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• Theatrical performance by YJA Star guerrillas in remembrance of Zîlan 

  28 years ago, guerrilla fighter Zîlan blew herself up in a Turkish military unit in Dersim, setting a beacon for the Kurdish freedom movement. Guerrillas from the YJA Star staged a performance of Zîlan's story.
• TekoJIN ends national conference in Kassel 

  The TekoJIN movement discussed the situation of young women and planned its further activities at a nationwide conference in Kassel.
• Amal Rojava: A story of bravery in the YPJ 

  The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have redefined gender roles in their fight against terrorism and for human dignity and freedom.
• 8 women killed in Turkey in the last three days 

  Dozens of women are murdered every month in the Turkish state system where the policy of impunity prevails.
• 33-year-old woman murdered in the street in Amed  

  33-year-old Hilal Kar was murdered in the street by the man she had wed in an Islamic marriage. The police arrived late, and the perpetrator fled in a taxi.
• Manbij Education and Training Board Women's Committee holds annual meeting 

  Manbij Democratic Autonomous Administration Education and Training Board Women's Committee evaluated their work during the year at its annual meeting.
• Women in Basel send 1300 letters to the CPT 

  Women in Basel sent 1300 letters to CPT for the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Tehran holds court hearings for two Kurdish political prisoners 

  The initial court hearing for Warisha Moradi and the second session for Pakhshan Azizi took place on 16 June at the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Tehran on charges of “armed insurrection” (baghi), which carries the death penalty in Iran.
• ‘Dialogue with Öcalan’ event in Turin 

  Women in Turin organized an event in the scope of the ‘Dialogue with Öcalan’ days.
• Kurdish woman detained in Iran for three weeks denied legal rights by IRGC 

  Kurdish athlete Afsaneh Shahi has only been allowed two short phone calls with her family since her detention and has been denied visitation rights and access to legal representation.
• Webinar: Kurdish Women Diplomats Advancing Peace and Security 

  A webinar will be organize by
• Women in Marseille send a thousand letters to CPT demanding freedom for Öcalan 

  Arin Mirkan Women's Council sent a thousand letters it had prepared, demanding that the CPT fulfill its responsibility towards Imrali.
• Women send hundreds of signatures collected in Swiss cities to the CPT 

  Hundreds of signatures collected in the Swiss cities of Geneva, Lausanne and Sion were sent to the CPT demanding it to act for the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• TJK-E Member Gülhatun Kara released on parole 

  TJK-E member Gülhatun Kara, who was detained in France as part of an investigation launched in 2019 upon the request of Germany, was conditionally released by the court.
• Education workshops for women in Washokani camp 

  Kongra Star Education Committee organized education workshops for women in Washokani camp.
• Narges Mohammadi sentenced to one year in prison 

  Iranian Nobel Peace Laureate Narges Mohammadi was sentenced to one year in prison on charges of "propaganda against the state".
• Former co-mayor Mukaddes Kubilay released from prison 

  Mukaddes Kubilay, former co-mayor of Ağrı, was released from Sincan Women's Closed Prison on Tuesday.
• Freedom for Ecevit Piroğlu demanded in front of Serbian embassy in Berlin 

  Freedom for Ecevit Piroğlu was demanded in front of the Serbian embassy in Berlin. The Kurdish internationalist is being held illegally and arbitrarily in Serbian custody and is threatened with extradition to Turkey.
• Women in Berlin organize performance for Öcalan 

  As part of the action days “Dialogues with Öcalan – ideas cannot be locked up”, Kevana Zêrîn, the Widerklang choir and the women’s movement YJK-E organized a performance in Berlin.
• Tribute to Deniz Poyraz in Izmir 

  Deniz Poyraz was commemorated on the third anniversary of her killing.
• Police officer kills his wife and son in Mardin 

  A police officer killed his wife and his son in Mardin.
• Three years ago, the killing of Deniz Poyraz in Izmir 

  On the 17 June 2021, Deniz Poyraz, a member of the HDP, was killed in the provincial office of the party in Izmir.
• Jinkart, facilitating freedom of movement for women 

  In order to make it easier for women to participate in public life, "Jinkart" project has been introduced in Kurdish cities in Turkey. The municipal projects for women that were shut down under state administration are being reactivated.
• Zilan Women's Festival: We are building a new life 

  YJK-E Spokesperson Kezban Doğan stated that the women's struggle rising in the world under the leadership of Kurdish women took its colour from Abdullah Öcalan's philosophy and said, "We are now building a new life."
• Panel on 'Self-Defence-Women' at Zilan Festival in Germany 

  The 18th Zilan Cultural Festival started in Duisburg with the slogan “With Jin-Jiyan-Azadî to the women’s revolution”.