The Academic Senate of the Polytechnic of Turin and the Academic Senate of the University of Turin have passed a motion on the situation in the north-east of Syria.

The Academic Senate of the Polytechnic of Turin and the Academic Senate of the University of

Turin expressed full solidarity with the people of Kurdistan, currently the subject of a campaign

military invasion, initiated by the Turkish government in violation of international law.

The motion said: "This action constitutes a very serious gesture, which has aroused the condemnation of the international community and has awakened a strong feeling of solidarity with the Kurdish people."

The Academic Senate of the Polytechnic of Turin and the Academic Senate of the University of

Turin "demanded the Italian government: to strongly promote the Turkish government for the immediate cessation of hostilities; to interrupt any activity that may facilitate the war action, in particular the sale to the Turkish government of weapons systems or support for their use; to promote the necessary actions to restore the right to NATO and the European Community

international."

The Academic Senate of the universities also stated that they "want to respond, specifically, to the appeal for solidarity from the universities of Kobane and Rojava to the international academic community, refusing to be silent and indifferent observers of the question." To this end they will "promote this appeal at Italian and foreign universities"

City councils for Rojava

The councils of Carrara, Parma, Pisa, Livorno, Lecce, Mantova, Follonica, Viccio, Frascati, Castelnuovo, Fabbrico approved a series of motions to condemn the attacks on Rojava.

The Italian cities asked the government of Italy to stop all arms sales to Turkey and review diplomatic trade relations.

The first municipality to take action against Turkish occupation was the municipality of Carrara, which convened on 21 October and approved a motion to condemn the attacks with a majority vote.

Parma met on 22 October and issued a call on the European Union, the Council of Europe, NATO and the UN to act to ensure the end of the attacks.

Pisa and Livorno met on 25 October to vote against the invasion of Rojava. Fiumincino and Castelnuovo met on 29 October, while Follonica and Viccio met on 15 November and Lecce on 16 November. Fabbrico city council also approved a motion against the seizure of HDP municipalities in Bakur.