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• Iranian repression targets women in Rojhilat 

  The wave of arrests against Kurdish civil society in Iran harshly affects women. Some of the women detained continue to be interrogated in Revolutionary Guard prisons.
• HDP Women's Council launches “Justice for Women” campaign 

  The HDP Women's Council has launched its "Justice for Women" campaign in Ankara amid a massive police blockade. "We see here today how necessary our campaign is," said MP Ayşe Acar Başaran.
• Yazidi woman kidnapped in occupied Afrin, delivered to Turkey for trial 

  An abducted Yazidi woman has been delivered to Turkey for trial "on charges of terrorism".
• FEDA: We stand by Boğaziçi students and academic Ayşe Buğra 

  FEDA Women's Council sent a message of solidarity to Boğaziçi academic Ayşe Buğra who was targeted by Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan.
• Sulaymaniyah Deputy Governor: Women should defend their land 

  Sulaymaniyah Deputy Governor and women's rights lawyer Leyla Omer Ali said: "We should be able to defend our land just like the women of Rojava."
• SKB calls for women's strike against the patriarchal system on March 8 

  The Socialist Women's Association SKB has called for a women's strike against the patriarchal system on March 8, International Women's Day.
• HDP Sultangazi district co-chair jailed 

  Kurdish politician Berivan Zadsan has been arrested in Istanbul. The co-chairwoman of the HDP's Sultangazi association has a final verdict against her on terror charges. She has already been transferred to the Bakırköy women's prison.
• Protest outside the Turkish Embassy in London in solidarity with Boğaziçi University struggle 

  Solidarity continues to grow for the protests which were triggered by the appointment of pro-Erdogan rector Melih Bulu, a businessman who had previously stood as a candidate for the ruling AKP.
• Kurdish women in Russia write to international institutions 

  Kurdish women in Russia send a letter to international institutions about hunger strikes in Turkey.
• Lawsuit against women defending Istanbul Convention 

  A lawsuit was filed against women defending the Istanbul Convention and Mezopotamya Agency journalist Eylem Akdağ, who followed the news.
• Man kills wife in Istanbul 

  Hatice Helvacı, a woman living in Ümraniye, was murdered by her husband Mehmet Helvacı.
• Women collect signatures in Berlin and Hamburg to prosecute Erdogan 

  Women collected signatures in Berlin and Hamburg as part of the "100 Reasons to prosecute the dictator" campaign launched by the Kurdish women's movement in Europe which wants to bring "Turkish dictator Recep Tayyip Erdogan" to justice.
• PAJK: To become Viyan is to destroy the isolation 

  PAJK Coordination commemorated Viyan Soran, who set herself on fire to protest the isolation imposed upon Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan. "Viyan’s self-immolation is an attitude to destroy the isolation," PAJK said.
• Life sentence sought for woman who carried out self-defense 

  31-year-old Melek Ipek survived torture by her husband thanks to self-defense. The chief public prosecutor's office in did not recognize self-defense and charged her with premeditated murder.
• January ends with 23 women killed and 14 dead in suspicious circumstances 

  According to the male violence report compiled by the We Will Stop Femicide Platform 23 women were murdered in January and 14 women died in suspicious circumstances.
• PKK commemorates YJA Star commander Viyan Soran 

  Fifteen years ago, YJA Star commander Viyan Soran immolated herself in Heftanin in protest against the extermination concept against the Kurdish people and the isolation on Abdullah Öcalan.
• “Partnership with Turkey will devour the KDP as well” 

  The February issue of the monthly Women's Newspaper Newaya Jin covers the national unity strategy, the current political climate in the region, the social solution paradigm, strip search, "100 Reasons" campaign, Duhok refugee camp and trustee policies.
• United Kurdish Women's Platform stands by Ayşe Gökkan 

  The United Kurdish Women's Platform reacted to the arrest of TJA Spokeswoman Ayşe Gökkan and said: “Ayşe Gökkan is a brave Kurdish woman who has been involved in Kurdish civil politics for years. We stand by Ayşe."
• Risking lives to save lives 

  Hesekê has long been liberated from ISIS terror, but the jihadists' mines and booby traps still lurk everywhere in the canton in northeastern Syria. Three women want to change that. Their vision: risking lives to save lives.
• Jinên Ciwanên Têkoşer holds its third conference 

  Jinên Ciwanên Têkoşer (Struggling Young Women) began its 3rd conference with the participation of 100 delegates in Sulaymaniyah.
• TJK-E: Organized women will not be silenced 

  Within two days, two leading activists of the Kurdish women's movement in Turkey, Ayşe Gökkan and Zeynep Ölbeci, were arrested. The TJK-E sees this as an aspect of the feminicidal politics of the fascist Erdogan regime.
• TJA Spokeswoman Ayşe Gökkan remanded in custody 

  TJA Spokeswoman Ayşe Gökkan was remanded in custody after appearing in court in Amed on Thursday.
• Women step up the 100 Reasons to Prosecute the Dictator Campaign 

  The 100 Reasons to Prosecute the Dictator Campaign has published a new video to invite people to sign the petition and to explain why the campaign is important.
• TJA spokeswoman Ayşe Gökkan appears in Court 

  TJA spokeswoman Ayşe Gökkan, who was detained after the arrest warrant, appeared in court.
• Court sends politician Ölbeci to prison 

  Zeynep Ölbeci, who had been taken into custody on Wednesday morning within the scope of the Kobanê investigation, was sent to jail by the Ankara 22nd High Criminal Court.