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• Woman found dead in Istanbul 

  A Georgian woman living in Istanbul has been found dead.
• Woman brutally killed in Balıkesir 

  A woman was tortured to death in Burhaniye district of Balıkesir.
• Women’s Festival in Vienna in solidarity with Rojava Revolution 

  A solidarity festival in solidarity with the revolution of Rojava took place in Vienna.
• Women in Raqqa call for unity against occupation 

  Women in the Raqqa city took to the streets to denounce the crimes committed in Turkish occupied regions in North-East Syria.
• Kongra Star in solidarity with Pakistani women against rape 

  Kongra Star saluted the struggle of our sisters in Pakistan and their actions on September 12.
• Women Defend Rojava pays tribute to Zehra, Hebûn and Amina 

  "With its fascist policy, the Turkish state has targeted them in an attempt to destroy the women’s revolution. But the murder of our comrades will not go unpunished, and this strengthens our organisation even more," said Women Defend Rojava.
• Woman dies in suspicious circumstances in Silvan 

  A woman named Zehra Eken died suspiciously at her home in a neighbourhood of Silvan, Amed.
• Women's economy strengthened through cooperatives in Cizire 

  Women's movement Kongreya Star is a motor for the development of women's cooperation and the economic independence of women in North and East Syria.
• Three TJA activists detained in Amed 

  For two days, three activists of the Kurdish women's movement TJA have been in police custody in Amed. The background is unclear.
• Women rally in Istanbul: "We will find Gülistan Doku" 

  Kurdish student Gülistan Doku has been missing for 248 days. In Istanbul, activists of a justice commission named after the 21-year-old demanded the resumption of the official search operations that had been stopped.
• Başaran: Rape is a special war method 

  The spokeswoman of the HDP Women's Council, Ayşe Acar Başaran, states that the case of Ipek Er is not only a result of the misogynist government policy in Turkey, but also has to be seen as part of the war policy in Kurdistan.
• Iranian female activist detained in Turkey 

  Iranian women's rights activist Maryam Shariatmadari has been arrested in Denizli, Turkey, and is feared to be deported to the Iranian regime.
• Appointment of trustees causes increase in violence against women 

  HDP Erciş provincial co-chair Sarya Bilici said that with the seizure of municipalities and the closure of women's institutions, violence against women has increased recklessly.
• Violence against women increases 33% in August 

  The KCDP reported that there was at least 33 percent increase in violence against women in the month of August.
• One woman killed, another died in Istanbul 

  A woman was killed by her husband in Gaziosmanpaşa and another found dead in Bakırköy, Istanbul on Saturday.
• Shehba Free Women’s Union holds third conference 

  The conference is taking place at the Culture and Arts Hall in the Fafin district of Shehba with the participation of 100 delegates.
• Jailed Peace Mother suffers heart attack 

  Peace Mother Makbule Özbek, who has been imprisoned since June, suffered a heart attack in the women's prison in Amed. The condition of the 72-year-old woman is critical; she is in intensive care in a hospital.
• Webinar on feminicide and war on women 

  Webinar on femicide organised by Kurdistan Solidarity Campaign.
• Gökkan says rape is part of the government's war policy 

  TJA spokeswoman Ayşe Gökkan said that the cities of Kurdistan are going through a war period and added that the harassment and rape incidents are part of a concept of war waged by the state.
• Man arrested over rape of 11-year-old in Van 

  H.T. was arrested on charges of having raped an 11-year-old girl named S.D. in Van province.
• Men kill 27 women in August, 23 die in suspicious circumstances 

  We Will Stop Femicide Platform said that 50 women died in August.
• YJK-E holds third congress in Darmstadt 

  The third congress of the women's umbrella organization YJK-E took place in Darmstadt this weekend. Delegates from all over Germany discussed the strengths and weaknesses of the Kurdish women's movement in Germany.
• KJK member Rûken: Let's break isolation and spread resistance 

  Zerîn Rûken, member of the coordination of the Kurdistan Women’s Community, spoke about importance of the women's army and current developments.
• 20-year-old woman murdered in Dirbêsiyê 

  In Dirbêsiyê in northeastern Syria, a 20-year-old woman has fallen victim to a femicide. The perpetrator is said to be the brother of the murdered woman. In early August, a woman had been killed by her brother in Kobanê.
• Five years of Bethnahrin Women's Protection Forces 

  Five years ago, a few dozen women in northeast Syria founded the first Christian women's combat association HSNB. In the meantime, female defense forces are trained at three military academies.