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• Women in Cologne send letters to the UN demanding freedom for Öcalan 

  The Viyan Women's Council in Cologne has sent hundreds of letters to the UN. The letter campaign calls on the UN to act for Abdullah Öcalan's freedom and a just peace in Turkey.
• Man kills his wife in Izmir 

  A woman named Husna T. was killed with a firearm in Bornova.
• REPAK: “Get your hands off the Yazidis” 

  “The Yazidi community survived the genocide by the ISIS and is now threatened by Iraq and the KDP. Get your hands off the Yazidis,” says REPAK and demands solidarity with the people in Shengal and recognition of the right to self-determination.
• Women detained for “insulting Erdoğan” during the Feminist March released 

  17 women accused of insulting the Turkish president during the feminist night march in Istanbul have been released from custody with judicial review measure.
• TJK-E: It is time to claim Shengal 

  TJK-E called on the democratic public opinion, especially the Kurdish women and the Kurdish people, and the women's movements to endorse the will of Shengal.
• Several women detained in police operation in Istanbul 

  In Istanbul, police stormed apartments and arrested participants of the feminist night demonstration on March 8.
• Free Women's Movement condemns arrests of MEBYA-DER activists 

  TJA reacted to the arrest of MEBYA-DER executives and activists with a written statement saying "We do not recognize these fascist decisions imposed by the men's state on women.”
• One woman dies and two suffer torture in Istanbul and Kocaeli 

  A woman died suspiciously in Esenyurt, Istanbul while 2 other women were tortured, one in Istanbul and the other in Kocaeli.
• Pervin Buldan: We are shaking the throne of those in power 

  Pervin Buldan called on all women in the Turkish parliament to fight together. “Let's turn the men's parliament into a women's parliament!"
• Women in Denmark organise online meeting and conference  

  Conferences and meetings were held in Denmark to mark 8 March by different women's organizations, including Kurdish women.
• Internationalist women release video and song 

  Women from many parts of the world have come to Rojava to defend the revolution and to learn from it. Many take part in the construction of the Jinwar women's village. The internationalist women have now released a song called "Ballem" and a video clip.
• Our Kurdish sisters are leading the way 

  Internationalist women from Britain sent messages to celebrate Kurdish women on 8 March 2021 International Women’s Day.
• Women celebrate International Women’s Day worldwide 

  Since 1911, women around the world have celebrated International Women's Day on March 8 to draw attention to women's rights and gender equality. However, after more than 100 years, it is still evident that inequality persists.
• International Women’s Day celebrated across Rojava 

  The International Women's Struggle Day in the autonomous region of Northern and Eastern Syria was celebrated in the spirit of the women's revolution of Rojava. There was a call to expand the women's struggle for freedom.
• Feminist night march in Istanbul 

  The traditional feminist night march for March 8 has taken place in Istanbul. Thousands of women have turned Taksim Square into a purple sea of flags and marched towards Karaköy under the slogan "Feminist revolt instead of obedience - everywhere".
• Amed: “We defend life against femicide; freedom against isolation” 

  "As long as we women exist, fascism will not be able to institutionalize in this country," said Kurdish politician Saliha Aydemir at the March 8 rally in Amed.
• Yazidi women in Shengal celebrate International Women's Day 

  Yazidi women celebrated March 8 in the Kersê valley on Mount Shengal. The international community was urged to recognize August 3 as "Femicide and Genocide Remembrance Day."
• Women rally in Raqqa for March 8 

  Hundreds of women celebrated March 8 in Raqqa city of Northern and Eastern Syria with their traditional clothes.
• DP deputy chairwoman releases herself from house arrest 

  The deputy chairwoman of the Revolutionary Party, Burcugül Çubuk, has released herself from house arrest due to March 8.
• Female academics at Boğaziçi celebrate March 8 during protest against appointed rector 

  As the protests against the appointment of AKP member Melih Bulu as rector are continuing, female academics at the university held an March 8 event at the campus of Boğaziçi.
• Women celebrate March 8 in Van 

  During a mass rally marking March 8 in Van, women protested Imrali isolation and said women's resistance would ensure a free life.
• Two Kurdish women elected to Lausanne city administration 

  Two Kurdish women were elected to the city administration of Lausanne in local elections held in the Vaud canton of Switzerland on Sunday.
• Female fighters of MMC: We’ll continue fighting until the liberation of all women 

  On March 8, female fighters of the Manbij Military Council speak about their motivation and vow that they will continue fighting until the liberation of all women.
• Mesopotamia Women Journalists’ Platform celebrates March 8 

  Mesopotamia Women Journalists’ Platform said, "We use our cameras and pens to report on women who are subjected to violence and oppression".
• Jin TV celebrates March 8 and 3rd founding anniversary 

  Launched under the motto "The voice of women and the essence of life", Jin TV broadcasts in many languages, mainly in Kurdish.