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• Violence against women increases 33% in August 

  The KCDP reported that there was at least 33 percent increase in violence against women in the month of August.
• One woman killed, another died in Istanbul 

  A woman was killed by her husband in Gaziosmanpaşa and another found dead in Bakırköy, Istanbul on Saturday.
• Shehba Free Women’s Union holds third conference 

  The conference is taking place at the Culture and Arts Hall in the Fafin district of Shehba with the participation of 100 delegates.
• Jailed Peace Mother suffers heart attack 

  Peace Mother Makbule Özbek, who has been imprisoned since June, suffered a heart attack in the women's prison in Amed. The condition of the 72-year-old woman is critical; she is in intensive care in a hospital.
• Webinar on feminicide and war on women 

  Webinar on femicide organised by Kurdistan Solidarity Campaign.
• Gökkan says rape is part of the government's war policy 

  TJA spokeswoman Ayşe Gökkan said that the cities of Kurdistan are going through a war period and added that the harassment and rape incidents are part of a concept of war waged by the state.
• Man arrested over rape of 11-year-old in Van 

  H.T. was arrested on charges of having raped an 11-year-old girl named S.D. in Van province.
• Men kill 27 women in August, 23 die in suspicious circumstances 

  We Will Stop Femicide Platform said that 50 women died in August.
• YJK-E holds third congress in Darmstadt 

  The third congress of the women's umbrella organization YJK-E took place in Darmstadt this weekend. Delegates from all over Germany discussed the strengths and weaknesses of the Kurdish women's movement in Germany.
• KJK member Rûken: Let's break isolation and spread resistance 

  Zerîn Rûken, member of the coordination of the Kurdistan Women’s Community, spoke about importance of the women's army and current developments.
• 20-year-old woman murdered in Dirbêsiyê 

  In Dirbêsiyê in northeastern Syria, a 20-year-old woman has fallen victim to a femicide. The perpetrator is said to be the brother of the murdered woman. In early August, a woman had been killed by her brother in Kobanê.
• Five years of Bethnahrin Women's Protection Forces 

  Five years ago, a few dozen women in northeast Syria founded the first Christian women's combat association HSNB. In the meantime, female defense forces are trained at three military academies.
• Kongra Star celebrates World Peace Day 

  "All women have the responsibility to struggle in all areas of life to create a society on the foundations of peace and democracy," said Kongra Star.
• KJK: Let's stand up against occupation on World Peace Day! 

  "Let's turn this day, which has a great meaning for humanity, into the peace and victory of the peoples of Kurdistan, the world and the Middle East. We call on everyone to increase their struggle against fascism and occupation, rape and injustice.”
• Afrin women call to act against violence 

  The Afrin Region Young Women's Union made a statement regarding the violence and oppression against women.
• PYD pays tribute to lawyer Ebru Timtik 

  PYD said that the AKP-led Turkish state is the biggest representative of terrorism in its domestic and foreign politics, underlining that "the silence of the international community about the AKP's practices will open the door to greater dangers."
• Court convicts domestic worker subjected to violence 

  Harmancı was fined 3 ,423 TL after being harassed and beaten for hours in the IŞKUR licensed private employment office. Unable to pay the debt, Harmancı became insolvent.
• Prison fugitive kills his wife in Amed 

  Veysi Yoldaş murdered his wife, Remziye Yoldaş, after escaping from prison.
• Kurdish women in Russia protest against violence 

  Activists of the Kurdish women's movement in Russia have protested in Novoalexandrovsk in Stavrapol Krai against violence against women and the Turkish attacks on Kurdistan.
• TJK-E: Rape is a state policy in Turkey 

  As more and more cases of rape and sexual assault against Kurdish women are coming out in Turkey, TJK-E calls for resistance and says that this is a centrally controlled state policy.
• Women's organization solves social problems in Tabqa 

  In the northern Syrian city of Tabqa, women's councils form the social backbone. The autonomous women's self-government works on many levels to solve social problems.
• Femicides don't stop: woman killed in Batman 

  A 21-year-old woman named Ebru Tekin was murdered in Batman because she wanted to divorce.
• Young woman killed by her brother in Urfa 

  A young woman named Nurbari Mihrican was murdered by her brother in Ceylanpınar, province of Urfa.
• European Women's Solidarity: Implement the Istanbul Convention! 

  European Women's Solidarity issued a written statement about the Istanbul Convention.
• Young woman found dead in Ağrı 

  Yet another woman has died in a suspicious way in Ağrı. Allegedly, the fresh high school graduate committed suicide, although she was in the middle of preparations for university studies.