National Initiative for Afrin emphasizes fight against Turkish media disinformation
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – On Tuesday, the final statement of the National Initiative for Afrin in the German city of Bonn stressed the coordination and unification of efforts working for Afrin and its people, and confronting the Turkish media machine and all global, regional and local platforms that consolidate the Turkish occupation and its mercenaries and beautify their image.
The founding meeting of the National Initiative for Afrin was held on Sunday under the slogan “Together for Afrin,” in the German city of Bonn.
The statement stated that the initiative will work to ensure the safe and dignified return of the forcibly displaced residents of Afrin, based on international guarantees.
This initiative aims to expose Turkey’s violations against residents of Syria’s Afrin to international institutions and human rights organizations participating in the initiative. Turkey has been accused of committing systematic violations against Afrin’s local population since their takeover of the region alongside their affiliated armed groups in 2018.
The meeting adopted the issue of providing support and assistance to the displaced people of Afrin and working to send neutral international humanitarian and media organizations to Afrin and Shahba to reveal the facts and get to know the situation closely, according to the statement.