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• European Kurdish Women's National Union Initiative established 

  Women representatives from all four parts of Kurdistan came together in Europe to support efforts toward Kurdish national unity and announced the formation of a new organization under the name "Initiative for the European Kurdish Women’s National Union."
• NADA Congress final declaration supports Öcalan’s call and women’s revolution in Rojava 

  The final declaration of the 1st NADA Congress in Sulaymaniyah endorsed Abdullah Öcalan’s 'Call for Peace and Democratic Society' and recognized the Rojava Women’s Revolution Document.
• Zeynab Jalalian's health deteriorates 

  Kurdish woman Zeynab Jalalian has been imprisoned in Iran for 17 years and is the only woman serving an aggravated life sentence. Despite serious illnesses, the prison authorities are blocking urgently needed treatment.
• 1st NADA Congress in Sulaymaniyah on its third day 

  The 1st Congress of the Middle East and North Africa Regional Democratic Women's Coalition (NADA), which began on May 15 in Sulaymaniyah, continues on its third day.
• NADA Women's Congress in Sulaymaniyah on its second day 

  The 1st Congress of the Middle East and North Africa Regional Democratic Women's Coalition shares women's experiences of joint struggle and discusses regional solutions.
• Warisha Moradi, on death row in Iran, denied urgent medical treatment 

  Kurdish activist Warisha Moradi, who was arrested on 1 August 2023, is at risk of imminent execution and is suffering from serious health conditions.
• TJK-E takes to the streets for Öcalan’s freedom 

  The TJK-E will launch the campaign 'Dialogues with a Free Life' on 3 May with marches for Abdullah Öcalan’s freedom.
• Three women murdered in the Kurdistan Region in one month 

  At least three women were murdered, and four others died under suspicious circumstances in different cities in South Kurdistan in April.
• Twelve women murdered in Rojhilat in one month 

  Twelve women were murdered in Rojhilat Kurdistan, and 12 more lost their lives under suspicious circumstances.
• TJA’s May Day message: Freedom is possible through women’s labor 

  TJA issued a May Day statement, stating that a free life is possible through women’s labor.
• PAJK announces the death of Pelin Zozan in a Turkish attack 

  Pelin Zozan joined the Kurdish freedom movement in 2001. She was a member of the Executive Council of the KJK and the PAJK. She was martyred in a Turkish attack in January.
• Woman sentenced to 16 years in prison in Tehran 

  A woman named Nêrgiz Nasirî has been sentenced to 16 years in prison and 15 years of deprivation of social rights in Tehran, the capital of Iran.
• Güliz Kaya: Femicides in Turkey are result of government’s policies 

  Güliz Kaya said the rising number of femicides in Turkey is the result of the government’s policies.
• Women’s meeting in Batman: We will carry the struggle for freedom and democracy to victory 

  In the women's meeting organized by the TJA in Batman, participants stated that Öcalan’s February 27 call was a response to the role that ISIS and its derivatives assigned to women, and that the philosophy of 'Jin, Jiyan, Azadî' would triumph.
• ‘The reality of Kurdish women’s revolution elevates the spirit of resistance’ 

  An Argentine and Mexican delegation visited the YPJ and attended the annual ceremony held in celebration of the 12th anniversary of the founding of the YPJ. The event also coincided with the birthday of Leader Abdullah Öcalan on April 4.
• Kongra Star calls for safe humanitarian corridors to deliver urgent aid to the Syrian coast 

  Kongra Star calls on all women’s organizations to “stand with the women of the Syrian coastal towns, whose struggle to reclaim their dignity is a crucial step toward reclaiming the freedom of all women.”
• Seven female artists banned from singing in Iran 

  7 female artists who were summoned to testify in Iran's Khuzestan province were banned from singing.
• Co-mayor of Cizre sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison 

  Cizre Co-Mayor Güler Yerbasan Tunç was sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison.
• Kurdish actress sentenced to prison in Tehran 

  Ali Sharif Zade Erkani, the lawyer of Kurdish actress Shohra Qemer, announced that a Tehran court had sentenced his client to prison.
• Kurdish Women's Unity Platform established 

  Representatives of 21 women's organizations and political parties in Kurdistan came together and formed the Kurdish Women's Unity Platform.
• Derdê Mîrûn: A mother who carried a nation's grief with pride 

  Derdê Mîrûn carried the unimaginable weight of a mother who had to bury her sons with her own hands during the Sheikh Said rebellion.
• Women’s peace gatherings start in Istanbul 

  The DEM Party Women’s Assembly launched its first peace and democracy gathering in Istanbul.
• Jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi writes message of support to Warisha Muradi 

  Jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner and human rights defender Narges Mohammadi has published a message of support for political prisoner Warisha Muradi, who was sentenced to death.
• Women in Batman celebrate Öcalan’s birthday: Our struggle is just beginning 

  Planting saplings to celebrate Öcalan’s 76th birthday, women said “Our struggle is just beginning. A great responsibility awaits women to crown the process with peace.”
• Request for retrial of Pakshan Azizi rejected 

  Iran has rejected a request for the retrial of Kurdish prisoner Pakshan Azizi, who has been sentenced to death.