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• 48 women murdered in Turkey in October 

  In Turkey, at least 48 women were murdered by men in October, and 23 other women lost their lives under suspicious circumstances. The perpetrators were mostly husbands, partners or male relatives.
• Protests continue in Batman: Resistance against colonial law will win 

  Speaking at the demonstration in front of Batman Municipality, which was usurped by a trustee coup, women politicians stated that colonial law was applied to the Kurdish people and emphasised that resistance would bring victory.
• TJA: Women will stay, trustees will go 

  TJA condemned the appointment of trustees to the municipalities of Batman, Mardin and Halfeti.
• TJK-E calls for action all over Europe to claim the will of people 

  TJK-E calls on women, young people, our patriotic people and all democratic segments to go into action all over Europe and to increase the struggle and resistance.
• KJK pays tribute to Mother of Plaza de Mayo Mirta Acuna De Baravalle 

  KJK has published a condolence message for Mirta Acuna De Baravalle, one of the founders of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo in Argentina.
• Sebahat Tuncel: We must trust ourselves 

  Speaking at the HDK Women's Conference, Sebahat Tuncel said: "Those who want to stand up to this system must get together. We will build the future together."
• Journalist Jîna Mudarîs imprisoned in Iran 

  The Iranian regime continues its crackdown on Kurdish population for alleged involvement in the ‘jin, Jiyan, Azadi’ uprising two years ago.
• YPJ: We will protect our revolution with the spirit of the Kobane resistance 

  YPJ calls upon all women and people to escalate their resistance and struggle against all forms of violence and occupation.
• Hunger strike in Berlin in solidarity with Warisha Moradi and political prisoners in Iran 

  Berlin KJAR Committee started a hunger strike for Warisha Moradi and political prisoners sentenced to death and long prison sentences in Iran.
• Women prepare to take to the streets on 25 November 

  As women’s organizations prepare for 25 November, Feride Eralp, a member of the December Feminist Collective, said that, as every year, they will be taking to the streets again.
• ‘Bêrîtan has been a hope for women struggling for freedom’ 

  YJA Star guerrillas Xwînda Kobanê and Esma Amed, who stated that they struggle in the mountains of Kurdistan on the path of martyr Bêrîtan, emphasised that Bêrîtan is hope for women struggling for freedom.
• Warisha Moradi calls off her hunger strike action in Evin Prison 

  KJAR member Warisha Moradi has been imprisoned in Evin prison in Tehran for 14 months. The Iranian judiciary arbitrarily accuses her of ‘inciting rebellion’. If convicted, she faces the death penalty.
• YPJ fighter wounded in Turkish attack in Manbij dies  

  Pledging to avenge the martyrs and elevate the struggle for freedom, YPJ vowed to remain committed to achieving success and fulfilling the dreams of their martyred comrades.
• Özgül Saki: The government refuses to face the truth 

  DEM Party Istanbul MP Özgül Saki accused the government of dismissing male violence as mere isolated cases, thereby avoiding accountability for the deep harm inflicted by 22 years of entrenched anti-women policies.
• YJK-Scandinavia calls for mobilisation for the freedom of Leader Öcalan 

  YJK-Scandinavia calls for mobilisation for the freedom of Leader Öcalan, saying, “As women, let us increase our organisation and raise the struggle.”
• Civil society activists call on Warisha Moradi to end her hunger strike in Evin Prison 

  More than 120 civil society activists expressed their solidarity with Warisha Moradi who has been on hunger strike for 18 days in Evin prison in Tehran.
• European Kevana Zêrîn Movement holds 2nd congress 

  The European Kevana Zêrîn Movement held its 2nd congress. The name of the movement was changed to Hunera Mizgîn (Mizgîn Women's Culture and Art Movement).
• KJAR calls on Warisha Moradi to end her hunger strike action 

  The health condition of KJAR member Warisha Moradi, who is on an indefinite hunger strike against death penalty, is deteriorating. KJAR called on Moradi to end the strike.
• Internationalist Commune of Rojava pays tribute to Martyr Ronahî/Andrea Wolf 

  Ronahî, Andrea Wolf, fell as a martyr together with 23 of her comrades in North Kurdistan as a result of a Turkish attack on 23 October 1998. The Internationalist Commune of Rojava paid tribute to her.
• TJKE calls on everyone to protest Turkish attacks on Rojava and South Kurdistan 

  The Kurdish Women's Movement in Europe (TJK-E) is calling for protests against the Turkish attacks on Rojava and South Kurdistan.
• ‘Only women can bring the country together’ 

  Stating that the problems in Syria cannot be solved independently of women, women participating in the Syrian national women's dialogue forum said that only women can bring the country together.
• DEM Party Women's Assembly: Women will lead the anti-war struggle 

  DEM Party Women's Assembly announced the final declaration of the meeting held on 20 October where they discussed the political struggle for the new period.
• Iran sentences Kurdish political prisoners to additional jail time 

  Pakshan Azizi and Warisha Moradi, who refused to attend the court session, were sentenced to an additional six months’ imprisonment for “disturbing the prison order” in Evin Prison.
• Increasing repression against women prisoners in Iran 

  As the crackdown on journalists, activists and political prisoners in Iran continues, hundreds of people signed a joint letter calling for a halt to the prison sentences given to journalists Niloufar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi.
• Warisha Moradi’s health deteriorating on day 12 of hunger strike 

  Warisha Moradi, who has been imprisoned in Evin prison in the Iranian capital Tehran for more than 14 months, has been on hunger strike for 12 days.