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• Book by Gültan Kışanak banned in Turkey 

  Completely unnoticed by the public, the book “The Color Purple in Kurdish Politics,” written by Gültan Kışanak while in prison, has been banned in Turkey since 2022, for allegedly bearing characteristics of “terrorist propaganda”.
• "Leadership and Women" workshop held in Lucerne 

  The "Leadership and Women" workshop launched in various Swiss cities on 21 April, was held in Lucerne on Wednesday. Women shared their experiences of struggle.
• Women Defend Rojava calls for defense of press freedom and women's revolution in Kurdistan 

  Women Defend Rojava pointed to the comprehensive attack concept against the Kurdish liberation movement and called for the defense of press freedom and the women's revolution in Kurdistan.
• 15 women killed in Iran in one month 

  15 women were killed in Iran in one month.
• Sara Women's Movement in Sweden holds congress 

  The Sara Women's Movement in Sweden held its 9th Congress, discussing the current political process and women's organisation in Scandinavia.
• Halime, hold on! 

  The latest drone attack in Rojava targeted Halime Mihemed Osman, spokeswoman for the Sara Organisation for Combating Violence against Women. Our author Nûdem Derya sees the attack as the Turkish state's fear of women's strength.
• TJK-E launches campaign to send letters to CPT against the isolation of Öcalan 

  TJK-E started a campaign to send letters to CPT against the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan in İmralı, stating: "We will not accept a life without the leader.”
• Celebrations in Rojava mark ninth anniversary of KJK 

  In 2005, the Kurdish women's movement decided to reorganize itself under the umbrella of the KJB. Nine years later, the Community of Kurdistan Women emerged from this.
• Panel on Kurdish women at Côte d'Azur University in Nice  

  In a panel organized by Côte d'Azur University in Nice, the refugee process of Kurdish women in Europe, the conditions under which they migrated, and their adaptation and organization processes in the countries they came from were discussed.
• TAJÊ: Be the voice of self-defense against violence against women  

  TAJÊ invited everyone to participate in the campaign launched by TAJÊ under the slogan "Be the Voice of Self-Defense Against Violence Against Women" on the 10th anniversary of the Shengal genocide.
• Trial of Kurdish woman activist Moradi in Tehran postponed 

  The start of the trial against Kurdish woman Warisha Moradi before an Islamic Revolutionary Court in Tehran has been postponed. The activist from the women's association KJAR is accused of participating in an armed uprising.
• Woman raped by a soldier in Suruç 

  K.K., who introduced himself as a specialised sergeant in Suruç District Gendarmerie Command and former district governor's bodyguard, raped a woman named M.M.
• Internationalist Commune of Rojava pays tribute to guerrilla Sara Dorşîn  

  The Internationalist Commune of Rojava paid tribute to guerrilla Sara Dorşîn who fell as a martyr on 7 April 2019.
• PYD Women's Council in Europe holds congress in Gelsenkirchen 

  At the congress of the PYD Women's Council in Europe in Gelsenkirchen, 120 delegates established the priorities for further work. The new board consists of 24 women.
• YPJ announces the death of two fighters in Turkish airstrike 

  YPJ General Command announced that fighters Arîn Kobanê and Sorxwîn Celal were martyred in an airstrike carried out by the occupying Turkish state against a vehicle in Kobanê.
• Kurdish women visit the Vatican for freedom for Abdullah Öcalan 

  Kurdish women visited the Vatican as part of the international campaign "Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan, a political solution to the Kurdish question".
• Men killed 24 women in Turkey in March 

  Men killed at least 24 women in March.
• TJK-E launches 'One Thousand Women, One Voice' campaign 

  TJK-E launched the campaign "One Thousand Women, One Voice" as part of the "Freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and a political solution to the Kurdish question" campaign.
• 26 young women join the guerrilla ranks on Öcalan's birthday 

  On the occasion of 4 April, the birthday of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan, 26 young women announced their participation in the guerrilla struggle.
• YJA Star guerrillas celebrate Newroz in the mountains of Kurdistan  

  In the mountains of Kurdistan, guerrillas are celebrating Kurdish New Year Newroz everywhere despite Turkish attacks.
• YJŞ joins the campaign ‘Against femicide – be the voice of self-defense’  

  YJŞ participated in the campaign ‘Against femicide – be the voice of self-defense’, stating: "We are ready to give the biggest response to all kinds of attacks and persecution."
• 'Woman, Life, Freedom' book launched in Bogota 

  The Committee of Solidarity with Kurdistan of the city of Bogota launched the Colombian edition of the book Woman, Life, Freedom. From the heart of the free women's movement of Kurdistan.
• Trial of women subjected to police violence opens in Şirnak 

  In Şirnak, the case in which 18 women, including Mezopotamya Agency (MA) reporter Zeynep Durgut, were subjected to violence on 25 November 2023 and were tried, was heard.
• KJK calls on women to lead the struggle against Turkish occupation 

  KJK sent a message to the Newroz celebration in Qandil and called on women to take the lead against all occupation plans of the occupying Turkish state.
• Croatia becomes third EU country to pass femicide law 

  In Croatia, with a population of 3.8 million, 13 women were murdered in 2022, 12 of them by a close relative, and 9 in 2023.