Photo Credit © Hayne Palmour Iv/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA Press.
The YPJ is an all-female military wing of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party, made up of ethnic Kurds, Arabs and foreign volunteers. Emerging from the Kurdish resistance movement, the group’s numbers have grown from a single battalion in 2013, to over 24,000 fighters. Today, the YPJ says it makes up about 40% of the total Kurdish military in the region. The militia were involved and engaged in the Seige of Kobani and offensives against ISIS strongholds in Tabqa and Raqqa. After joining the guerrilla group, women must spend at least a month practicing military tactics and studying political theories from Abdullah Öcalan. The writer and philosopher is famous for his teachings on gender equality, female emancipation and self-defence. The group has been defending the Kurdish-majority city of Afrin from Turkish forces backed by Syrian rebels after they launched an offensive in mid-January. Ankara considers the YPG a terrorist group, an offshoot of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) which has led an insurgency in Turkey for decades.
Juan Carlos Hernandez, is a photographer with 18 years of experience in photojournalism, has been a collaborator of different international agencies. He is currently represented by Zumapress, performing as a correspondent in Venezuela. This year he was the winner of the national prize of investigative journalism in his country, the award was granted by the granted by the international organism IPYS, institute of press and society.
Hernandez has achieved publications in different international media such as the New Yor Times, the electronic edition of Time magazine and various television news. He has won prizes in other countries.
Hernandez has achieved publications in different international media such as the New Yor Times, the electronic edition of Time magazine and various television news. He has won prizes in other countries.
Photo Credit © Bob Noble/Globe Photos via Zuma Press.
Juan Carlos Hernandez, is a photographer with 18 years of experience in photojournalism, has been a collaborator of different international agencies. Currently represented by ZUMA Press, performing as a correspondent in Venezuela. This year he was the winner of the national prize of investigative journalism in his country, the award was granted by the granted by the international organism IPYS, institute of press and society.
Hernandez has achieved publications in different international media such as the New Yor Times, the electronic edition of Time magazine and various television news. He has won prizes in other countries.
Juan Carlos Hernandez, is a photographer with 18 years of experience in photojournalism, has been a collaborator of different international agencies. Currently represented by ZUMA Press, performing as a correspondent in Venezuela. This year he was the winner of the national prize of investigative journalism in his country, the award was granted by the granted by the international organism IPYS, institute of press and society.
Hernandez has achieved publications in different international media such as the New Yor Times, the electronic edition of Time magazine and various television news. He has won prizes in other countries.
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