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• 18th Zilan Women's Festival held in London  

  The Zilan Women's Festival, organized for the 18th time in London by the Jiyan Women's Assembly, was held with the slogan "We are marching towards the women's revolution – Jin, Jiyan, Azadi".
• Women march in Qamishlo against Turkish occupation and attacks 

  Women took to the streets in the Qamishlo Canton and the district of Til Koçer, vowing to enhance their struggle in the footsteps of martyrs.
• Nagihan Akarsel's project completed: Library, Archive and Research Center opens in Sulaymaniyah 

  The Kurdish Women's Library, Archive and Research Center, was a project pursued by the late journalist-academic Nagihan Akarsel. It opened on Saturday in Sulaymaniyah.
• YJK-S calls on everyone to participate in the Sakine Cansız Women’s Festival on Sunday 

  YJK-S made a call asking everyone to participate in the Sakine Cansız Women’s Festival to be held in Zurich tomorrow, Sunday 25 June.
• KJAR guerrilla: We fill fight in the footsteps of Martyr Zîlan 

  Legendary guerrilla fighter Zeynep Kınacı (Zilan) became immortal following an action of self-sacrifice against Turkish occupation troops in Dersim in 1996. June 30 is the anniversary of her action.
• 73-year-old Peace Mother sentenced to 6 years and 3 months in prison 

  The Turkish regime continues its crackdown on the Kurdish population across the country.
• RJAK pays tribute to Darwish, Shweish and Tûma: We will shatter the dreams of the enemy 

  "To reconsolidate our will in the struggle for freedom and to shatter the dreams of the enemy, we will be encouraged by the price our friends had to pay," said RJAK.
• TJK-E condemns killings of Darwish, Shiwesh and Tuma 

  The European Kurdish Women's Movement (TJK-E) condemned the attack in which Qamishlo Canton co-chair Yusra Darwish, her deputy Leman Shiwesh and their driver Fırat Tuma were murdered.
• Fidan Doğan Festival in Paris: Our revenge is the women's revolution 

  The 6th Fidan Doğan (Rojbîn) Women's Festival took place in Paris on Sunday. The festival dedicated to the Kurdish women murdered in Paris conveyed as its central message: "Our revenge is the women's revolution, Jin Jiyan Azadî!"
• 4 detained in police operation against TÖP and Purple Solidarity 

  Women are among the primary targets of the Turkish regime's political genocide operations across the country.
• Two women killed in Antalya 

  Two women were killed in Antalya. Sinem Albeni was murdered by her husband Ufuk Albeni, while the body of Maya K. was found in an empty land.
• Zilan Women’s Festival kicks off in Germany 

  The 17th Zilan Women's Festival, the biggest gathering of Kurdish women in Germany, began with a panel on women’s revolution and the achievements of Kurdish women.
• YPJ pays tribute to Avrîn Mahsum: She was the voice of women's liberation struggle 

  "Whether in the resistance in Afrin or in the liberation offensives against ISIS, comrade Avrîn was the voice of the women's liberation struggle with her weapon and her camera," said the YPJ in memory of the fallen war reporter Avrîn Mahsum.
• Four women dead in three days 

  Dudu Yılmaz and Bilge Köse were killed by their husbands in Izmir and Antep, while A.K.Y. and Ayşegül Irmak died in suspicious circumstances in Hakkari and Urfa.
• KON-MED calls for participation in the 17th Zilan Women's Festival today 

  KON-MED called for participation in the 17th Zilan Women's Festival today.
• TJK-F calls for participation in Kurdish Women's Festival in France 

  The 6th Fidan Doğan-Rojbin Women's Festival will take place in Stalingrad Square under the motto 'Jin, Jiyan, Azadî’ (Woman, Life, Freedom).
• TJK-E calls for participation in women's festivals in Germany, France and Switzerland 

  The Kurdish Women's Movement in Europe (TJK-E) called for participation in women's festivals to be held in Germany, France and Switzerland.
• Thousands of women march for decent pay all over Switzerland 

  All over Switzerland, tens of thousands of women demonstrated for more respect, decent pay and retirement.
• Zilan Women's Festival will be held in Gelsenkirchen on 17 June 

  TJK-E member Nûpel Munzur said that they want to highlight national culture at the Zilan Women's Festival that will be held in Gelsenkirchen.
• HDP and the Green Left Party Women's Assemblies enter a restructuring process 

  The HDP and the Green Left Party Women's Assemblies said they were in the process of restructuring their parties for freedom and equality: "We have no option other than struggle. The future is ours, to be painted in the colors we wish.”
• Democratic Student Movement opens "Jin Jiyan Azadî" exhibition in Şêxmêqsûd  

  The Democratic Student Movement opened an exhibition in the neighbourhood of Şêxmêqsûd in Aleppo as part of its "Jin Jiyan Azadî freedom initiative. The movement said that its actions will continue until the freedom of Leader Abdullah Öcalan is achieved.
• Zilan Women's Festival will take place in Gelsenkirchen on 17 June 

  The traditional Zilan Women's Festival will take place in Gelsenkirchen on Saturday 17 June with the slogan "From Kurdistan to the world: Jin Jiyan Azadî!". The event is dedicated to the Kurdish revolutionary Evîn Goyî, who was murdered in Paris.
• A mother fighting the embargo  

  Every day early in the morning, she starts her journey against all the hardships of life, collecting and selling herbs and vegetables. She is resisting the challenges of the embargo and high prices to ensure a dignified life for her children.
• Trustee changes name of park dedicated to Kurdish activist 

  The Turkish regime's anti-Kurdish stance knows no limits. It even targeted the name of a park in Nusaybin dedicated to Kader Ortakaya, a Kurdish activist who was shot dead by Turkish soldiers at the Kobanê border in 2014.
• Survivors of 1937-38 Dersim Genocide die 

  Eşliye Çice and Necef Duman, who survived the Dersim Genocide of 1837-38, lost their lives.