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• Two-day workshop in Maxmur for Abdullah Öcalan's freedom 

  The workshop is organised by the Youth Women's Movement and Martyr Jiyan Academy with the slogan "In the Spirit of Sara's and Bîşeng's, Contemporary Goddesses will break the isolation and ensure the physical freedom of Leader Apo.”
• Arab women join the 'Leader Öcalan is a Guest in Your Home' campaign 

  The Arab Women's Council also joined the "Leader Öcalan is a Guest in Your House" campaign initiated by the Yazidi Free Women's Movement (TAJÊ).
• Syriac women take solidarity as a basis 

  Founded in 2013, the Syriac Women's Union aims to develop women's and social organisation in the Middle East through the solidarity of Arab, Kurdish and Syriac women.
• Kongra Star: The AKP-MHP mentality is a danger to the whole world 

  Reacting to the verdict in the Kobanê Case, Kongra Star emphasised that the Turkish state wants to resurrect ISIS and said "The AKP-MHP mentality is a danger to the whole world."
• Two Kurdish female activists on hunger strike in Evin Prison 

  Kurdish women Warishe Moradi and Pakhshan Azizi, who are imprisoned in Evin Prison in Iran's capital Tehran, have gone on hunger strike. They are protesting against Moradi's transfer to the notorious torture wing 209.
• Deposed co-mayor of Dersim released after 7 and a half years in prison 

  Nurhayat Altun, the deposed co-mayor of Dersim Municipality, was released after 7 and a half years of imprisonment.
• YJK-E confirms this year's Zilan Festival will be held in Germany 

  The Association of Kurdish Women in Germany (YJK-E) will organize the 18th edition of the Zilan Festival. This year the venue chosen is Duisburg. The slogan of the event to take place on 15 June will be: “With Jin-Jiyan-Azadî to the women’s revolution”.
• Kurdish women activists send 883 letters to the CPT from Germany 

  A group of women sent 883 letters to the CPT, and said that they would work for the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• TJK-E calls on women to attend action for Öcalan in Strasbourg tomorrow 

  TJK-E called to attend the action to be held in Strasbourg tomorrow, 15 May, to demand freedom for Öcalan.
• Delegation from TAJÊ meets Iraqi Minister of Immigration in Baghdad 

  A delegation from the TAJÊ went to Baghdad and met with Iraqi Minister of Immigration Ivan Faik Cabir.
• Leyla Qasim commemorated on the 50th anniversary of her execution 

  “You can kill me, but you must know that after my death, thousands of Kurds will wake up from their deep sleep.” 50 years ago, student Leyla Qasim was murdered by the Baathist regime. She was the first woman to be executed in Iraq.
• Peace Mothers visit Emine Şenyaşar on Mother's Day 

  Peace Mothers who wanted to visit Emine Şenyaşar on Mother's Day were prevented.
• TJA: For the Kurdish people, woman and mother are the name of leadership and pride 

  Celebrating Mother’s Day, TJA stated that mothers are pioneers in the search for justice and social change.
• Trial in Ankara of ISIS members who kidnapped Yazidi girl postponed 

  The fourth hearing of the case against ISIS members who kidnapped and tried to sell a Yazidi girl was held on Thursday in Ankara.
• Women in Qamishlo demonstrate against the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan 

  In Qamishlo, hundreds of women protested against the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan and called for a solution to the Kurdish question.
• At least 30 women murdered in Turkey in April 

  According to the tally compiled by JINNEWS for the month of April, at least 30 women and 2 children were murdered in Turkey in April, while 15 women and 1 child died under suspicious circumstances.
• Kurdish women in Duisburg send letters to the CPT demanding freedom for Öcalan 

  Kurdish women in Duisburg sent letters to the CPT saying that they "do not accept the aggravated isolation of our leader".
• Confederation of Young Syrian Women to be established 

  At the young women's conference, it was decided to increase the struggle for the physical freedom of Abdullah Öcalan and to work for the establishment of the Confederation of Young Syrian Women.
• We Will Stop Femicide Platform: 32 women killed in April 

  According to the KCDP April report, 32 women were murdered, and 13 others lost their lives in suspicious circumstances.
• Kurdish women in Dortmund send letters to CPT demanding freedom of Öcalan 

  Rozerîn Women's Council, the organization of Kurdish women living in Dortmund, sent 450 letters prepared within the scope of the "Letter to the CPT" campaign and called for more mobilization.
• Men kill two women in Ankara and Antalya 

  Two women were murdered and one was injured in Ankara's Sincan district and Antalya's Kepez district.
• Prisoners Uğur and Örmez attacked by other women inmates in Izmir jail 

  Sedanur Uğur and Sibel Örmez were arrested during protests in Izmir and placed in the judicial detainees’ section of Şakran Women's Closed Prison. They were attacked by approximately 30 judicial detainees.
• TJA member Zelal Bilgin sentenced to 8 years and 5 months in prison 

  The Turkish state continues its political and legal repression against Kurdish people and women.
• Young women to march for Abdullah Öcalan’s freedom in Stuttgart 

  A march demanding freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan will be organised in Stuttgart, in the southern German state of Baden-Württemberg.
• YPJ announces the death of commander Zozan Hesekê 

  “The Kurdish people, Kurdish women, and youth fighting for freedom and justice will continue the march in the footsteps of Comrade Zozan,” said the YPJ, paying tribute to one of their fallen commanders.