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• Oğuz: The state fears the organized power of women 

  HDP politician Yüksel Oğuz drew attention to constant police surveillance in the run-up to 25 November in Turkey: "They are trying to create fear and frustration. They are afraid of the organized power of women."
• Jailed Kurdish politician Gökkan awarded Paul Grüninger Foundation's Recognition Prize 

  The Kurdish politician Ayşe Gökkan, who is in prison in Turkey, has been awarded the second of the Paul Grüninger Foundation's Recognition Prize for Humanity and Courage in Switzerland.
• HPC-Jin demonstrates in Kobane on the occasion of 25 November 

  Women in North-East Syria have started activities to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on 25 November.
• KJK: No life without women and freedom 

  The KJK issued a statement to mark International Day against Violence against Women on 25 November and analyze international developments and the situation in Kurdistan from a women’s perspective.
• YJŞ: We will not renounce the choice of a free life 

  After months of resistance, the HPG and YJA Star guerrillas, the YPG/YPJ forces from Rojava and the Yazidi defense forces YBŞ-YJŞ cleared Shengal from ISIS mercenaries on 13 November 2015.
• Petition for Kurdish KJAR activist Warishe Moradi 

  Over three months have passed since Warishe Moradi became a victim of an enforced disappearance by the Iranian regime. A petition from the campaign to find the Kurdish KJAR activist calls on international bodies to take action.
• Femicide in Istanbul 

  A woman was murdered by her ex-husband in the Gazi borough of Istanbul.
• PYD Women’s Council holds workshop in Qamishlo 

  The participants of the workshop vowed to free themselves from patriarchal ideas and sexism and to embrace the women’s revolution in Rojava.
• RJAK kicks off 25 November actions by planting saplings for nameless women in Kirkuk. 

  RJAK started the 25 November actions by planting saplings at the Cemetery of Nameless Women in Kirkuk.
• Women’s workshop in Shengal: We will defend ourselves 

  Speaking at the ‘Women and Defense’ workshop in Shengal, YJŞ Commander Hêza Şengalî said: “The suffering we have been through must turn into power and wisdom in 2014.”
• Workshop on ‘Women and Defense’ in Shengal marks the anniversary of liberation from ISIS 

  The Free Yazidi Women’s Movement (TAJÊ) is holding a workshop titled ‘Women and Defense’ in Shengal on the anniversary of the city's liberation from ISIS.
• Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi ends hunger strike in prison 

  The Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi, who is imprisoned in Iran, ended her hunger strike after her referral to hospital without the obligatory headscarf.
• Kurdish politician Aysel Tuğluk taken into custody one year after her release from prison 

  Aysel Tuğluk has been detained in her flat in Istanbul. The Kurdish politician and former member of parliament suffers from severe dementia and was released from prison a year ago due to her incapacity.
• Women in Van prepare for International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women 

  Women in Van are preparing for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on 25 November.
• Akıncı: Special war targets women  

  HDP Nusaybin provincial co-chair Şindar Akıncı said that the reason for the increase in harassment and abuse cases after the self-government processes in Mardin is the concept of special war.
• Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi goes on hunger strike in prison 

  The imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has gone on hunger strike in the notorious Evin prison. The 51-year-old activist is protesting against the prison conditions for sick prisoners and the obligation for women to wear veils.
• Men kill at least 19 women in Turkey in October 

  At least 19 women were murdered by men in Turkey in October, and 18 more women died under suspicious circumstances.
• Young women at World Youth Conference: We stand for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan 

  The world youth conference "Youth Writing History" in Paris continues on the third and final day. A panel discussion on the topic of "Young women writing history" took place this morning.
• Kongra Star publishes new monthly newsletter 

  Kongra Star has published its new monthly newsletter.
• Jailed in Evin Prison, Narges Mohammadi is denied treatment for refusing to cover her head 

  Imprisoned women's rights activist Narges Mohammadi is even ready to risk her life by rejecting the imposition of wearing a headscarf for medical treatment, according to her family.
• Leyla Güven acquitted of charge of sedition  

  Jailed politician Leyla Güven was charged with sedition because she demanded accountability for massacres of the Kurdish population. Now the 59-year-old has been acquitted.
• Kurdish girl killed by Iranian state forces laid to rest in Tehran 

  After 28 days in a coma, 16-year-old Armita Geravand from Kermanshah died in Iran after torture by the notorious morality police. Her burial in Kermanshah was prevented by the police and she was laid to rest in Tehran.
• Women in Frankfurt vow common fight against femicides 

  A meeting about the “common fight against femicides” took place in Frankfurt. The event was organized by women's councils and Women Defend Rojava.
• YJA Star guerrillas: Commander Bêrîtan is an example 

  31 years ago, guerrilla commander Bêrîtan Hêvî (Gülnaz Karataş) fell as a martyr in South Kurdistan. Young YJA Star fighters see Bêrîtan as a pioneer of women's liberation.
• KNK Women's Commission praises award of Sakharov Prize to Jina Amini and Jin Jiyan Azadî Movement 

  KNK Women's Commission issued a statement about the award of the Sakharov Prize to Jina Amini and the Jin Jiyan Azadî Movement.