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• YPJ pledges to fight until all Yazidi women in ISIS captivity are rescued 

  In a press statement on the 10th anniversary of the Yazidi genocide, YPJ Spokesperson vowed that: "We will continue our struggle until we rescue the last Yazidi woman in ISIS captivity and bring her back to the holy land of Shengal."
• Kongra-Star: We will not remain silent against violence, occupation and genocide 

  On the 10th anniversary of the Shengal genocide, Kongra Star called on all those whose hearts beat for freedom to take to the streets and to increase the struggle.
• "Against femicides, be the voice of self-defense!" - Actions for Shengal in Europe 

  Ten years after the genocide in Shengal, women's organizations are demanding recognition of the Yazidi community's right to self-determination and are calling for action.
• YPJ rescues 2 Yazidi women and a child from ISIS 

  YPJ stated that they considered the protection of Shengal and the rescue of Yazidi women as their main duty.
• YPJ: Women lit the torch of the revolution and will crown it with victory 

  Condemning the death penalty against Bakhshan Azizi and Sharifeh Mohammadi, YPJ vowed to put an end to this injustice and lead humanity to a free life.
• Kurdish women to take to the streets across Europe: Be the Voice of Self-Defence against Femicide 

  Under the leadership of TJK-E and SMJE, actions will be organised in many centres of Europe on 3 August with the slogan ‘Be the Voice of Self-Defence Against Femicide’.
• YRJ and YRA protest the attacks by Iran and the KDP 

  YRJ and YRA protested against the KDP's imprisonment of journalist Sileman Ehmed and Iran's death penalty sentences against Pakshan Azizi and Sharifa Mohammadi.
• DEM Party-TJA delegation visits Kurdistan Women's Union 

  The delegation of the Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) and the Free Women's Movement (TJA) visited the Kurdistan Women's Union in Sulaymaniyah.
• KBDH: Let's raise the slogan Jin jîyan Azadî, let's stop the executions in Iran!  

  The KBDH said in a statement: "Let's raise the slogan Jin jîyan Azadî, let's stop the executions! Let's unite our voices and strength in the streets."
• Women in Iran’s Evin Prison call for solidarity with Pakshan Azizi sentenced to death 

  Women prisoners in the notorious Evin Prison in Iran protested the death sentence given to Kurdish journalist and activist Pakshan Azizi.
• DEM Party and TJA delegation's talks in South Kurdistan continue 

  The talks of the TJA and DEM Party delegation in South Kurdistan continue.
• ROJIN calls for action to stop executions in Iran 

  The Association of Women Journalists condemned the death penalty handed down to Pakhshan Azizi and Sharifa Mohammadi in Iran and called on all media outlets and women's organisations to take action to stop executions.
• DEM Party and TJA delegation in Hewlêr: We have responsibilities against the war in Kurdistan 

  DEM Party and TJA delegation met with a group of politicians and activist women in Hewlêr. The meeting highlighted that: “There is a big war going on in Kurdistan. We have responsibilities as people and women.”
• TJK-E calls for joint struggle against the misogynist Iranian state 

  Denouncing the Iranian state's death sentence against women's rights defenders Pakhshan Azizi and Sharifa Mohammadi, TJK-E called on all women's organisations stand in solidarity to raise the common struggle against the misogynist Iranian regime.
• Iraqi Women's Conference: Let's enhance the resistance 

  At the 3rd Iraqi Women's Conference in Baghdad on the 10th anniversary of the Shengal genocide in 2014, women's messages of solidarity and resistance came to the fore. The conference condemned the genocide of Yazidi women by ISIS.
• Women from Tabqa discuss the concept of self-defence 

  Women in Tabqa Canton discussed the importance of the concept of self-defence for society and women.
• Iranian court sentences Kurdish activist Pakhshan Azizi to death 

  Kurdish activist Pakhshan Azizi was charged with “armed insurrection” by Branch Five of the Evin Security Prosecutor’s Office in February, with court sessions held on 28 May and 16 June.
• ‘Women for Democracy’ founded against usurpation of people’s will and women's rights 

  ‘Women for Democracy’ announced their foundation, saying “We will not allow you to usurp our will under the name of trustees and destroy women's achievements.”
• Small textile workshops are a source of income for many women in Northern and Eastern Syria 

  Small textile workshops provide women with both employment opportunities and the opportunity to earn a living without needing anyone. One of these workshops is Ula Xelef's, where women's clothes are sewn.
• Arab YPJ fighter: We will liberate every inch of our occupied lands 

  Daren Tabqa, a fighter in the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ), said, “We will struggle to liberate every inch of our homeland from the defilement of occupation.”
• Sebahat Tuncel: We will achieve a free life through struggle 

  Women discussed solutions at the Women's Strategic Planning Workshop in Van. Politician Sebahat Tuncel said: “If there is struggle, there is victory. We will achieve a free life through struggle.”
• Kurdish activist in Iranian prison denied lawyer and family visits 

  Kurdish activist Pakhshan Azizi was arrested by the Ministry of Intelligence in Tehran on 4 August 2023 and taken to Ward 209 of Evin Prison.
• Women in North-East Syria work selflessly for their safety 

  Women's Internal Security Forces are strengthened through self-defence and training, ensuring social security. With the 4th conference expected to be held within the year, it is aimed to eliminate the deficiencies experienced in the previous years.
• No news for over a month from KJAR member Warishe Muradi 

  There has been no news for over a month from KJAR member Warishe Muradi, who is in an Iranian prison. Warishe Muradi is not allowed to see her family and lawyer.
• Women: We have succeeded in standing against patriarchal mentality through education 

  ‘With education, we have succeeded in standing against the patriarchal mentality that surrounds women,’ said women from the Zenubiya Women's Community who participated in the Reading Days where Öcalan’s books were read.