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• Women in Northern and Eastern Syria welcome 8 March with a cultural festival in Qamishlo 

  Women in Northern and Eastern Syria welcomed 8 March with a festival organized with the slogan “Women are the spring flower of culture”. The festival reflected the colours of women in culture and art.
• Kurdish Women's Initiative kicks off March 8 events in the UK 

  The British Kurdish Women's Initiative has launched its March 8 activities. The initiative will raise awareness on women's resistance throughout the week.
• Lawyer Berfin Polat: Diyanet trying to prevent divorce, not violence against women 

  Lawyer Berfin Polat from the board of the women's association Rosa spoke about the patriarchal politics of the Turkish state and said that the religious authority Diyanet is conducting a misogynist campaign in the name of preventing violence.
• Kongra Star releases statement on anniversary of the killing of indigenous leader Berta Cáceres 

  Berta Cáceres was a woman, a mother, an activist, an indigenous leader, a land defender, a revolutionary. She was killed in Honduras on 2 March 2016.
• PEN to hold Women Writers Committee Annual Meeting 

  The PEN Women Writers Committee will hold its annual meeting on 7 and 8 March.
• Kurdish lawyer sentenced to six years imprisonment 

  The Kurdish lawyer and Jineolojî specialist Ruşen Seydaoğlu has been sentenced to over six years in prison as an alleged terrorist in Amed (Diyarbakır). Like thousands of other victims, she is charged with activities in the DTK.
• March 8 event in Amed: We will organize women's solidarity 

  Women came together in the Sur district of Amed (Diyarbakir) province as part of the 8 March International Working Women's Day. The women danced to traditional songs chanting the slogan "Jin, Jiyan, Azadi" (Woman, Life, Freedom).
• HPC-Jin calls for an immediate end to the isolation of Öcalan in Turkish prison 

  The Women's Civil Defence Forces raised concern over the isolation of jailed Kurdish Leader Abdullah Öcalan, saying that “an inhuman punishment has been targeting Öcalan for the last 23 years. This must finally end.”
• YJA-Star Commander: We should raise the struggle for freedom 

  Evaluating the YJA Star Command Council meeting, YJA-Star Command Council Member Hêzil Özgür said that “We will deal our wounded enemy a fatal blow in 2022. This is our promise and decision.”
• YJA Star Command Council holds meeting 

  At the YJA Star Command Council meeting, the importance of restructuring and tactical renewal of the guerrillas was highlighted.
• Students of the Autonomous University of Barcelona talk about struggle of Kurdish women 

  Students of the Autonomous University of Barcelona organized a panel on the struggle of Kurdish women as part of the 8 March.
• Women in Çatak protest sexual assault against 3 children by village guards in one year 

  Women in Çatak, province of Van, protested the sexual assault on 3 children by village guards in one year, drawing attention to the special war policy carried out by the AKP-MHP government.
• Woman who allegedly attempted suicide in Diyarbakır in serious conditions in hospital 

  The condition of Şaha Erdin, who allegedly attempted suicide on Thursday in Diyarbakır, is serious.
• Women launch campaign for missing student Gülistan Doku 

  Ankara Women's Platform launched an online campaign called "Where is Gülistan Doku?" to support the family of the missing young woman, and asked to meet the Ministry of Justice.
• French Kurdish Women's Movement announces week-long program to mark 8 March  

  “Resist, organize, live free!” is the slogan under which the women will hold their actions on 8 March this year. TJK-F announced the events to be held throughout France.
• Women are leading: The result of decades of heroic resistance and struggle by women’s movements 

  Women Defend Rojava shows the latest developments in North and East Syria.
• TJK-E: "Resist, Organize, Live Free!" 

  TJK-E said that between 1 and 8 March, women's voices will resonate in European countries with different agendas, to "protect freedom and increase resistance."
• HDP Women's Assembly will kick off its 8 March actions on 28 February in Izmir 

  The HDP Women's Assembly will kick off its 8 March actions on 28 February in Izmir. Dozens of actions and events will be held in 38 cities in North Kurdistan and Turkey.
• Women launch activities for 8 March in North-East Syria 

  With press conferences in Qamishlo and Raqqa, women's organisations have launched their joint programme for International Women's Day on 8 March. The motto is: "Defending our revolution together!"
• HDP Women's Assembly releases video for 8 March, International Women's Day 

  The HDP Women's Assembly released a video for 8 March, International Women's Day.
• Kongra Star promotes webinar on women's revolution as a guarantee of democratic and free society 

  Kongra Star will hold a webinar titled "Women’s revolution is a guarantee of democratic and free society" tomorrow, 21 February.
• Several detained in police attack on women’s meeting for 8 March in Ankara 

  In Ankara, a meeting of the Women's Platform for a public call for 8 March was violently dispersed by police. At least nine activists were taken into custody, and a journalist was assaulted.
• Women in solidarity with HDP MP Semra Güzel 

  It is expected that Semra Güzel will be deprived of her parliamentary mandate next week. The HDP Women's Council and the Free Women's Movement (TJA) call for solidarity with the Kurdish politician.
• Lawyer Çiğdem Sevimli said Kurdish women attacked both for being women and for being Kurds 

  Amed Bar Association Women's Rights Center representative, lawyer Çiğdem Sevimli, said Kurdish women are attacked both for being women and for being Kurds.
• Leila Khaled sends a message of solidarity to Aysel Tuğluk 

  Khaled called on the Turkish government to act in accordance with the law, justice and human rights in her message.