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• Bar Association on Rojin Kabaiş's death: There was negligence, we were excluded from the process 

  The Van Bar Association said in a statement regarding the death of Rojin Kabaiş, that there were numerous negligences and that the prosecutor's office excluded NGOs from the ATK process.
• Families of Hevrin Xelef and Nadiya Al-Xeshan awarded 

  At the 3rd Congress of the Women’s General Assembly of the Future of Syria Party, awards were presented to the families of Martyr Hevrin Xelef and Martyr Nadiya Al-Xeshan.
• Women stage a silent march for Rojin Kabaiş in Amed 

  Women in Amed staged a silent march for Rojin Kabaiş, whose lifeless body was found 18 days after her disappearance, vowing to continue their struggle until the perpetrators are found.
• Warisha Moradi on day 6 of indefinite hunger strike in Evin Prison 

  Kurdish activist Warisha Moradi, who is in Tehran's Evin prison, went on an indefinite hunger strike on 10 October on World Day against the Death Penalty to protest against the death penalty in Iran and her own prolonged detention.
• Pakshan Azizi not allowed to meet with her family and lawyers for 100 days 

  The Campaign for Freedom for Pakshan Azizi stated that the Kurdish journalist, who is imprisoned in Iran's Evin Prison, has not been allowed to meet with her family and lawyers for 100 days.
• Body of 21-year-old Rojin found on the bank of Lake Van 

  After a search lasting several weeks, the body of 21-year-old student Rojin Kabaiş was found on the bank of Lake Van. Her family, who live in Amed, are convinced that suicide was not an option for her.
• Kurdish language teacher sentenced to three months in prison in Iran 

  A Kurdish language teacher for 17 years in Bukan and nearby villages, Susan Hassanzadeh has been repeatedly summoned and interrogated by the security services in recent years for her activism.
• 5 years in prison for two female journalists who reported on the killing of Jina Mahsa Amini 

  Niloufar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi, who reported on the killing of Jina Mahsa Amini by Iranian police in 2022, were sentenced to up to 5 years in prison.
• Internationalist women march for Abdullah Öcalan in Turin 

  Italian women marched in Turin as part of the ‘Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan, a Political Solution to the Kurdish Question’ campaign.
• KJAR calls for solidarity with Warisha Moradi on indefinite hunger strike in Evin Prison 

  KJAR calls on activist women, resistance fighters, pro-freedom communities, national and international organisations and institutions to support Kurdish political activist Warisha Moradi on indefinite hunger strike in Iran's Evin Prison.
• Warisha Moradi:I won't go to court in protest against the death sentences handed down to my comrades 

  Kurdish political prisoner Warisha Moradi began an indefinite hunger strike 10 October on World Day against the Death Penalty to protest against the death penalty in Iran and her own prolonged detention.
• Music video by Jineolojî committees in Europe: ‘Truth is love, love is free life’ 

  Members of the Jineolojî committees in Europe released a multilingual music video entitled ‘Truth is love, love is free life’. The lyrics are made up of quotes from Abdullah Öcalan.
• Kongra Star commemorates Hevrîn Xelef and Mother Eqîde murdered in 2019 

  Kongra Star Coordination commemorated Hevrîn Xelef and Mother Eqîde, who were murdered in October 2019.
• Women protest femicides in Mardin  

  Women protesting femicides in Mardin resisted and overcame the police barricade.
• Co-Mayor and 4 other women detained in Kurtalan, Siirt 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide operations against the Kurdish people and their elected representatives continue unabated.
• ROJIN: Kurdish women journalists open the window of truth to society 

  In a message on 7 October Kurdish Women Journalists’ Day, Kurdistan Women Journalists’ Union (ROJIN) said, "Women who claimed Gurbetelli's pen do not compromise on writing the truth against the masculine language of the media."
• Journalist Sarunaz Ahmad imprisoned in Iran on strike for 28 days 

  Journalist Sarunaz Ahmad, who was arrested during the ‘Jin, Jiyan, Azadî’ demonstration, has been on strike for 28 days because she was not given permission for medical check-ups.
• Internationalist women in Berlin demonstrate against the isolation of Öcalan and attacks on Kurds 

  On the streets of Berlin, a group of young women performed a dance inspired by the musical film ‘Destana PKK’.
• YPJ General Command pays tribute to 3 of its fighters  

  The YPJ General Command published the identities of 3 fighters who joined the YPJ ranks from North Kurdistan and fell as martyrs on different dates.
• Female prisoner in Tehran banned from visits after protesting death sentences 

  Teacher and activist Anīsha Eshedullahi, who is imprisoned in Evin Prison, was given a 3-month ban on family visits for protesting the death sentences handed to women prisoners.
• Call from the International Justice Initiative for Nagihan Akarsel 

  The Nagihan Akarsel Initiative said: "Our search for justice will continue until the Turkish state has been convicted for its feminicides."
• TJA activists call on people to attend the “Freedom Rally” in Amed on 13 October 

  TJA activists gathered in Amed and called on people to attend the “Freedom Rally” on 13 October.
• Academy of Jineoloji Conference publishes Final Declaration 

  The Final Declaration of the Academy of Jineoloji Conference said: "Our conference sees it as a primary duty to convey Leader Öcalan's views to the women of the world and to ensure his physical freedom."
• Academy of Jineoloji Conference: Updating Women's Wisdom 

  The 2nd Conference of the North-East Syrian Academy of Jineoloji was held with the slogan ‘Women's Wisdom is Updated with Jineoloji’.
• Kurdish journalist Pakhshan Azizi imprisoned in Iran hospitalized 

  Kurdish journalist Pakhshan Azizi, who is held in Evin Prison in Iran and was recently sentenced to death, was hospitalised.