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KJK launches campaign against attacks on Shengal and Afghan women
The KJK Coordination launched a campaign against the attacks on Shengal and Afghan women to be carried out between 3-15 August. -
New femicide in Batman
Aysel E. was murdered by her husband Murat E. in Batman. -
Taliban orders beauty parlours across Afghanistan to shut within a month
Even though the Taliban try to present themselves as "moderate" to the outside world, women are being restricted more and more, step by step. Hardly a day goes by without more professions being banned for women. -
KCDP says 22 women were killed in June
The KCDP said that 22 women were killed in June and 27 died under suspicious circumstances. -
Jineoloji Week for Young Women in Switzerland
Young women from all over Europe will meet at Jineoloji Week in Switzerland on 9-15 July. -
RJAK calls for action against violence and sexual assaults against women in South Kurdistan
The Kurdistan Free Women's Movement (RJAK) calls for action against increasing violence and sexual assaults against women in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq). -
At least 600 women murdered in the 2 years since Turkey’s withdrawal from Istanbul Convention
At least 600 women have been murdered in the 2 years since Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, and at least 400 women have lost their lives in suspicious circumstances. -
‘Turkey’s attacks cannot stop the women's revolution’
Women in North and East Syria condemned the attacks of the Turkish state, saying that women's revolution would not be interrupted by Turkey’s attacks. -
Kongra Star commemorates Zilan on 27th anniversary of her martyrdom
Kongra Star vowed to follow in the footsteps of Zilan based on the slogan ‘Jin, Jiyan, Azadî’. -
Thousands participated in Sakine Cansız Festival in Zurich
A women's festival in memory of Sakine Cansız took place in Zurich for the tenth time this weekend. The motto was "With Jin-Jiyan-Azadî to the women's revolution". -
Kurdish Women's Library in Sulaymaniyah opens its doors to people
The Kurdish Women's Library, Archive and Research Center, established in Sulaymaniyah, opened its doors to the public. -
18th Zilan Women's Festival held in London
The Zilan Women's Festival, organized for the 18th time in London by the Jiyan Women's Assembly, was held with the slogan "We are marching towards the women's revolution – Jin, Jiyan, Azadi". -
Women march in Qamishlo against Turkish occupation and attacks
Women took to the streets in the Qamishlo Canton and the district of Til Koçer, vowing to enhance their struggle in the footsteps of martyrs. -
Nagihan Akarsel's project completed: Library, Archive and Research Center opens in Sulaymaniyah
The Kurdish Women's Library, Archive and Research Center, was a project pursued by the late journalist-academic Nagihan Akarsel. It opened on Saturday in Sulaymaniyah. -
YJK-S calls on everyone to participate in the Sakine Cansız Women’s Festival on Sunday
YJK-S made a call asking everyone to participate in the Sakine Cansız Women’s Festival to be held in Zurich tomorrow, Sunday 25 June. -
KJAR guerrilla: We fill fight in the footsteps of Martyr Zîlan
Legendary guerrilla fighter Zeynep Kınacı (Zilan) became immortal following an action of self-sacrifice against Turkish occupation troops in Dersim in 1996. June 30 is the anniversary of her action. -
73-year-old Peace Mother sentenced to 6 years and 3 months in prison
The Turkish regime continues its crackdown on the Kurdish population across the country. -
RJAK pays tribute to Darwish, Shweish and Tûma: We will shatter the dreams of the enemy
"To reconsolidate our will in the struggle for freedom and to shatter the dreams of the enemy, we will be encouraged by the price our friends had to pay," said RJAK. -
TJK-E condemns killings of Darwish, Shiwesh and Tuma
The European Kurdish Women's Movement (TJK-E) condemned the attack in which Qamishlo Canton co-chair Yusra Darwish, her deputy Leman Shiwesh and their driver Fırat Tuma were murdered. -
Fidan Doğan Festival in Paris: Our revenge is the women's revolution
The 6th Fidan Doğan (Rojbîn) Women's Festival took place in Paris on Sunday. The festival dedicated to the Kurdish women murdered in Paris conveyed as its central message: "Our revenge is the women's revolution, Jin Jiyan Azadî!" -
4 detained in police operation against TÖP and Purple Solidarity
Women are among the primary targets of the Turkish regime's political genocide operations across the country. -
Two women killed in Antalya
Two women were killed in Antalya. Sinem Albeni was murdered by her husband Ufuk Albeni, while the body of Maya K. was found in an empty land. -
Zilan Women’s Festival kicks off in Germany
The 17th Zilan Women's Festival, the biggest gathering of Kurdish women in Germany, began with a panel on women’s revolution and the achievements of Kurdish women. -
YPJ pays tribute to Avrîn Mahsum: She was the voice of women's liberation struggle
"Whether in the resistance in Afrin or in the liberation offensives against ISIS, comrade Avrîn was the voice of the women's liberation struggle with her weapon and her camera," said the YPJ in memory of the fallen war reporter Avrîn Mahsum. -
Four women dead in three days
Dudu Yılmaz and Bilge Köse were killed by their husbands in Izmir and Antep, while A.K.Y. and Ayşegül Irmak died in suspicious circumstances in Hakkari and Urfa.