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• TJK-E condemns killings of Darwish, Shiwesh and Tuma 

  The European Kurdish Women's Movement (TJK-E) condemned the attack in which Qamishlo Canton co-chair Yusra Darwish, her deputy Leman Shiwesh and their driver Fırat Tuma were murdered.
• Fidan Doğan Festival in Paris: Our revenge is the women's revolution 

  The 6th Fidan Doğan (Rojbîn) Women's Festival took place in Paris on Sunday. The festival dedicated to the Kurdish women murdered in Paris conveyed as its central message: "Our revenge is the women's revolution, Jin Jiyan Azadî!"
• 4 detained in police operation against TÖP and Purple Solidarity 

  Women are among the primary targets of the Turkish regime's political genocide operations across the country.
• Two women killed in Antalya 

  Two women were killed in Antalya. Sinem Albeni was murdered by her husband Ufuk Albeni, while the body of Maya K. was found in an empty land.
• Zilan Women’s Festival kicks off in Germany 

  The 17th Zilan Women's Festival, the biggest gathering of Kurdish women in Germany, began with a panel on women’s revolution and the achievements of Kurdish women.
• YPJ pays tribute to Avrîn Mahsum: She was the voice of women's liberation struggle 

  "Whether in the resistance in Afrin or in the liberation offensives against ISIS, comrade Avrîn was the voice of the women's liberation struggle with her weapon and her camera," said the YPJ in memory of the fallen war reporter Avrîn Mahsum.
• Four women dead in three days 

  Dudu Yılmaz and Bilge Köse were killed by their husbands in Izmir and Antep, while A.K.Y. and Ayşegül Irmak died in suspicious circumstances in Hakkari and Urfa.
• KON-MED calls for participation in the 17th Zilan Women's Festival today 

  KON-MED called for participation in the 17th Zilan Women's Festival today.
• TJK-F calls for participation in Kurdish Women's Festival in France 

  The 6th Fidan Doğan-Rojbin Women's Festival will take place in Stalingrad Square under the motto 'Jin, Jiyan, Azadî’ (Woman, Life, Freedom).
• TJK-E calls for participation in women's festivals in Germany, France and Switzerland 

  The Kurdish Women's Movement in Europe (TJK-E) called for participation in women's festivals to be held in Germany, France and Switzerland.
• Thousands of women march for decent pay all over Switzerland 

  All over Switzerland, tens of thousands of women demonstrated for more respect, decent pay and retirement.
• Zilan Women's Festival will be held in Gelsenkirchen on 17 June 

  TJK-E member Nûpel Munzur said that they want to highlight national culture at the Zilan Women's Festival that will be held in Gelsenkirchen.
• HDP and the Green Left Party Women's Assemblies enter a restructuring process 

  The HDP and the Green Left Party Women's Assemblies said they were in the process of restructuring their parties for freedom and equality: "We have no option other than struggle. The future is ours, to be painted in the colors we wish.”
• Democratic Student Movement opens "Jin Jiyan Azadî" exhibition in Şêxmêqsûd  

  The Democratic Student Movement opened an exhibition in the neighbourhood of Şêxmêqsûd in Aleppo as part of its "Jin Jiyan Azadî freedom initiative. The movement said that its actions will continue until the freedom of Leader Abdullah Öcalan is achieved.
• Zilan Women's Festival will take place in Gelsenkirchen on 17 June 

  The traditional Zilan Women's Festival will take place in Gelsenkirchen on Saturday 17 June with the slogan "From Kurdistan to the world: Jin Jiyan Azadî!". The event is dedicated to the Kurdish revolutionary Evîn Goyî, who was murdered in Paris.
• A mother fighting the embargo  

  Every day early in the morning, she starts her journey against all the hardships of life, collecting and selling herbs and vegetables. She is resisting the challenges of the embargo and high prices to ensure a dignified life for her children.
• Trustee changes name of park dedicated to Kurdish activist 

  The Turkish regime's anti-Kurdish stance knows no limits. It even targeted the name of a park in Nusaybin dedicated to Kader Ortakaya, a Kurdish activist who was shot dead by Turkish soldiers at the Kobanê border in 2014.
• Survivors of 1937-38 Dersim Genocide die 

  Eşliye Çice and Necef Duman, who survived the Dersim Genocide of 1837-38, lost their lives.
• Men kill at least 40 women in May 

  According to the KCDP report, at least 40 women were killed in May, and 22 women died under suspicious circumstances.
• Women's village Jinwar plans new projects 

  In the women's village of Jinwar, an ecological economy, women's solidarity and a common and free life are being built. The residents are now planning new projects in the fields of solar energy, medicine and offers for children.
• 'Maxmur mothers are symbols of will and resistance' 

  Female activists and journalists living in Sulaymaniyah salute the resistance of women who are resisting the Iraqi military siege in the Maxmur refugee camp.
• KJK: Elections were not fair 

  The Kurdistan Women’s Communities (KJK) said that the May 28 presidential election was not a fair and legitimate election, but rather an operation of the special war regime.
• 6th Fidan Doğan Kurdish Women's Festival to take place on 18 June in Paris 

  The 6th edition of the "Fidan Doğan Kurdish Women's Festival" will take place on 18 June in Paris.
• Tevgera Jinên Azad: Together we will continue to resist and fight 

  Tevgera Jinên Azad (TJA) made a statement after the presidential elections, underlining that the legitimacy of the elections was void for them and vowed to "continue to resist and fight."
• More than 40 female students in Iran expelled from university 

  More than 40 female students at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Iran have been expelled from the university in the last month. The Student Union Council reported that the expulsions were aimed at suppressing the popular uprising.