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• KJAR calls on Warisha Moradi to end her hunger strike action 

  The health condition of KJAR member Warisha Moradi, who is on an indefinite hunger strike against death penalty, is deteriorating. KJAR called on Moradi to end the strike.
• Internationalist Commune of Rojava pays tribute to Martyr Ronahî/Andrea Wolf 

  Ronahî, Andrea Wolf, fell as a martyr together with 23 of her comrades in North Kurdistan as a result of a Turkish attack on 23 October 1998. The Internationalist Commune of Rojava paid tribute to her.
• TJKE calls on everyone to protest Turkish attacks on Rojava and South Kurdistan 

  The Kurdish Women's Movement in Europe (TJK-E) is calling for protests against the Turkish attacks on Rojava and South Kurdistan.
• ‘Only women can bring the country together’ 

  Stating that the problems in Syria cannot be solved independently of women, women participating in the Syrian national women's dialogue forum said that only women can bring the country together.
• DEM Party Women's Assembly: Women will lead the anti-war struggle 

  DEM Party Women's Assembly announced the final declaration of the meeting held on 20 October where they discussed the political struggle for the new period.
• Iran sentences Kurdish political prisoners to additional jail time 

  Pakshan Azizi and Warisha Moradi, who refused to attend the court session, were sentenced to an additional six months’ imprisonment for “disturbing the prison order” in Evin Prison.
• Increasing repression against women prisoners in Iran 

  As the crackdown on journalists, activists and political prisoners in Iran continues, hundreds of people signed a joint letter calling for a halt to the prison sentences given to journalists Niloufar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi.
• Warisha Moradi’s health deteriorating on day 12 of hunger strike 

  Warisha Moradi, who has been imprisoned in Evin prison in the Iranian capital Tehran for more than 14 months, has been on hunger strike for 12 days.
• Avesta Têkoşîn, a pioneering YJA Star militant 

  Guerrilla Avesta Têkoşîn, who fought resolutely against the enemy's attacks until her last breath, took her place in the struggle for freedom as a pioneering YJA Star militant with her belief in victory.
• Women's Platform calls on everyone to meet at Tünel Square on 25 November 

  The 25 November Women's Platform called on everyone to meet at "Tünel Square on 25 November."
• Armenian women fight for a democratic Syria 

  The Armenian Women's Union fights for the active participation of women in all areas of life. Anahit Kasabiyan said that the Armenian community living in Northern and Eastern Syria will establish a political party led by women.
• The story of Arab guerrilla Dîrok extending from Til Hemis to Xakurkê 

  Dîrok Cûdî, from a Mihelmî family in Til Hemis in North-East Syria, fought for 7 years in the mountains of Kurdistan, where she arrived in 2017, and fell a martyr in Xakurkê on 24 July.
• Peace Mothers in Sine go on hunger strike in solidarity with Warisha Moradi 

  Peace Mothers in Sine (Sanandaj) started a hunger strike in solidarity with the resistance of Kurdish activist Warisha Moradi in Iranian prison.
• "Coffee JIN", a Mardin municipal project to promote women’s participation in public life 

  A café run by women has opened in the province of Mardin, which is governed by the DEM party. "Coffee JIN" is a municipal project to promote women’s participation in public life.
• Kongra Star calls on women to express solidarity with Warisha Moradi 

  The Rojava Women’s Movement, Kongra Star, issued a statement addressed to women calling for solidarity with Warisha Moradi.
• Mother of slain protester Nîka Shakremî detained in Iran 

  The mother of Nîka Shakremî, who was murdered during the ‘Jin, Jiyan, Azadî’ protests in Iran, was detained.
• Bar Association on Rojin Kabaiş's death: There was negligence, we were excluded from the process 

  The Van Bar Association said in a statement regarding the death of Rojin Kabaiş, that there were numerous negligences and that the prosecutor's office excluded NGOs from the ATK process.
• Families of Hevrin Xelef and Nadiya Al-Xeshan awarded 

  At the 3rd Congress of the Women’s General Assembly of the Future of Syria Party, awards were presented to the families of Martyr Hevrin Xelef and Martyr Nadiya Al-Xeshan.
• Women stage a silent march for Rojin Kabaiş in Amed 

  Women in Amed staged a silent march for Rojin Kabaiş, whose lifeless body was found 18 days after her disappearance, vowing to continue their struggle until the perpetrators are found.
• Warisha Moradi on day 6 of indefinite hunger strike in Evin Prison 

  Kurdish activist Warisha Moradi, who is in Tehran's Evin prison, went on an indefinite hunger strike on 10 October on World Day against the Death Penalty to protest against the death penalty in Iran and her own prolonged detention.
• Pakshan Azizi not allowed to meet with her family and lawyers for 100 days 

  The Campaign for Freedom for Pakshan Azizi stated that the Kurdish journalist, who is imprisoned in Iran's Evin Prison, has not been allowed to meet with her family and lawyers for 100 days.
• Body of 21-year-old Rojin found on the bank of Lake Van 

  After a search lasting several weeks, the body of 21-year-old student Rojin Kabaiş was found on the bank of Lake Van. Her family, who live in Amed, are convinced that suicide was not an option for her.
• Kurdish language teacher sentenced to three months in prison in Iran 

  A Kurdish language teacher for 17 years in Bukan and nearby villages, Susan Hassanzadeh has been repeatedly summoned and interrogated by the security services in recent years for her activism.
• 5 years in prison for two female journalists who reported on the killing of Jina Mahsa Amini 

  Niloufar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi, who reported on the killing of Jina Mahsa Amini by Iranian police in 2022, were sentenced to up to 5 years in prison.
• Internationalist women march for Abdullah Öcalan in Turin 

  Italian women marched in Turin as part of the ‘Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan, a Political Solution to the Kurdish Question’ campaign.