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• WDR: Out to the streets! Defend the women’s revolution in Rojava! 

  Women Defend Rojava called on everyone to take to the streets against the Turkish attacks on Rojava.
• TJK-E welcomes 25 November under the motto “Jin, Jiyan, Azadî: Defend Life” 

  The Kurdish women's movement TJK-E has chosen the motto "Jin, Jiyan, Azadî, defend life!" as the slogan for its activities on this year's day of struggle against violence against women on 25 November. Actions are planned in several European countries.
• Internationalist women in Frankfurt expose war crimes carried out by Turkey with a video action 

  Internationalist young women exposed the war crimes carried out by the Turkish state with a video action in Frankfurt.
• Police raid Kaktüs Young Women's Association in Kadıköy and take many women into custody 

  The police raided the Kaktüs Young Women's Association in Kadıköy and took many women into custody including SKM General Spokesperson Çiçek Otlu.
• Reşit: PKK is revenge for 5,000 years of patriarchy 

  The PKK has provided important answers in the women's freedom struggle and represents the hope of freedom for countless women, says Jiyan Reşit, a commander of the women's guerrilla army YJA Star.
• Final declaration of TAJÊ Congress published 

  The Yazidi women's movement TAJÊ wants to organise itself even better and strengthen its capacity for self-defence. On Sunday, 250 delegates gathered for the second congress in Shengal.
• Letters of solidarity sent to imprisoned women in Dersim  

  Letters of solidarity were sent to imprisoned women in Dersim on the occasion of 25 November, International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
• Kongra Star Aleppo Coordination announces action program for 25 November 

  Kongra Star Aleppo Coordination announced the action program for 25 November, International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
• Preparations for HPC-Jin general conference underway 

  The 150 delegates who attended the annual meeting of the HPC-Jin Euphrates region started the preparations for the general conference.
• Congress of women's centres starts in Amed 

  The three-day congress of women's shelters and counselling centres against violence against women in Turkey has started in Amed. Adalet Kaya from the Rosa Women's Association opened the congress with the slogan "Jin, Jiyan, Azadî".
• Women in Binarê Qendil start 25 November activities 

  Women made a press statement on 25 November in Binarê Qendil, and issued a call to fight together against oppression.
• Women in North-East Syria grow stronger through organizing 

  Women in North-East Syria grow stronger by organizing in all spheres of life, from economy to art, from social work to politics, from ecology to diplomacy.
• Women said to have commited suicide are often victims of femicide, say women organizations 

  Speaking about the suspicious death of 4 women in 7 days in Van, Rojbin Bor from the Star Women's Association said that femicides are often portrayed as "suicide" and are the result of the women's policy implemented by the government.
• YJK-E calls on women to attend Düsseldorf march on 12 November 

  The YJK-E called on women to attend the Düsseldorf march on 12 November, saying, "We must be the voice and breath of the freedom fighters."
• Participants of the International Women’s Conference in Berlin seek 'a new world’ 

  At the Technical University in Berlin, the international women's conference "Our Revolution: Liberating Life" of the network "Women Weaving Future" was held on November 5-6.
• 'Jin, Jiyan, Azadî' is a philosophy and will create world women's confederalism 

  "When the night is the deepest, the day is the closest," says Ayten Dersim of the PAJK, calling for intensifying the struggle and throwing fascism "on the rubbish heap of history".
• Second International Women's Conference ends with final declaration and call to raise the struggle 

  The reading of the final declaration of the Second International Women's Conference in Berlin. The women called to raise the struggle.
• Women's Conference in Berlin: The desired life will not come through miracles but a revolution 

  The second day of the international women's conference in Berlin is dedicated to the political prisoners who are imprisoned because of their struggle for freedom and who cannot participate in the exciting debates.
• Second day of international Women's Conference in Berlin 

  Over 700 women are attending the Second International Women's Conference organized by the Women Weaving their Future Network.
• International Women's Conference in Berlin: “It is time to take responsibility for the future" 

  The ‘Women Are Shaping the Future Network’ holds the 2nd International Women's Conference under the motto "Our Revolution: Liberating Life" at Berlin Technical University on November 5-6.
• International Women's Conference opens in Berlin  

  The second international Women's Conference kicked off this morning in Berlin. It can be followed online.
• Campaign launched in Argentina against Turkish use of chemical weapons growing 

  The campaign launched by the Argentine Kurdistan and Solidarity Committees to protest Turkish use of chemical weapons against guerrilla troops is spreading.
• International Women's Conference to kick off in Berlin at the weekend 

  Songül Karabulut, Preparatory Committee Member of the 2nd International Women's Conference, said that they would not just deal with a system analysis, but also discuss ways and means to get rid of the current predicament.
• Men killed 34 women in Turkey in October 

  The ‘We Will Stop Femicide Platform’ reported that 34 women were murdered by men and 26 women died suspiciously in October. 275 women were killed in the first 10 months of the year.
• Argentinian women launch campaign to protest Turkish use of chemical weapons 

  The Committee of Women in Solidarity with Kurdistan of Argentina launched a campaign to protest the Turkish use of chemical weapons.