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• Rukayya from Deir ez-Zor: “Now I can defend myself and my people” 

  Deir ez-Zor Asayish security forces member Rukayya: "Today as a woman from Deir ez-Zor, I want to be an example for other women from here. During the regime era, we could be doctors, lawyers, nurses or teachers. But there was always a limit."
• Forty women killed in October 2017 in Turkey 

  At least forty women were killed while thirty-two children were subjected to sexual abuse in October 2017, a report by We Will Stop Femicide Platform says.
• Turkey jails 60 years old Peace Mother from Silopi 

  Turkey jailed a 60-year-old Peace Mother from Silopi after her prison sentence was upheld by Turkish Supreme Court on Tuesday.
• Turkey ranks 105th out of 153 countries safe for women 

  A new global index on Women, Peace, and Security released at the United Nations ranked Turkey 105th out of 153 countries. The report said that 40 percent of women are subjected to violence in Turkey.
• Women call on the CPT to do its job for Öcalan 

  Women protesting for the Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan for days in Strasbourg say they won’t leave until they hear from him.
• Female prisoners go on indefinite hunger strike for Öcalan 

  Protests continue for Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan who is held in aggravated isolation by the Turkish state in İmralı Island High Security Prison since April 5, 2015.
• Beritan, a symbol of the PKK’s resistance 

  When the Turkish operation against Southern Kurdistan started Beritan was in Xakurke. She fought a fierce battle against the Turkish army and collaborators. On 25 October 1992 she threw herself off a cliff instead of surrendering.
• YJŞ fighters return home after Raqqa campaign 

  Fighters of Shengal Women's Units (YJŞ) who took part in the operation to liberate Raqqa, have returned home after four months of battle against Daesh gangs.
• ‘The voice of women of Raqqa should be heard’ 

  The women of Raqqa should have a greater role in the solution of Syrian crisis and their voice should be heard, Lina Berekat, spokeswoman for the Syrian Women Council said.
• "We have fulfilled our promise to save women from ISIS cruelty" 

  SDF Commander Rojda Felat stated that as the women’s forces, they set this year as the year to liberate Raqqa, and they have now fulfilled their promise to save women from ISIS cruelty along with Raqqa.
• YPJ: We dedicate the Raqqa victory to Öcalan and all the women 

  YPJ Commander Nesrin Abdullah said; “YPJ has been a hope for all the women of Syria during the Raqqa campaign, defending women from Kurdish, Arabian and other nations and all religions and planting seeds of brotherhood among peoples.”
• The University of Rojava starts Jineology programme 

  The University of Rojava in Qamishlo starts Jineology (Women Studies) programme for the upcoming semester that starts on October 16.
• Kurdish female guerrillas challenge the Turkish army in Barzan 

  The intensity of the actions by female guerrilla forces YJA Star proves the AKP’s propaganda against Kurdish guerrillas wrong. We witnessed how desperate Turkish soldiers were against female guerrillas in Barzan region (*).
• YJŞ forces rescue another family from ISIS in Raqqa 

  Shengal’s Women’s Defense Units YJŞ who have been involved in the operation to liberate Raqqa rescued another family from ISIS gangs.
• "Êzidî women are taking vengeance with the Leader’s philosophy" 

  The YJŞ Command has condemned the international conspiracy against Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan enacted on October 9, 1998.
• 27 women from Deir ez-Zor join SDF 

  39 female fighters completed their military training in Martyr Ruken Academy and deployed to their units. 27 of them are from Deir ez-Zor.
• First female fighters of Idlib 

  Jaysh al-Thuwar (The Army of Revolutionaries) will form the first woman military unit in Idlib. The group will be led by Dr Nadya Hasan, one of the first female fighters in the region.
• Woman prisoners of PKK and PAJK to resist against prison uniforms 

  PKK and PAJK prisoners in Gebze Women’s Prison declared that they will resist against the proposed prison uniform policy by Erdoğan regime.
• Women defy the cycling ban in Mariwan 

  The head of the Islamic Republic of Iran who boasts of challenging the world is cudgelling his brains over a group of women riding bicycles in Mariwan city recently. Defying the ban, women launched a bicycle activity called "Green Tuesday".
• Joint declaration from 100 women’s organizations for freedom 

  Women are uniting against the laws the AKP government of Turkey tries to pass. About 100 LGBT+ and women’s organizations have put their signature under a joint declaration saying, “These laws cannot just be passed for an equal and free life”.
• 42 female fighters join the ranks of Manbij Military Council 

  42 female fighters have completed the Martyr Amara Jarablus training cycle in the Martyr Roksana Academy and joined the ranks of Manbij Military Council.
• Meetings on Jineology continue in Argentine 

  The Women's Committee in Solidarity with Kurdistan in Argentine has organized a series of events titled "A new paradigm for our freedom: Jineology" on September 20 to introduce Jineology, science of women advocated by Abdullah Öcalan.
• Demonstration for justice for Sakine, Fidan and Leyla in Paris 

  Dozens of women joined the weekly demo demanding justice for three Kurdish revolutionaries Sakine Cansız, Fidan Doğan and Leyla Şaylemez who were murdered in French capital Paris in 2013.
• HDP presents report on ‘Women's Rights Violations in Turkey’ 

  HDP Parliamentary Group Deputy Filiz Kerestecioğlu presented a report titled "Women's Rights Violations in Turkey" on Monday at the meeting of the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
• Thousands of women protest feminicide and violence in Mexico 

  In Mexico thousands of women took to the streets to protest against feminicide. According to official figures 5 women get killed in Mexico every day, and 60% of women suffers violence.