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Kurdish Democratic Unity Party In Syria Partîya Yekîtîya Demokrata Kurd li Sûriyê | |
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| Leader | Muhîddîn Şêx Alî |
| Founder | Îsmaîl Omar |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Ideology | Liberalism Secularism Kurdish nationalism Feminism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| National affiliation | Kurdish National Alliance in Syria[citation needed] |
| Colors | White, green, yellow and red. |
| Slogan | Freedom, equality, and justice. |
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The Kurdish Democratic Unity Party in Syria (Yekiti, PYDKS or Yek-Dem) (Kurdish: پارتی یەکێتی دیموکراتی کورد لە سووریا, romanized: Partîya Yekîtîya Demokrata Kurd li Sûriyê; Arabic: حزب الوحدة الديمقراطي الكردي في سوريا, romanized: Hizb alwahdat aldiymuqratiu alkurdiu fi Suria), is a Syrian Kurdish political party which fights against what it terms as the oppression of the Kurdish people in Syria. The party promotes democratic freedoms, respect for human rights, and the national rights of the Kurdish people within the framework of the country's unity. The party believes in prioritizing kurdish cooporation in any means, and to stop conflicts between the pro-KCK and the pro-Barzani wings in Rojava.
The Kurdish Democratic Unity Party in Syria (Yekiti) has a base that extends from Dêrik hemko in the far north-east of Syria, through Qamişlo, Amûdê, Serê Kaniyê and Dirbêsiyê, all the way to Kobanî and Efrîn; PYDKS is one of the major parties sitting in the Syrian Democratic Council. The party maintains a presence in the Syrian capital, Damascus, as well as in Lebanon, Turkey, and a number of European countries, including Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, Britain, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Romania.
The party was a founder of the Damascus Declaration and the Kurdish National Alliance in Syria and was originally a member of the Kurdish National Council, but were expelled due to their cooperative attitude towards the Democratic Union Party (PYD). The party was also a member of the Kurdish National Alliance in Syria, which was led by Mistefa Meşayîx. The PYDKS has no military arm and uses nonviolent tactics, such as sit-ins, demonstrations and protests. Its activism has resulted in its members being arrested and what the party believes amounts to political detention.