Dozens of parties and organisations call for a no-fly zone to be established in Northern and Eastern Syria.

 

The call reads as follows:

 

To the international community and international institutions

 

Turkey marches into north-east Syria and Rojava Kurdistan in violation of international law

and bombards civilians from the countryside and from the air. It is time to replace words

of concern with action.

 

We demand an immediate no-fly zone via Rojava.

Turkish President Erdogan’s policy, as well as that of Bashar Al Assad, has targeted ethnic

cleansing of the Kurdish population both in the past and today.

 

We urge the international institutions to intervene. Numerous western states contribute

significantly to this ethnic cleansing crime against humanity through their arms sales to

Turkey.

 

We call on the international community to take a position on diplomatic sanctions against

Turkey.

 

We strongly criticize the international community for their reluctance in this war. Every day costs human lives. A clear political stance against Erdogan is the least.

 

Turkey’s NATO membership must be frozen with immediate effect. In the next step, we call

for the exclusion of Turkey from NATO.

 

The scale of the humanitarian catastrophe in this war is unimaginable. The only allies of

the West who defended our values against IS terror are now released for launch. Rojava

gives Syria stability, many religious minorities protection and an important democratic perspective.

 

The international community and international institutions must not let themselves be

blackmailed by Erdogan with the refugee deal.

This war is also Europe’s war. Those who do not act now tolerate terror in the Middle East

and endanger security in Europe since IS will use the new situation to gain significant

clout.