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• Sebahat Tuncel: For us, Öcalan’s involvement in the process is the greatest source of trust 

  TJA activist Sebahat Tuncel criticized the state for failing to take the necessary steps in the current process toward a democratic resolution to the Kurdish question, saying: "Silencing weapons does not mean peace and democracy."
• Sociologist assigned to clean toilets after allegations of mobbing at Batman Municipality 

  In Batman, a new case of mobbing in the municipality under trustee administration is causing outrage. Sociologist Rojin Akat was assigned to clean toilets after filing a criminal complaint against her supervisor.
• TAJÊ appeals to Baghdad and the UN for 19 Yazidi women burned alive in Mosul in 2016 

  The TAJÊ Diplomacy Committee sent a letter to Baghdad and the UN calling for the identification of the 19 Yazidi women who were burned alive in Mosul in 2016 and for this atrocity to be recognized as femicide.
• MP Saki: Kurdish women’s struggle is key to social change in the Middle East 

  DEM Party MP Özgül Saki said that Kurdish women’s peace struggle drives change in the Middle East.
• Women’s house, a center for resolving women’s issues in Raqqa 

  The Women’s house in Raqqa has become a trusted center that resolves family issues through dialogue.
• Women in Switzerland prepare for 14 June strike 

  Switzerland gears up for the fourth women’s strike as YJK-S calls women to the streets under the slogan “Jin, Jiyan, Azadî.”
• Muş Municipality announces three new projects for women 

  Muş Municipality plans to open a Women's Solidarity Center and is also working to support women facing violence and housing insecurity.
• 19th edition of Zilan Women's Festival to take place in Germany on June 21 

  YJK-E described the festival as both an arena of resistance and a platform for embracing the struggle.
• 12th Sakine Cansız Women's Festival to be held in Zurich 

  Organized by the Kurdish Women’s Union of Switzerland, the 12th Sakine Cansız Women's Festival will take place on 28 June in Zurich under the theme of women’s organization and cultural solidarity.
• 20th edition of Zîlan Women's Festival to take place in London on June 14-15 

  The Zîlan Women's Festival is preparing to bring the voices, words, and resistance of women to the heart of London in its 20th year.
• Gülser Yıldırım: Women are the leaders and subjects of the process 

  Following the conference of Kurdish women parliamentarians, Gülser Yıldırım calls for a stronger organization of women: “We have hope, but hope is not enough. We must organize, work, and grow this unity.”
• City Women’s Assembly to be established in Muş 

  The municipality of Muş, won by the DEM Party, plans to establish a City Women’s Assembly to address women’s issues through women’s perspectives.
• Kahya: Government knows the feminist movement is gaining strength 

  Roza Kahya said that the government targets the growing women's struggle through its “Year of the Family” policies.
• Peace Mothers call for concrete steps to achieve peace 

  In Istanbul, peace mothers sent a message of dialogue and peace. Despite a police blockade, they drew attention to the ongoing suffering caused by the unresolved conflict and called for concrete steps toward a new political beginning.
• Allegations of mobbing in Batman municipality run by a trustee 

  In the Kurdish city of Batman, serious allegations of mobbing have been made against the municipal administration under compulsory supervision.
• Women demand freedom for Öcalan and a path to lasting peace 

  Women joining the "Social Peace and Democratic Solution" march in Diyarbakır called on the state to act.
• At least 10 women killed in Eastern Kurdistan in one month 

  Att least 10 women were murdered and 9 women driven to suicide across Eastern Kurdistan in May 2025.
• 'Women must strengthen their relationships locally, regionally and globally to fight together' 

  Interview with Ruken Ahmed, member of the Kongra Star Committee for Democratic Political Alliances, about the NADA Congress held in Sulaymaniyah on 15-16-17 May.
• 'I took a step toward a dignified life' 

  Three sisters, three fighters, three patriots: Martyr Rohiv Afrin, Dîren Afrin, and Rohiv Afrin, who took her sister’s name and carried her weapon. They bravely and determinedly chose the path of struggle within the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ).
• A conscience beyond borders: Lêgerîn’s journey to freedom 

  Lêgerîn dedicated her life to another people’s struggle far from her own.
• TJA calls for “March for Social Peace” in Amed 

  Today, TJA will hold a large-scale demonstration in Diyarbakır to call for a democratic resolution to the Kurdish question and greater gender justice.
• Kurdish women parliamentarians decide to establish unity and organizational networks 

  At the 1st Kurdish Women Parliamentarians Conference, emphasis was placed on opportunities for a “Women's Renaissance” in Kurdistan, and a “historic decision to establish unity and organizational networks among Kurdish women parliamentarians” was taken.
• ‘Women's leadership is vital in building a democratic society and a lasting peace’ 

  Participants of the 1st Kurdish Women Parliamentarians Conference in Amed said, “Women are the pioneers of both peace and the democratic struggle. Kurdish women in the Middle East are setting an example for the world in this regard.”
• Kurdish Women Parliamentarians Conference continues with workshops 

  The two-day conference organized by the Free Women's Movement is attended by several Kurdish women parliamentarians from Kurdistan, the Middle East, and Europe.
• Targeting gender concept legitimizes violence against women 

  Suzan Işbilen, chair of the Rosa Women's Association, criticized a new government circular and said its aim is to erase the concept of gender and legitimize violence against women.