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• Women’s workshop on the Treaty of Lausanne: Democratic confederalism is the only solution 

  At a workshop in Hesekê on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Treaty of Lausanne, it was stated that it was necessary to build a women's confederalism and a women's movement for the entire Middle East.
• Asya Abdullah: Women should strengthen their defence system 

  PYD Co-Chair Asya Abdullah called for women to strengthen their defence system to frustrate all the agreements and treaties concluded against them.
• YPJ frees two Yazidi sisters from ISIS captivity in Hol Camp 

  Two Yazidi sisters who were freed by the YPJ from ISIS captivity in Hol camp in northern Syria have returned home.
• UN demands special investigation into Turkish army's attacks on Kurdish women 

  The Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Reem Alsalem, published a report about the elimination of discrimination against women.
• Woman tortured and killed by her husband in Mardin 

  Hindirin Aydoğan, who lives in Kızıltepe, was first tortured and then murdered by her husband, Zeki Aydoğan.
• Belgium adopts law against femicide 

  Belgium has passed a law intended to combat femicide. Stop Feminicide estimates that roughly two femicides take place each month in Belgium.
• TJK-E Congress calls for enhanced organisation for women's revolution 

  The campaign for a women's revolution should begin at the grassroots level of society and be carried out in all areas in which the women's movement is organised, with the connections that have been built worldwide, through all available means."
• KJK launches campaign against attacks on Shengal and Afghan women  

  The KJK Coordination launched a campaign against the attacks on Shengal and Afghan women to be carried out between 3-15 August.
• New femicide in Batman 

  Aysel E. was murdered by her husband Murat E. in Batman.
• Taliban orders beauty parlours across Afghanistan to shut within a month 

  Even though the Taliban try to present themselves as "moderate" to the outside world, women are being restricted more and more, step by step. Hardly a day goes by without more professions being banned for women.
• KCDP says 22 women were killed in June  

  The KCDP said that 22 women were killed in June and 27 died under suspicious circumstances.
• Jineoloji Week for Young Women in Switzerland 

  Young women from all over Europe will meet at Jineoloji Week in Switzerland on 9-15 July.
• RJAK calls for action against violence and sexual assaults against women in South Kurdistan 

  The Kurdistan Free Women's Movement (RJAK) calls for action against increasing violence and sexual assaults against women in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• At least 600 women murdered in the 2 years since Turkey’s withdrawal from Istanbul Convention 

  At least 600 women have been murdered in the 2 years since Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, and at least 400 women have lost their lives in suspicious circumstances.
• ‘Turkey’s attacks cannot stop the women's revolution’ 

  Women in North and East Syria condemned the attacks of the Turkish state, saying that women's revolution would not be interrupted by Turkey’s attacks.
• Kongra Star commemorates Zilan on 27th anniversary of her martyrdom 

  Kongra Star vowed to follow in the footsteps of Zilan based on the slogan ‘Jin, Jiyan, Azadî’.
• Thousands participated in Sakine Cansız Festival in Zurich 

  A women's festival in memory of Sakine Cansız took place in Zurich for the tenth time this weekend. The motto was "With Jin-Jiyan-Azadî to the women's revolution".
• Kurdish Women's Library in Sulaymaniyah opens its doors to people 

  The Kurdish Women's Library, Archive and Research Center, established in Sulaymaniyah, opened its doors to the public.
• 18th Zilan Women's Festival held in London  

  The Zilan Women's Festival, organized for the 18th time in London by the Jiyan Women's Assembly, was held with the slogan "We are marching towards the women's revolution – Jin, Jiyan, Azadi".
• Women march in Qamishlo against Turkish occupation and attacks 

  Women took to the streets in the Qamishlo Canton and the district of Til Koçer, vowing to enhance their struggle in the footsteps of martyrs.
• Nagihan Akarsel's project completed: Library, Archive and Research Center opens in Sulaymaniyah 

  The Kurdish Women's Library, Archive and Research Center, was a project pursued by the late journalist-academic Nagihan Akarsel. It opened on Saturday in Sulaymaniyah.
• YJK-S calls on everyone to participate in the Sakine Cansız Women’s Festival on Sunday 

  YJK-S made a call asking everyone to participate in the Sakine Cansız Women’s Festival to be held in Zurich tomorrow, Sunday 25 June.
• KJAR guerrilla: We fill fight in the footsteps of Martyr Zîlan 

  Legendary guerrilla fighter Zeynep Kınacı (Zilan) became immortal following an action of self-sacrifice against Turkish occupation troops in Dersim in 1996. June 30 is the anniversary of her action.
• 73-year-old Peace Mother sentenced to 6 years and 3 months in prison 

  The Turkish regime continues its crackdown on the Kurdish population across the country.
• RJAK pays tribute to Darwish, Shweish and Tûma: We will shatter the dreams of the enemy 

  "To reconsolidate our will in the struggle for freedom and to shatter the dreams of the enemy, we will be encouraged by the price our friends had to pay," said RJAK.