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• HDP MPs ask the minister: Conscience or Istanbul Convention? 

  Women MPs of the HDP have addressed a parliamentary question to Minister of Family, Labor and Social Services Selçuk: “As a minister and woman, with what will you protect yourself when you are subjected to violence?"
• Women activists insulted and threatened in police custody in Amed 

  22 women detained in Amed (Diyarbakir) have been kept in police headquarters for 3 days. Reports say that the women were insulted and threatened in custody.
• Another Kurdish politician sentenced to prison in Turkey 

  HDP politician Halide Türkoğlu was sentenced to six years and three months in prison for her membership in the now-banned KJA and Kurdî-Der organizations.
• Young women from Afrin rally against isolation of Öcalan 

  Women from Afrin staged a demonstration in the Shehba Canton in protest at the isolation of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Rosa Women's Association: We will take stronger steps 

  The Rosa Women's Association condemned the political genocide operations and vowed to organize more and take stronger steps.
• Police search Rosa Women's Association, arrest many - NEW 

  At least 22 people have been detained during the police raid at Rosa Women's Association in Amed.
• Police search Rosa Women's Association, arrest many 

  Rosa Women's Association was searched by police this morning and so were many houses. A number of people have been detained.
• PAJK: We must raise the struggle for Öcalan’s freedom 

  PAJK celebrated the birthday of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and urged all women to join the ‘Time of Freedom’ campaign and to fulfill their pioneering duty until the physical freedom of Öcalan is achieved."
• KJK message for April 4: It is time for freedom!  

  On the occasion of Abdullah Öcalan's birthday, the KJK said,“It must not be possible for a leader who has become a hope for the Kurdish people and humanity, and especially women, to be held incommunicado. The time for Leader Apo's freedom has come.”
• YPJ Commander: The women who defeated ISIS will also defeat the occupiers 

  On the occasion of the anniversary of the founding of the YPJ, Commander Stêrk Kobanê said: "The women who defeated ISIS will also defeat the occupation forces."
• TJA celebrates Abdullah Öcalan on his birthday 

  The TJA (Free Women's Movement) celebrated Abdullah Öcalan on his birthday, today, 4 April.
• Jineoloji Research Centre opens in Aleppo 

  A Jineoloji Research Center was opened in the neighbourhood of Şêxmeqsud, in Aleppo.
• TJA activist strip-searched in custody 

  TJA activist Seyhan Başak has been battered and strip-searched in Hakkari prison.
• Women take to the street reclaiming the Istanbul Convention 

  Women continue to protest Turkey’s decision to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention on Protection from Violence. During a protest in Istanbul, attention was drawn to fifty murdered women who could still be alive.
• Two elderly Kurdish women not released from prison 

  Two Kurdish women aged 71 and 79, who were arrested on terror charges in the course of case against the Amed-based solidarity association MEBYA-DER a month ago, remain in detention. The reason given is that there is a risk of flight.
• Men in Turkey kill at least 28 women in March 

  According to the women's rights organization KCDP, in March at least 28 women were murdered by men in Turkey. The group also registered an increase in hostility and attacks against members of the LGBTIQ+ community.
• Call for action for YPJ fighter sentenced to life imprisonment in Turkey 

  YPJ fighter Çiçek Kobanê has been sentenced to life imprisonment in Turkey. YPJ Commander Newroz Ehmed said that the trial of Çiçek Kobanê is the trial of all women and vowed support for their companion.
• TAJÊ: Êzîdxan remains standing thanks to the HPG and YJA Star 

  "Thanks to the heroism of the freedom fighters, Êzîdxan remains standing and is resisting today. We will not give up our freedom," said Yazidi Women's Freedom Movement.
• Women block Galata Bridge in Istanbul 

  On the Galata Bridge in Istanbul, activists of the trade union federation KESK protested against the cancellation of the agreement on the prevention of violence against women: "We will not be isolated, we are women and in revolt!"
• TJA activist jailed in Hakkari 

  The Turkish regime’s all-out attacks against the organization of Kurdish women continue unabated.
• TJA activist sentenced to 7 years and 6 months in jail 

  TJA activist Gülcihan Şimşek was sentenced to 7 years and 6 months in prison over press releases and events she had attended.
• Women in Stockholm protest Turkey's withdrawal from Istanbul Convention 

  Women in Stockholm protested against Erdoğan and the Turkish state for withdrawing from the Istanbul Convention.
• Women in Milan and Darmstadt protest Turkey's withdrawal from Istanbul Convention 

  The withdrawal of the Turkish state from the Istanbul Convention was protested in Milan in Italy and Darmstadt in Germany.
• Buldan: We do not surrender to the arbitrariness of the one-man regime 

  The HDP Women's Council is meeting in Ankara to discuss further action against the party ban and the denunciation of the Istanbul Convention. In the run-up to the meeting, co-chair Pervin Buldan issued a combative statement.
• Istanbul Convention: "Vaccine for Women against Violence" 

  In Istanbul, women have once again made it clear that withdrawing from the Istanbul Convention is out of the question for them. The demonstration was stopped by a massive police contingent.