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• Women call to join protests on 9 October 

  Protests are being organised on 9 October in Brussels and Strasbourg to mark the 20th anniversary of the International Conspiracy which led to the capture of Abdullah Ocalan.
• Women of Shehba protest ECHR verdict and isolation 

  The women of Shehba protested the isolation imposed upon Öcalan and the recent ECHR verdict ignoring torture against Öcalan.
• Kongreya Star continues the fight against child marriages 

  Kongreya Star continues the fight against child marriages and polygamy.
• 32 new fighters join the YPJ 

  32 new YPJ fighters are being trained at the "Martyr Rojda Minbic" Academy in northern Syria.
• Women to meet in Frankfurt on 6-7 October 

  Everything is set for the International Women’s Conference to be held in Frankfurt on 6 and 7 October.
• "We do not need a boss" 

  With their tailoring Elif Değer and Fatma Ekinci fight in Cizre against patriarchal ways of thinking. "We do not need a boss for our work," the two women explain.
• Autobiography of Sakine Cansız presented in Milan 

  In the Italian city of Milan, the third volume of "My whole life was a fight" by Sakine Cansiz was launched.
• Tijda, a life from Anatolia and Holland to Zagros 

  Guerrilla Tijda Ekecik joined the Kurdish liberation movement from Holland when an MIT agent murdered three Kurdish revolutionaries in Paris.
• Campaign against child marriages in northern Syria 

  In northern Syria, a campaign against child marriages has been launched. At activities in Hesekê and Tabqa, childhood marriage was denounced as a major social problem.
• Sinn Fein proposed a woman as President of Ireland 

  Liadh Ni Riada is the youngest daughter of the Irish iconic composer and musician, Sean O'Riada.
• Women from Raqqa: We knew freedom through Öcalan’s philosophy 

  Women from Raqqa, who have been imprisoned by hegemonic systems throughout history and in the home and behind black chadors under ISIS occupation, say they got to know freedom with the ideology and philosophy of Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Suna Alan – Hope is closer 

  Suna Alan has published stories of Yazidi Kurdish women abused by Daesh, and she has written a song to raise awareness of this issue through music.
• “We won’t leave our lands until we ourselves turn to dust” 

  Women of Bradost said they will resist Turkish state’s invasion attacks: “We won’t leave our lands until we ourselves turn to dust.”
• Women ensure security in Raqqa city 

  Women in the Social Defense Forces play a leading role in the security of Raqqa city.
• YPJ fighters in Operation Cizire Storm: We will avenge all women 

  YPJ has played a leading role in the liberation of Northern Syria lands from ISIS. Women in the ranks of resistance state that their goal in participation in YPJ is to free all world’s women from atrocities.
• Jineology center leads the mental revolution 

  The Manbij Jineology Center plays a leading role in consciousness building for freedom and women’s organization with the seminars and meetings they hold.
• Kisanak’s new book: The Color Purple of Kurdish Politics 

  Gultan Kisanak has authored a book titled The Color Purple of Kurdish Politics together with female prisoners. The book will hit the shelves on September 21.
• Five women kidnapped in Afrin 

  Turkish army and its mercenary allies have kidnapped five women in Afrin.
• International Women Conference in Frankfurt taking shape 

  The program for the International Women Conference to take place in Frankfurt, on 5-7 October is taking shape
• Saturday Mothers meet despite police threats 

  The Saturday Mothers have come together for the 702nd week. This week’s demonstration asked what happened to Kenan Bilgin after he disappeared under custody. The police told the grieving mothers to “stop with the show”.
• Women of Tabqa participate in all areas of life 

  Syrian Future Party Tabqa Women’s Bureau Administrator Emine Al-Shawax said women are participating in party efforts and more women continue to join.
• Women prisoners to protest conditions in Elazığ  

  Women prisoners in Elazığ High Security Prison have sent letters to expose violations of their rights. The prisoners also announced that they would start civil disobedience action if the violations of rights were continued.
• HDP Women's Council met women provincial co-chairs 

  The HDP Women's Council is meeting with women occupying roles as provincial co-chairs of the party to determine the struggle in local elections and the new process.
• Kongreya Star members joined meeting in London  

  Women politicians and academics met at the ICA (Institue of Contemporary Arts) in London.  
• KJK: Time to step up the Mothers' struggle 

  KJK said the attack on Saturday Mothers exposed the real face of the AKP.