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• YJA Star: With the Newroz spirit we will achieve great victories 

  In a Newroz message, the YJA Star stated: "Newroz stands for a free and communal life. It is the sun turning its face to humanity. It is messenger of spring."
• Tribute to British female fighter martyred in Afrin 

  Friends, family and colleagues have paid tribute to British woman fighter Anna Campbell who was martyred in Afrin while fighting against Turkish invasion.
• YPJ promises to crown internationalist Hêlîn's ideals of freedom 

  YPJ promised to crown comrade Hêlîn’s great ideals of freedom, to heighten the struggle of their comrades at all times, to walk on the paths enlightened by them and to create the free life that they have fought for.
• Pregnant women in Afrin lose their babies because of bombardments 

  As many as 232 people, including 35 children and 29 women, have been massacred, while 668 civilians, including 90 children and 100 women have been wounded in Turkish bombardments since January 20.
• Jin TV starts broadcasting on International Women’s Day 

  Kurdish women’s TV channel Jin TV started its broadcast on 8 March International Women’s Day.
• YPJ: Women's resistance will be a guarantee of free life 

  YPJ celebrated the March 8th World Women's Day to Leader Ocalan, the companion of all women, all women in the world, women in Kurdistan and Northern Syria, all the freedom fighters on the battle fronts in the resistance of the century.
• Images from the March 8 celebration in Afrin 

  Women from four parts of Kurdistan took to the streets in Afrin to welcome March 8 International Women’s Day.
• YJA-STAR guerrillas: Each March 8 is a new step for freedom 

  YJA-STAR guerrillas celebrating March 8 in Medya Defense Zones said they dedicated this year’s International Women’s Day to Afrin, stressing that each March 8 is a new step for freedom.
• “Let’s turn everywhere to women’s resistance positions” 

  Women’s United Revolutionary Movement (KBDH) celebrated International Women’s Day and called on all women to turn everywhere to women’s resistance positions.
• Golshifteh Farahani praises Kurdish women’s fight against ISIS 

  Iranian-French actress Golshifteh Farahani, spoke about her upcoming movie “Girls of the Sun” and praised Kurdish women’s fight against ISIS.
• YJA Star: Afrin will expand the resistance front of March 8 

  “On this 8 March we promise to enhance the struggle until we get to all women of the world women’s liberation that began to develop in Kurdistan” YJA Star said in a statement.
• YJŞ fighters celebrate March 8 on Mount Shengal 

  Shengal Women’s Units celebrated March 8 on Mount Shengal with great enthusiasm.
• YJA STAR guerrillas celebrate March 8 in mountains of Kurdistan 

  YJA STAR commander Roza Tolhildan stated that 21st century will be the century of women’s freedom.
• Several women detained in Ankara before March 8 

  Police forces carried out house raids and detained many women on the grounds of their social media posts ahead of March 8 International Women’s Day.
• Thousands of women arrive in Afrin for 8 March  

  Thousands of women arrived in Afrin to support the resistance against Turkish invasion and to observe 8 March International Women’s Day.
• Thousands of women on their way to Afrin 

  Thousands of women who have set out for Afrin in solidarity with the resistance on occasion of March 8, have arrived in Manbij.
• Martyr Viyan: I will defend Afrin with the last drop of my blood 

  YPJ fighter Viyan Soran, who fought valiantly in Shiye district and was martyred, had spoken to ANHA before she was martyred and had said, “I will resist until the last drop of my blood. If I’m martyred, write ‘Afrin is not alone’ under my photographs."
• Turkey: 47 women killed by men in February  

  According to a recent report from the platform "Stop Feminicide!", at least 47 women were killed in Turkey in February.
• Afrin to host March 8 women’s meeting 

  March 8 preparations continue in Afrin. In the midst of the resistance, women organize solidarity and resistance and will be holding 3 days of activities under the lead of Kongra Star with guests coming in to the city.
• YPJ: Our will is stronger than any weapon 

  The YPJ Command emphasized that with great faith and deep love, they will resist to the last drop of blood against the aggressive war on Afrin.
• Women of Afrin take up arms against Turkey’s attacks 

  Women in Afrin are receiving military training and taking up arms against the attacks of the Turkish state and gangs that target civilians.
• 30 Arab women join the SDF in Manbij 

  30 Arab women joined the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Manbij.
• Representatives of Kurdish women’s organisations arrive in Rojava 

  Representatives of women’s organisations that set out for Afrin from Bashure (southern) Kurdistan for solidarity with the Resistance of the Age, have crossed into Rojava through Semelka border crossing.
• Kurdish women’s organisations on their way to Afrin 

  Representatives of 18 women’s organisations from three parts of Kurdistan have set out for Afrin for solidarity with the Resistance of the Age.
• Woman writer imprisoned in Iran on hunger strike for 18 days 

  An Iranian woman writer has been on a hunger strike for 18 days in prison. Iranian regime officials are refusing to respond to the female prisoner’s demands.