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• PAJK remembers Viyan Soran, calls for resistance 

  The Kurdistan Women's Liberation Party (PAJK) commemorated Viyan Soran and said that every Kurdish woman and Apoist militants should embrace Abdullah Öcalan's historic resistance with the same spirit and responsibility created by Viyan.”
• Sara, Rojbîn and Ronahî commemorated in Basel 

  A well-attended event on the life and struggle of the three Kurdish revolutionaries Sakine Cansız, Leyla Şaylemez and Fidan Doğan, who were murdered in Paris in 2013, took place in Basel.
• Those walls no longer exist 

  After becoming familiar with the PKK philosophy, Yazidi women realized their change and transformation fast and efficiently. They wanted Arab women to share this success. The decades-old walls have been destroyed, and there is no longer a wall in between.
• Yazidi and Arab women attend workshop in Shengal 

  Yazidi and Arab women discuss the common struggle against feminicide and massacres in Iraq at a workshop in Shengal. Numerous participants were turned back by Iraqi military personnel when they arrived.
• Women Defend Rojava: The time for freedom has come 

  In just over a week, the internationalist long march for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan and a solution to the Kurdish question will begin in Frankfurt. Women Defend Rojava names reasons why it is worth participating in the action.
• Kurds organize event in Switzerland to commemorate three women murdered in Paris 

  Kurdish activists organize the "Sê Jinê Azad" event in Basel, Switzerland to commemorate three Kurdish women revolutionaries murdered in Paris in 2013.
• Men kill 4 women in 24 hours 

  Orhan Oruçgüney murdered his mother, Gülbeyaz Oruçgüney, with a sharp tool in Sultanbeyli district. She was the fourth woman killed in one day.
• 38-year-old woman murdered in the middle of the street by her husband  

  38-year-old Elif Turan was murdered in the middle of the street by her husband of the same age, Kamil Turan. The killing took place in the Edremit district of Balıkesir.
• 'We want justice for Aysel Tuğluk, not mercy' 

  Dilek Gökçin from the 1000 Women for Aysel Tuğluk Initiative emphasizes that they want Tuğluk to be treated in accordance with human rights law, not compassion.
• Behind all femicides there is a man who is systematically protected, says Çağla Yolaşan 

  Yenigün Women's Solidarity Association President Çağla Yolaşan said that, like in the case of Gülistan Doku, “behind all femicides there is a man who is systematically protected.”
• Trans woman murdered in Izmir 

  Günay Özyıldız, a trans woman, was murdered by unknown persons in Izmir province.
• Wards searched with dogs in Şakran Women's Prison 

  In the Şakran Women's Prison in Izmir, the repression of political prisoners is being stepped up again. The inmates report raids on the wards with the participation of the gendarmerie and service dogs.
• Kongra Star annual meeting: "We will build a free society led by women" 

  The annual meeting of Kongra Star is being held in Rojava with the participation of 300 members from all cities and regions, in addition to representatives of Kongra Star from Damascus and Aleppo, coinciding with the 17th anniversary of its founding.
• Yazidi women in Shengal organize amid Turkish attacks 

  Delila Suham Şingalî, a member of the Diplomacy Committee of the Free Yazidi Women's Council (TAJÊ) said that women are leading the self-government and democratic nation as they continue to organize against the attacks on Shengal.
• KJK condemns sentencing of Kurdish teacher, calls for struggle against cultural occupation 

  Calling the arrest of Kurdish teacher Zara Mohammadi in Iran a political measure against Kurdish identity, KJK called for a struggle against cultural occupation.
• Vigil for Gülistan Doku moves to Ankara 

  The relatives of student Gülistan Doku, who has been missing for two years, are moving their vigil to the Ministry of Justice in Ankara. They are demanding the formation of a parliamentary commission of enquiry to clarify the fate of the Kurdish woman.
• Women in Shehba celebrate 17th anniversary of Kongra Star 

  Women in Shehba celebrated the 17th anniversary of Kongra Star, the women’s umbrella organisation.
• Female students expose police harassment and threats in İzmir 

  Female students in Izmir have made public that they are harassed and threatened by police officers. Their struggle against patriarchal violence is criminalized and attempts are made to recruit them as informants.
• Prison administration punishes Yüksekdağ and 13 other detainees for protesting death of Garibe Gezer 

  Former HDP co-chair Figen Yüksekdağ and 13 women were given a one-month communication and communication penalty for shouting slogans to protest the death of Garibe Gezer.
• KJK: Victory will be won by all women who fight for freedom 

  Remembering Sakine, Fidan and Leyla, KJK said, “The AKP-MHP government's misogynistic policies are aimed at the universal line of women's freedom in the person of Kurdish women. No power can stand in the way of women's desire for a free and equal life."
• “Öcalan’s model of ‘free woman’ was targeted in the person of Sara” 

  KCK General Presidency Council Member Elif Ronahî said, “Our leader aimed to develop a free woman model in the person of Sara, and he was indeed successful. The free woman who emerged in the person of Sara was the target of the Paris massacre.”
• "Sakine Cansız gave strength and morale to the women in Rojava" 

  After her release from prison in Turkey, Sakine Cansız went to Rojava in the early 1990s. Necah Gulo, who lost her husband, her son and a daughter-in-law in the liberation struggle, tells of her encounter.
• Posters action for Sakine, Fidan and Leyla in the streets of Frankfurt 

  Women activists drew attention to the Paris Massacre by putting up posters on the streets of Frankfurt and changing the street names.
• Women in Basel demand justice and truth about Paris Massacre 

  Kurds and Swiss institutions gathered in Basel on Saturday on the 9th anniversary of the Paris Massacre. BastA Party co-chair Sina Deiss said that the resistance line marked by Sakine Cansız was seen in the magnificent resistance of women in Kobanê.
• Kurdish teacher Zara Mohammadi arrested in Iran 

  Kurdish teacher Zara Mohammadi has been arrested in Iran. The co-founder and leader of the cultural association Nûjîn was taken to a prison in Sine (Sanandaj).