recognition of their self-rule and a say in the nation’s future”
Leaders in NE #Syria who fought ISIS as America's partner on the ground argue for recognition of their self-rule and a say in the nation's future: https://t.co/pSOppsuUDz
— Gayle Tzemach Lemmon (@gaylelemmon) July 19, 2021
The Scottish Greens tweeted a solidarity message in support via the twitter account of Ross Greer a Green MP in the Scottish Parliament.
“The @scottishgreens stand in solidarity with the people of North & East Syria and support their democratic feminist revolution. #Status4NorthAndEastSyria”
The @scottishgreens stand in solidarity with the people of North & East Syria and support their democratic feminist revolution ✌️ #Status4NorthAndEastSyria #êdî_dema_avakirinê_ye pic.twitter.com/VxlmuOyJSr
— Ross Greer (@Ross_Greer) July 18, 2021
An MP of the German Die Linke Party tweeted support for AANES political recognition and called on the German government and EU to end it’s policy of ‘no contact’ with AANES.
“Rojava is the only alternative to both the barbarism of the stone-age Islamists courted by the #Erdogan regime and the oppressive regime of the #Assad clan. BuReg & EU must end their no contact boycott against the democratic self-administration in Rojava! #Status4NorthAndEastSyria”
#Rojava ist die einzige Alternative sowohl zur Barbarei der vom #Erdogan-Regime hofierten Steinzeitislamisten wie zum Unterdrückungsregime des #Assad-Clans. BuReg & EU müssen ihr Kontaktboykott gegen die demokratische Selbstverwaltung in Rojava beenden! #Status4NorthAndEastSyria pic.twitter.com/kytpzz0oEg
— Helin Evrim Sommer (@HESommer) July 19, 2021
Prominent Turkish journalist, Fehim Tastekin, who is an expert on the Middle East tweeted:
“All the world, who are against the barbarism of ISIS/DAESH, owe gratitude to the Syrian Democratic Forces IŞİD/DAİŞ. #Status4NorthAndEastSyria”
IŞİD/DAİŞ barbarlığına karşı dünyanın Suriye Demokratik Güçleri’ne bir teşekkür borcu var. #Status4NorthAndEastSyria
— Fehim Taştekin (@fehimtastekin) July 19, 2021
Turkish author and film-maker Ümit Kıvanç tweeted:
“Rojava having not surrendered do DAESH was such a great and self-sacrificing service to humanity. #Status4NordAndEastSyria”
Rojava’nın DAİŞ’e teslim edilmeyişi insanlığa çok fedakârca ve çok büyük hizmetti. #Status4NordAndEastSyria
— ümit kıvanç (@umit_k) July 18, 2021
The Left Party in France tweeted:
“The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria calls for official recognition of the autonomous region by the United Nations (UN) and signals its willingness to work with all parties for democracy and justice in Syria.”
L’administration autonome du nord et de l’est de la Syrie demande la reconnaissance officielle de la région autonome par les Nations unies (ONU) et signale sa volonté de travailler avec toutes les parties pour la démocratie et la justice en Syrie.#Status4NorthAndEastSyri
— Parti de Gauche (PG) (@LePG) July 18, 2021
The Anonymous account, @YourAnonNews with over 6,750,000 followers tweeted to it’s followers:
“The Rojava Revolution with its heroic women and self-sacrificing fighters saved humanity from the barbaric ISIS. Now it’s the time for humanity to take responsibility. Like all peoples, the people of Rojava should have the right to political status! #Status4NorthAndEastSyria”
The Rojava Revolution with its heroic women and self-sacrificing fighters saved humanity from the barbaric ISIS. Now it's the time for humanity to take responsibility. Like all peoples, the people of Rojava should have the right to political status!#Status4NorthAndEastSyria pic.twitter.com/eny4vZeChG
— Anonymous (@YourAnonNews) July 18, 2021
Scores of HDP MPs tweeted support for the political recognition calls from AANES.
Among them are Remziye Tosun MP for Diyarbakir (Amed) who tweeted:
“The revolution of Rojava is firstly revolution of women who fight against barbarian islamic state. It is time to recognize the Autonomous Administration of Northern and Eastern Syria. #Status4NorthAndEastSyria”
The revolution of Rojava is firstly revolution of women who fight against barbarian islamic state. It is time to recognize the Autonomous Administration of Northern and Eastern Syria.#Status4NorthAndEastSyria pic.twitter.com/aGJsTceAfI
— Remziye Tosun (@RemziyeTosunHDP) July 18, 2021
