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• Participants of the 5th Jinelogy Camp condemn Turkish attacks 

  Participants of the 5th Şehîd Delal Nurhak Jinelogy Camp condemn the current Turkish attacks on Rojava and the mountains of Kurdistan and send solidarity greetings to the guerrillas, the YPG and YPJ in a video.
• Against all forms of state violence and the patriarchal mindset: Jin, Jiyan, Azadî 

  “Under the slogan, “Woman, Life, Freedom,” we will strengthen our leadership in the process of building Democratic Confederalism of the women of the Middle East. We must make our century the era of women’s liberation by supporting the women’s revolution!”
• PAJK: Kurdish people will not give up their struggle at any price 

  In view of the Turkish wave of attacks on Rojava and the Medya Defence Zones, the PAJK said: "No power will achieve its goal by shedding Kurdish blood. The Kurdish people will not give up their struggle at any price."
• Mother Hogir, member of HPG-Jin one of the martyrs of Derik 

  Hediye Abdullah, who was known as Mother Hogir, a member of the HPC-Jin Women's Civil Defense Forces, is one of the martyrs of Derik.
• Rete Jin calls for immediate mobilisation against Turkish invasion of Rojava 

  “Kobanê is the symbol of the vanguard of women against the Islamic State and of humanity's resistance to barbarism. We believe it is the responsibility of the entire international community to react to this barbarity.”
• YPJ Spokeswoman calls for a united struggle against Turkish attacks: “Silence is complicity" 

  YPJ Spokeswoman, Ruksen Mihemed, calls for a struggle based on the Revolutionary People’s War in response to the increasingly ongoing Turkish attacks on North-East Syria.
• Hundreds of women's organizations in Europe mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence 

  Hundreds of women's organizations in European cities took to the streets on Saturday to mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, 25 November.
• WDR: Out to the streets! Defend the women’s revolution in Rojava! 

  Women Defend Rojava called on everyone to take to the streets against the Turkish attacks on Rojava.
• TJK-E welcomes 25 November under the motto “Jin, Jiyan, Azadî: Defend Life” 

  The Kurdish women's movement TJK-E has chosen the motto "Jin, Jiyan, Azadî, defend life!" as the slogan for its activities on this year's day of struggle against violence against women on 25 November. Actions are planned in several European countries.
• Internationalist women in Frankfurt expose war crimes carried out by Turkey with a video action 

  Internationalist young women exposed the war crimes carried out by the Turkish state with a video action in Frankfurt.
• Police raid Kaktüs Young Women's Association in Kadıköy and take many women into custody 

  The police raided the Kaktüs Young Women's Association in Kadıköy and took many women into custody including SKM General Spokesperson Çiçek Otlu.
• Reşit: PKK is revenge for 5,000 years of patriarchy 

  The PKK has provided important answers in the women's freedom struggle and represents the hope of freedom for countless women, says Jiyan Reşit, a commander of the women's guerrilla army YJA Star.
• Final declaration of TAJÊ Congress published 

  The Yazidi women's movement TAJÊ wants to organise itself even better and strengthen its capacity for self-defence. On Sunday, 250 delegates gathered for the second congress in Shengal.
• Letters of solidarity sent to imprisoned women in Dersim  

  Letters of solidarity were sent to imprisoned women in Dersim on the occasion of 25 November, International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
• Kongra Star Aleppo Coordination announces action program for 25 November 

  Kongra Star Aleppo Coordination announced the action program for 25 November, International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
• Preparations for HPC-Jin general conference underway 

  The 150 delegates who attended the annual meeting of the HPC-Jin Euphrates region started the preparations for the general conference.
• Congress of women's centres starts in Amed 

  The three-day congress of women's shelters and counselling centres against violence against women in Turkey has started in Amed. Adalet Kaya from the Rosa Women's Association opened the congress with the slogan "Jin, Jiyan, Azadî".
• Women in Binarê Qendil start 25 November activities 

  Women made a press statement on 25 November in Binarê Qendil, and issued a call to fight together against oppression.
• Women in North-East Syria grow stronger through organizing 

  Women in North-East Syria grow stronger by organizing in all spheres of life, from economy to art, from social work to politics, from ecology to diplomacy.
• Women said to have commited suicide are often victims of femicide, say women organizations 

  Speaking about the suspicious death of 4 women in 7 days in Van, Rojbin Bor from the Star Women's Association said that femicides are often portrayed as "suicide" and are the result of the women's policy implemented by the government.
• YJK-E calls on women to attend Düsseldorf march on 12 November 

  The YJK-E called on women to attend the Düsseldorf march on 12 November, saying, "We must be the voice and breath of the freedom fighters."
• Participants of the International Women’s Conference in Berlin seek 'a new world’ 

  At the Technical University in Berlin, the international women's conference "Our Revolution: Liberating Life" of the network "Women Weaving Future" was held on November 5-6.
• 'Jin, Jiyan, Azadî' is a philosophy and will create world women's confederalism 

  "When the night is the deepest, the day is the closest," says Ayten Dersim of the PAJK, calling for intensifying the struggle and throwing fascism "on the rubbish heap of history".
• Second International Women's Conference ends with final declaration and call to raise the struggle 

  The reading of the final declaration of the Second International Women's Conference in Berlin. The women called to raise the struggle.
• Women's Conference in Berlin: The desired life will not come through miracles but a revolution 

  The second day of the international women's conference in Berlin is dedicated to the political prisoners who are imprisoned because of their struggle for freedom and who cannot participate in the exciting debates.