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• Second international women's conference in Berlin on 5 and 6 November 

  The second international women's conference organized by the Network Women Weaving the Future is called "Our Revolution: Building Free Life" and will be held in Berlin on 5 and 6 November.
• 18-year-old murdered in Şırnak 

  A seventeen-year-old girl from Şenoba near Şırnak has become the victim of a femicide. The perpetrator, allegedly her ex-boyfriend, has confessed.
• Two women found dead in suspicious circumstances in Kilis 

  Two unidentified women were found dead in suspicious circumstances in a sand quarry and near the village of Topdağı in Kilis.
• "Bêrîvan Zîlan was a pioneer in the women's liberation struggle" 

  Guerrilla commander Bêrîvan Zîlan, martyred in a Turkish air strike, was a pioneer in the women's liberation struggle. Ronahî Serhad of PAJK pays tribute to her struggle of over thirty years.
• Çay at the Women's Front releases new podcast on water as a weapon 

  Çay at the Women's Front has released a new podcast of the series 'Çay Break'. In this episode, women talk about water as a weapon.
• Femicide in Qamishlo 

  In Qamishlo, a woman has become the victim of femicide. A forty-year-old woman was shot dead at her workplace.
• Shengal women: We must increase struggle for Öcalan's freedom 

  The Yazidi Women's Freedom Movement (TAJÊ) held a meeting to address the isolation imposed on Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan and called for increased struggle for the physical freedom of Öcalan.
• Women demand the release of Kurdish politician Aysel Tuğluk suffering from dementia 

  While the release of Aysel Tuğluk was ordered in the so-called Kobanê trial, the seriously ill Kurdish politician will remain in prison due to a final conviction in another trial.
• IHD says women were victims of 202 rights violations in Aegean region 

  According to the last 6-month report released by the IHD, 202 women experienced rights violations in the Aegean region.
• PAJK Coordination announces the martyrdom of PAJK Council member Berivan Zilan 

  The PAJK Coordination announced that PAJK Council member Berivan Zilan had fallen a martyr.
• Yazidi women’s movement: We stand by the people of Rojava against Turkish attacks 

  TAJÊ condemned the Turkish attacks on Rojava, saying that “Rojava embraced the Yazidi people by fulfilling its humanitarian responsibility during the massacre against the Yazidis on August 3, 2014. We always stand by the people of Rojava.”
• Women's protests in Afghanistan: "We have the strength of the women of Rojava" 

  Mariam Rawi (RAWA) gives her views on women's protests in Afghanistan and emphasises that they will draw inspiration from the struggle of Kurdish women.
• One spy killed and two others arrested in SDF Operation Oath 

  An operation by the SDF targeted a cell is involved in espionage acts against AANES employees, military headquarters, and military sites and tunnels.
• YPJ launches information and documentation office  

  The Women's Protection Units has launched its information and documentation office on social media.
• Frankfurt police launch investigation against Kurdish women's council Amara 

  The Frankfurt police is investigating the Kurdish women's council Amara. The basis of the proceedings is an alleged violation of the law on associations in connection with the ban on PKK activities.
• 'My only crime is being a Peace Mother' 

  The arrested Kurdish journalist Remziye Temel wrote a letter to Bianet about her wardmate Şefika Kandar, a Peace Mother convicted of "terrorism."
• TAJÊ: Now is the time to reclaim the holy Yazidi land and resistance 

  “The Turkish state wants to avenge ISIS. We urge women and young people to stand up to the Turkish attacks and to protect their land and dignity,” the Yazidi Women's Freedom Movement (TAJÊ) said.
• Great interest in the Jineology camp in the Basque Country 

  A Jineology camp was held in the Basque Country, attended by around 50 women from different parts of Europe and Latin America.
• Ekin Wan commemorated at her grave on anniversary of her martyrdom 

  Kevser Eltürk (Ekin Wan), who was martyred in an armed conflict with the Turkish state forces and whose dead body was exposed in an inhumane way, was commemorated at her grave in the city of Van.
• Hilala Zêrîn Movement: We will resist Turkish occupation together 

  The Hîlala Zêrîn Women's Cultural Movement in North and East Syria condemned the invasion attacks of the Turkish state, saying, “We will resist together against occupation.”
• RAJIN commemorates journalist Deniz Fırat 

  The RAJIN Coordination commemorated journalist Deniz Fırat on the anniversary of her martyrdom, saying that “We will not stop shouting the truth like Deniz.”
• Cay-break: a conversation among women about getting to know themselves 

  The first short episode cay-break, published by Cay at the Women's Front is out.
• At least 31 women killed by men in Turkey in July 

  Men killed at least 31 women in July in Turkey, according to JINNEWS data.
• Feminist action in Bologna in remembrance of Jiyan Tolhildan, Roj Xabûr and Barîn Botan 

  Remembering the three female fighters killed in a Turkish attack in Rojava in late July, a group of feminists in Bologna promised to keep up their struggle of women’s liberation and expressed their deepest solidarity with the Kurdish freedom movement.
• Banner drop for Aysel Tuğluk in Amed 

  Activists of the Kurdish women's movement TJA demanded the release of Aysel Tuğluk with a banner dropped from the Tigris Bridge in Amed. The imprisoned lawyer and politician is not released despite her advancing dementia.