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• Hêvî Gabar - a breathless life full of enthusiasm 

  "Hêvî was like water, flowing and pure. She made it her principle to always be there and to do what the revolutionary life required of her", the Kurdish women's movement says on the death of Gülistan Aksoy.
• UN research finds Covid affected working women in Turkey the most 

  The research aims to "deliver an accurate picture of the consequences of the COVID-19 crisis on women and men, to make their distinct and changing needs and priorities visible."
• 16 detained in police attack on women’s rally in İzmir 

  The Turkish regime’s attacks against women demanding their rights continue increasingly.
• Kurdish revolutionary Aksoy passes away in Berlin 

  Kurdish revolutionary Gülistan Aksoy died in Berlin on July 26. Her body was buried today in her village in the province of Mardin.
• Male violence leaves two women seriously injured in Amed 

  In Amed, two women have been seriously injured by men. Both perpetrators are the wives' husbands.
• Demo in Berlin against femicide and genocide in Shengal 

  The initiatives "Gemeinsam Kämpfen", "Dest-Dan" and "Women Defend Rojava" have promoted a rally in Berlin on the occasion of the sixth anniversary of the femicide and genocide in Shengal.
• Kongra Star condemns murder of young woman in Kobanê 

  Riweyda Sheikh Hemo (19) was murdered by her family in the neighborhood of Botan in Kobanê on 2 August.
• Shengal genocide: KJK calls for increased struggle for freedom 

  On the anniversary of the beginning of the genocide and femicide in Shengal on August 3, 2014, the Kurdistan Women’s Community (KJK) calls for the expansion of the struggle for freedom of the peoples and especially of women.
• Seven women committed suicide in Mardin in 1.5 months 

  In the last six weeks seven women have committed suicide in Mardin. Women's organisations classify these suicides as a political problem that can be solved by implementing the Istanbul Convention.
• Newaya Jin magazine writes about Shengal genocide  

  The 185th issue came out under the headline 'Our confidence is our organization'.
• HDP Women's Council salutes the resistance of Shengal 

  "We, the women of the HDP, once again salute this resistance and the struggle of the Yazidi women who have survived despite all the persecution and torture. Their struggle is our struggle.”
• “Liberation of all women will be the answer to genocides” 

  "Organisation and liberation of all women will be the answer to the genocides of the occupiers," says Kongra Star on the sixth anniversary of the ISIS genocide against the Yazidi community.
• The femicide and the resistance of Yazidi women 

  Thousands of Yazidi women from Shengal were abducted, raped, murdered and enslaved by the ISIS six years ago. In 2015 an armed women's unit was founded so that Yazidi women could defend themselves.
• Femicide in Turkey: 36 women murdered in July 

  In July, at least 36 women were victims of femicide in Turkey. 92 percent of the women were murdered by violent husbands, partners, fathers or sons. Eleven more women were found dead in suspicious circumstances.
• KJK calls on women to strengthen resistance  

  "We condemn the invasion of Shengal by ISIS and state that our belief and our claim for freedom of the Middle East under the leadership of women can only be achieved through a stronger organized struggle against colonial, invading and rapist mentalities."
• Man kills 4 family members of woman who rejected wedding proposal 

  A man in the Sivas province of Turkey has killed 4 people from the family of a woman who rejected her wedding proposal.
• 50-year-old victim of torture in Afrin speaks out 

  A 50-year-old woman from Afrin tells of severe torture in custody under the Turkish-controlled occupation regime in Afrin. She was tortured for 26 days.
• Woman murdered in Ankara 

  A woman named Emine Yanıkoğlu was murdered in Ankara by her husband.
• Activists in Duisburg protest violence against women 

  Violence against women was protested with an action held by the Martyr Asia Yüksel Women's Council in Duisburg.
• 915 women reported missing in Peru during Covid quarantine 

  From 16 March to 30 June, 915 women were reported missing in Peru, 70 percent of them minors, national authorities warned.
• SKM women released 

  ESP co-chair Özlem Gümüştaş and SKM spokesperson Deniz Aktaş as well as members of SKM who were detained in Balıkesir were released on condition of judicial control.
• Preparations for Sakine Cansiz Women's Festival underway 

  "This year, our festival is a sign of struggle, especially against the genocidal attacks targeting women. As successors of Sakine Cansiz, it is our commitment and duty to struggle anytime and anywhere," says Ozen Aytac from the organising committee.
• HDP deputy expelled from party due to violence 

  HDP MP Mensur Işık has been expelled from his party for two years for violence against his wife. "Violence is unacceptable for us," declared HDP deputy chair Meral Danış Beştaş.
• Woman claimed to have committed suicide dies in Mardin 

  According to reports, Berfin Alça shot herself at home in Mardin.
• Çiçek Kobanê: I was shot twice after my capture 

  The trial of prisoner of war Çiçek Kobanê, who was deported from Rojava to Turkey, has continued in Urfa. The YPJ member said in court that she was shot twice in the leg after being captured.