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A Tribute to freedom fighter Anna Campbell
Anna Campbell decided to go to Rojava to join the Women's Defense Units (YPJ) in the fight against the Islamic State in May 2017. -
Police in Van take 9 women into custody
A new political police operation was carried out in Van. Nine women were taken into custody. -
New indictment against HDP politician Semra Güzel
Yet another indictment has been prepared against former HDP MP Semra Güzel, imprisoned in Turkey on so-called terror charges. The prosecution accuses her of using a fake identity card. -
A square in Rennes to be named after Fidan Doğan
The name of Kurdish woman revolutionary Fidan Doğan, who was murdered in 2013 in Paris, will be given to a square in Rennes city, the east of Brittany in north-western France. -
13,000 students poisoned in Iran since November
It has been reported that 13,000 students have been poisoned in Iran since November. -
Who is poisoning the Iranian schoolgirls?
On Saturday, yet another gas attack on schoolgirls took place in Iran, including in the Kurdish province of Sine. The Iranian state blames "foreign powers", while experts hold the regime responsible for the attacks. -
19-year-old visually impaired woman dies under suspicious circumstances in Silvan
A 19-year-old visually impaired woman named Fatmagül Sabruk died under suspicious circumstances in Silvan. -
KJAR member Viyan: Every woman should be able to defend herself against attacks
“In Rojhilat and Iran, women have turned every place into a battlefield. No matter what it takes, the women are always on the streets. They insist on struggle and freedom,” said KJAR member Peyman Viyan. -
Delegation of women from Scotland visits Kobanê
A delegation of women from Scotland is on a visit to northern Syria. -
YJA Star Commander: "March 8 united all women fighting for a free world"
YJA Star Command Council Member Hêzil Özgür addressed guerrilla troops on the occasion of March 8, International Working Women's Day. -
KJAR: Women dealt a great blow to Iranian state with the Jin, Jiyan, Azadi revolution
KJAR member Peyman Viyan said that 8 March this year in Rojhilat and Iran was different compared to previous years. "Women dealt a great blow to the Iranian state with the Jin, Jiyan, Azadi revolution." -
International Women’s Day celebrated in London
Women from all cultures came together in London to march for women’s rights and freedom. -
Yazidi and Arab women march in Shengal
Yazidi and Arab women marched in Shengal on the occasion of 8 March, vowing to “avenge thousands of women abducted by ISIS”. -
Feminist Night March in Istanbul banned
"March 8 cannot be banned! Our Feminist Night March, which began in 2003 with nearly 100 women, has grown steadily despite all the oppression, bans and obstructions. As every year, we'll be on the streets to fill the squares and give each other strength!" -
SMJÊ: We salute the resistance of women worldwide
In view of the worldwide increase in patriarchal violence, the Yazidi women's umbrella organisation demands the development of a strong women's organisation, international solidarity among women and its own self-defence structures. -
Gemeinsam Kämpfen: Jin, Jiyan, Azadî – Together we defend life!!
“We are joining together to create change, to fight together. We need to strengthen the responsibility and belief in those around us and within us that another world is possible - and that we are all this world together.” -
Tens of thousands of women celebrate 8 March in Rojava
Tens of thousands of women took to the streets in the cities of Rojava, Aleppo and Raqqa to mark the International Women's Day. -
PJAK: Chain poisoning of schoolgirls in Iran is a planned and biological attack
Defining the serial poisoning in Iran as a biological attack, PJAK expressed their support for the protests against schoolgirls' mass poisoning incidents. -
Syrian Democratic Council celebrates International Working Women's Day
The Syrian Democratic Council celebrated International Working Women's Day and called on the women of the world to be united and continue their struggle to protect their achievements. -
Afghan women protest against the Taliban regime in Cologne
The protest tour of Afghan women to Brussels on the occasion of International Women's Day on 8 March under the motto "No to gender apartheid in Afghanistan" made a stop in Cologne. -
YJŞ marks International Women’s Day: “We will expand our organization”
The Shengal Women's Units said in a statement marking 8 March, International Women's Day, that “We will stand together against all forms of violence and expand our organization.” -
YPJ: We will fight for 'Jin, Jiyan, Azadi' to resonate everywhere
YPJ stated that women's liberation would become universal under the leadership of Kurdish women, vowing to fight for 'Jin, Jiyan, Azadî' (Woman, Life, Freedom) to resonate everywhere. -
Manbij Young Women's Union organizes scientific and cultural competition event
Manbij Young Women's Union organized a scientific and cultural competition event. Hîlala Zêrîn Women's Culture Movement also opened an exhibition of handicrafts. -
KJC launches campaign for women’s freedom
“This year, International Women's Day has a different historical role and mission for us. We call on all young women to participate in this process with the spirit and enthusiasm of revolution,” said the KJC. -
YJA Star guerrillas: 8 March is a day of revival
Guerrillas of YJA Star explain what the Women's Struggle Day means to them and what role Abdullah Öcalan played in the emergence of the Kurdish women's movement.