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• Hearing of trial against TJA spokeswoman Ayşe Gökkan takes place today 

  The 22nd day of the trial against the imprisoned TJA spokeswoman Ayşe Gökkan will take place in Amed today. The politician and feminist face up to 35 years’ imprisonment. The Kurdish women's movement called for solidarity.
• 15 years of women's meeting place UTAMARA 

  The women's meeting place, UTAMARA, celebrated its 15th anniversary. A cultural program and greetings commemorated 15 years of effort and toil in the common struggle against patriarchal structures and mentalities.
• 64-year-old peace activist Hanse Bulut jailed in Izmir 

  Peace activist Hanse Bulut has been jailed in Izmir. The 64-year-old woman is accused of supporting the insurgents with food during the urban war in northern Kurdistan.
• TJA calls for solidarity with spokesperson Ayşe Gökkan ahead of Monday's hearing 

  TJA called for solidarity with spokesperson Ayşe Gökkan, who will appear in court on 13 September.
• UN envoy: Women live in fear 

  The Taliban is already neglecting its promise to respect Afghan women's rights, according to a United Nations official based in Kabul.
• Women of Şırnak say all women should be in solidarity with Emine Şenyaşar 

  The women of Şırnak visited Emine Şenyaşar and called on the women of the world to be in solidarity with her.
• Lina Berekat: Our goal is to reach all women in the Middle East 

  In a speech marking the 4th anniversary of the Syrian Women's Assembly, Lina Berekat said, “The Women’s Assembly continues to carry out successful activities and aims to reach all women in Syria and the Middle East”.
• Lawyer Polat: Femicides are a product of the system 

  Lawyer Berfin Polat particularly blames the politics of impunity, the language of the dominant discourse, and the politics of impunity for the rise of femicides in Turkey.
• RJAK urges the KDP to release third woman in custody in South Kurdistan 

  RJAK Diplomatic Relations member Zeynep Mihemed said that the KDP did not allow her to meet with Ciwana Ebdulbaqi's family and lawyers and said that the Turkish state is behind this arrest.
• Work training for refugee women in Girê Spi camp 

  The Girê Spi Refugee Camp administration has started a working training period for the women staying in the camp.
• Kurdish women found initiative against Turkish expansionism 

  A Kurdish women's initiative against Turkish expansionism was founded in Amsterdam over the weekend. The initiative refers to the European complicity in the war in Kurdistan.
• Two young women commit suicide in Bingöl 

  Two young women were reportedly driven to suicide in Bingöl. One of the women lost her life.
• Two of the three RJAK members under KDP arrest released 

  Of the three women activists from RJAK, who were arrested in early August by the KDP in Southern Kurdistan, two have been released on bail 33 days later.
• Kongreya Star marks anniversary of the Autonomous Administration 

  The Kongreya Star Coordination celebrated the third establishment anniversary of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria.
• HPJ guerrilla Zîlan Mako says women united can defeat the male-orientated system 

  HPJ guerrilla Zîlan Mako said that women are subjected to pressure from both the system and the male mentality, and said that the initiatives launched by KJAR are needed.
• "European Kurdish Women's Workshop" to publish decisions taken today 

  The "European Kurdish Women's Workshop Against the Occupation of Kurdistan" has ended. A series of decisions were taken during the workshop and will be published today.
• Kurdish Women’s Workshop in Amsterdam calls for struggle 

  After the Kurdish national conference on Saturday, a women's workshop is taking place today in Amsterdam. Women from all four parts of Kurdistan will discuss a common stance against the occupation by the Turkish state.
• Afrin women vow they will return home 

  Afrin Canton Kongreya Star spokesperson, Şirîn Hesen, said that the return to Afrin will happen freely and based on organization.
• At least 83 women murdered in past three months 

  The Socio-Political Field Research Center has announced figures on the types of violence reflected in the media. At least 83 women have been murdered in the last three months.
• ‘We will enhance the resistance against isolation’ 

  The Revolutionary Youth said that they will continue the struggle for lifting the isolation imposed on the Leader Öcalan, expressing their support for the resistance ongoing in the prisons to the end.
• European Kurdish Women's Workshop to be held on September 5 

  The Kurdish women in Europe will organize a workshop on September 5 to discuss the problems caused by the occupation and national unity in Kurdistan.
• Besê Erzincan: Women should develop their own organized structures 

  Like the YPJ in Rojava, women in Afghanistan and throughout the region must succeed in establishing their own system. Kurdish and Afghan women must fight together and learn from each other, says Besê Erzincan of the KJK.
• Women in Raqqa and Manbij take to the streets against Turkish invasion 

  Women in Raqqa and Manbij took to the streets to condemn the invading Turkish state’s attacks on North and East Syrian territories.
• IHD: 213 violations of women's rights registered in 4 months in the Aegean region 

  The IHD Izmir Branch Women's Commission said that 213 women's rights were violated in the last 4 months in the Aegean region.
• Mother of jailed TJA spokeswoman buried in her daughter's absence 

  TJA spokeswoman Ayşe Gökkan's request for parole to attend her mother's funeral has not been answered. Lütfiye Gökkan was buried by other Kurdish politicians and activists.