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• Women in solidarity with Saliha Aydeniz 

  The DBP MP Saliha Aydeniz is to be stripped of her parliamentary immunity in a fictitious trial in order to put her behind bars like numerous other Kurdish women politicians in Turkey.
• Men kill at least 32 women in June 

  According to the news compiled by bianet from local and national newspapers, news websites and news agencies, men killed at least 32 women and seven children in June.
• YPJ academies develop self-defence and self-consciousness 

  Military academies play a major role in shaping the personality of fighters and developing the principles of self-defence. YPJ fighters get to know their true identity and history at academies across North-East Syria.
• HDP women meet with women from the Middle East and North Africa 

  HDP Women’s Diplomacy Commission held a meeting with women from the Middle East and North Africa.
• One woman killed in Istanbul, another seriously wounded in Antalya 

  A woman was killed by a man in Istanbul while another was seriously injured in Antalya.
• Young Women's Union established in Shengal 

  Establishment of the Shengal Young Women's Union was announced in a congress attended by 150 delegates in Shengal.
• YJA Star guerrillas: Zîlan showed women how strong they can be 

  YJA Star guerrillas commemorated martyr Zîlan, one of the leading members of the PKK, saying that “Comrade Zîlan created a line of resistance. With her action of self-sacrifice, she showed women how brave and strong they can be.”
• The enemy inside us, new podcast by Çay at the Women's Front 

  Çay at the Women's Front published a new podcast.
• Women Weaving Future releases video on history of women's movement in Kurdistan 

  Women Weaving Future has released a video on the history of the women's movement in Kurdistan.
• Two TJA activists taken into custody in Van 

  TJA activists Ayşegül Ayaz and Leyla Aşkan, who returned to Van after the press statement held in Doğubayazıt regarding the increasing femicides and violence against women, were taken into custody.
• Iranian and Afghan women release message of solidarity with the Kurds 

  The Women's Transnational Democratic Platform condemned the Turkish invasion attacks and demanded the freedom of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan, also calling for the removal of the PKK from the list of "terrorist organizations".
• KJK: Kurdistan guerrilla will win, women will win! 

  The KJK praised the actions of patriotic people and women, as well as the YJA/STAR and HPG guerrillas fighting the Turkish genocidal war. “We call for expanded struggle to defeat the desperate enemy,” the KJK said.
• 9th Sakine Cansız Women’s Festival kicks off in Zurich 

  This year’s festival is held under the motto “Resist, Organize, Live Freely” (Li ber xwe bide! Xwe bi rêxistin bike! Azad bijî!).
• Women protest in Silopi against the Turkish government's policy of misogyny and war 

  The women's movement TJA protested in Silopi against the Turkish government's policy of misogyny and war.
• 17th Zilan Kurdish Women's Festival to be held in London on Sunday 

  The 17th Zilan Kurdish Women's Festival will be held in London on Sunday, 26 June.
• Women for Istanbul Convention gather in front of Council of State despite police blockade 

  Women seeking to attend the Istanbul Convention hearing gathered outside the Council of State despite police blockade and protested the misogyny of the AKP-MHP government.
• TJK-E calls on women to attend march in Düsseldorf on Saturday  

  TJK-E called on women to attend the march which will take place in Düsseldorf on Saturday 25 June.
• Women’s organizations submit complaint to UN Rapporteur on crimes in occupied areas 

  The undersigned organizations want the Special Rapporteur to address violence against women, its causes and consequences during her visit to Turkey scheduled for July 18-27, 2022.
• 60 women committed suicide in South Kurdistan in six months 

  29 women set their bodies on fire and 31 women were driven into suicide and ended their lives in the first half of 2022.
• 23 years in prison for killer of Pınar Gültekin 

  The court board decided to reduce the aggravated life sentence for the killer of Pinar Gultekin, to 23 years in prison and acquitted the other defendants.
• Sozdar Avesta calls on young women to join the freedom offensive 

  Sozdar Avesta of the KCK leadership underlined the important role of young women in the freedom struggle and called for participation in the freedom offensive.
• YPJ International: Rojava is a model for the entire Middle East 

  Comrade Dilan from YPJ International said that all components in Rojava participated in the revolution and the construction of a democratic society, and that the Rojava Revolution model could offer a solution for the entire Middle East.
• The 7th Ivana Hoffmann Festival held in Duisburg  

  A message of struggle against imperialism and colonialism was given at the Ivana Hoffmann Festival, which was held for the 7th time this year in Duisburg.
• Zilan Women’s Festival in Frankfurt vows resistance 

  The Zilan Women's Festival, the annual highlight of the Kurdish women's movement in Germany, has taken place for the sixteenth time in Frankfurt today.
• Women protest in Ankara against withdrawal from Istanbul Convention 

  Hundreds of women have gathered in front of the State Council building in Ankara to protest against the withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention on the Protection of Women against Violence.