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• Second stage of "Women Rise Up for Afrin" campaign launched 

  Kurdish women's movement Kongreya Star has announced the launch of the second phase of the campaign "Women Rise Up for Afrin" at Camp Berxwedan in Shehba and announced their current demands.
• TAJÊ: Ezidi women abducted and sold in Afrin  

  TAJÊ stated that Ezidi women in Afrin were abducted and sold as they were in Shengal and confirmed that the Ezidi society has been subjected not only to physical aggression, but also to other kind of attacked aimed at destroying them culturally.
• Solidarity with Afrin at Jineoloji camp in Bilbao 

  In the Basque Country there is a Jineoloji camp with international participation. In addition to seminars and workshops, the participants also take to the streets to demonstrate solidarity with the resistance of Afrin.
• 25 women murdered in Turkey in March 

  According to a statement by the ‘Platform We Will Stop Women Killings’, 25 women were murdered in Turkey in March.
• YPJ marks the 5th year of founding and Öcalan’s birthday 

  YPJ vowed that in the 6th year of their fight, they will continue their struggle on these principles and be the voice of all those oppressed.
• YJA-Star guerrillas: "We are in debt to our Leader" 

  Guerrillas of YJA-Star congratulated Abdullah Öcalan's birthday, April 4th.
• Iranian writer has been on hunger strike for 57 days 

  Iranian author Golrokh Iraee Ibrahim has been on a hunger strike for 57 days in protest of prison conditions. So far, the Iranian authorities have not responded to the demands of Ibrahim.
• Female ISIS member from Germany surrenders to SDF in Deir ez-Zor 

  German national Elina Viktor talked to ANHA News Agency about her participation in ISIS, her trip to Syria via Turkey and finally her escape from ISIS.
• Ezidi women: We migrated from Afrin to avoid another Shengal case 

  Ezidi women who migrated from Afrin to Shehba alongside hundreds of thousands from Afrin say that “We migrated from Afrin to avoid another Shengal case.”
• Letter from brother of Alina Sánchez (Lêgerîn Çiya) 

  "The joy of sharing my life with Alina's smile is immeasurable," writes Juan Sánchez, brother of Alina (Lêgerîn Çiya), in memory of her.
• Women's Council Center opens in Raqqa 

  Women's Council Centre has been opened in Raqqa.
• Jineolojî Academy commemorates Alina Sanchez 

  Friends of Alina Sanchez from the Jineolojî Academy commemorated their comrade Legerîn always as a joyful, brave and revolutionary woman who created stable bridges of friendship between women and people from all over the world.
• Marie Claire publishes a feature article about Anna Campbell 

  International fashion magazine Marie Claire published a feature article about British internationalist fighter Anna Campbell, who was martyred in a Turkish airstrike in Afrin.
• YPJ fighter from Latin America dies in traffic accident 

  Latin American YPJ fighter Alina Sanchez (Lêgerîn Çiya) has lost her life in a traffic accident. YPJ said she was loyal to Leader Apo with great love and consciousnes.
• YJA Star: With the Newroz spirit we will achieve great victories 

  In a Newroz message, the YJA Star stated: "Newroz stands for a free and communal life. It is the sun turning its face to humanity. It is messenger of spring."
• Tribute to British female fighter martyred in Afrin 

  Friends, family and colleagues have paid tribute to British woman fighter Anna Campbell who was martyred in Afrin while fighting against Turkish invasion.
• YPJ promises to crown internationalist Hêlîn's ideals of freedom 

  YPJ promised to crown comrade Hêlîn’s great ideals of freedom, to heighten the struggle of their comrades at all times, to walk on the paths enlightened by them and to create the free life that they have fought for.
• Pregnant women in Afrin lose their babies because of bombardments 

  As many as 232 people, including 35 children and 29 women, have been massacred, while 668 civilians, including 90 children and 100 women have been wounded in Turkish bombardments since January 20.
• Jin TV starts broadcasting on International Women’s Day 

  Kurdish women’s TV channel Jin TV started its broadcast on 8 March International Women’s Day.
• YPJ: Women's resistance will be a guarantee of free life 

  YPJ celebrated the March 8th World Women's Day to Leader Ocalan, the companion of all women, all women in the world, women in Kurdistan and Northern Syria, all the freedom fighters on the battle fronts in the resistance of the century.
• Images from the March 8 celebration in Afrin 

  Women from four parts of Kurdistan took to the streets in Afrin to welcome March 8 International Women’s Day.
• YJA-STAR guerrillas: Each March 8 is a new step for freedom 

  YJA-STAR guerrillas celebrating March 8 in Medya Defense Zones said they dedicated this year’s International Women’s Day to Afrin, stressing that each March 8 is a new step for freedom.
• “Let’s turn everywhere to women’s resistance positions” 

  Women’s United Revolutionary Movement (KBDH) celebrated International Women’s Day and called on all women to turn everywhere to women’s resistance positions.
• Golshifteh Farahani praises Kurdish women’s fight against ISIS 

  Iranian-French actress Golshifteh Farahani, spoke about her upcoming movie “Girls of the Sun” and praised Kurdish women’s fight against ISIS.
• YJA Star: Afrin will expand the resistance front of March 8 

  “On this 8 March we promise to enhance the struggle until we get to all women of the world women’s liberation that began to develop in Kurdistan” YJA Star said in a statement.