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• PKK commemorates YJA Star commander Viyan Soran 

  Fifteen years ago, YJA Star commander Viyan Soran immolated herself in Heftanin in protest against the extermination concept against the Kurdish people and the isolation on Abdullah Öcalan.
• “Partnership with Turkey will devour the KDP as well” 

  The February issue of the monthly Women's Newspaper Newaya Jin covers the national unity strategy, the current political climate in the region, the social solution paradigm, strip search, "100 Reasons" campaign, Duhok refugee camp and trustee policies.
• United Kurdish Women's Platform stands by Ayşe Gökkan 

  The United Kurdish Women's Platform reacted to the arrest of TJA Spokeswoman Ayşe Gökkan and said: “Ayşe Gökkan is a brave Kurdish woman who has been involved in Kurdish civil politics for years. We stand by Ayşe."
• Risking lives to save lives 

  Hesekê has long been liberated from ISIS terror, but the jihadists' mines and booby traps still lurk everywhere in the canton in northeastern Syria. Three women want to change that. Their vision: risking lives to save lives.
• Jinên Ciwanên Têkoşer holds its third conference 

  Jinên Ciwanên Têkoşer (Struggling Young Women) began its 3rd conference with the participation of 100 delegates in Sulaymaniyah.
• TJK-E: Organized women will not be silenced 

  Within two days, two leading activists of the Kurdish women's movement in Turkey, Ayşe Gökkan and Zeynep Ölbeci, were arrested. The TJK-E sees this as an aspect of the feminicidal politics of the fascist Erdogan regime.
• TJA Spokeswoman Ayşe Gökkan remanded in custody 

  TJA Spokeswoman Ayşe Gökkan was remanded in custody after appearing in court in Amed on Thursday.
• Women step up the 100 Reasons to Prosecute the Dictator Campaign 

  The 100 Reasons to Prosecute the Dictator Campaign has published a new video to invite people to sign the petition and to explain why the campaign is important.
• TJA spokeswoman Ayşe Gökkan appears in Court 

  TJA spokeswoman Ayşe Gökkan, who was detained after the arrest warrant, appeared in court.
• Court sends politician Ölbeci to prison 

  Zeynep Ölbeci, who had been taken into custody on Wednesday morning within the scope of the Kobanê investigation, was sent to jail by the Ankara 22nd High Criminal Court.
• TJA Spokeswoman Ayşe Gökkan taken into custody 

  TJA Spokeswoman Ayşe Gökkan has been taken into custody in Amed after an arrest warrant was issued against her earlier today.
• Arrest warrant issued against TJA spokeswoman Ayşe Gökkan 

  An arrest warrant has been issued against the spokeswoman of the Kurdish women's movement TJA, Ayşe Gökkan, on charges of "leading a terrorist organization" and "membership in a terrorist organization."
• TJA activist detained in Kobane investigation 

  The activist was detained in Istanbul and taken to Ankara on Wednesday.
• YPJ Commander: Will end the Turkish occupation 

  Avesta Xabûr sacrificed her life in an action against the occupiers in Afrin three years ago.The Women's Defense Units (YPJ) commemorated her on the anniversary of her action and martyrdom .
• Women's organisations in the UK condemn femicides in North East Syria 

  Women's organisations in the UK condemn murder of Sada al-Harmoush and Hind al-Khedr.
• Woman abducted and brutally murdered in Sardasht 

  The woman is reported to have been killed by her relatives.
• Woman killed in Iğdır by husband she was divorcing 

  A woman named Dilan K. was murdered by her husband, Maruf K., in Iğdır. The couple was in the process of divorce.
• Yazidi women face Turkish massacre from Shengal to Afrin 

  The crimes committed by the Turkish state against Yazidi women living in Afrin are on par with the crimes ISIS committed in Shengal.
• YPJ Commander: We will liberate the Turkish occupied areas 

  Sozda Afrin, one of the YPJ commanders, emphasized that they would liberate the areas occupied by the Turkish state in North-East Syria.
• PYD Women's Council condemns murder of two of its members 

  The PYD Women's Council issued a statement to condemn the killings of Sada al-Harmoush and Hind al-Khedr which have now been claimed by ISIS.
• TJK-E condemns silence surrounding killing of al-Harmoush and al-Khedr 

  "The murder of Sada al-Harmoush and her deputy Hind al-Khedr, was yet another attack on the free women's will" said TJK-E. ISIS claimed responsibility for the double murder.
• Two female local politicians executed near Hesekê 

  In northeastern Syria, two local politicians have been kidnapped and beheaded by unknown persons. The crime pattern points to ISIS sleeper cells. According to relatives, the two women had already been threatened several times in the name of the ISIS.
• Kurdish musicians support the "100 reasons" campaign in Cologne 

  The Viyan Women's Council has collected signatures in Cologne as part of the campaign demanding to bring the Turkish president to justice for his crimes against women. The activists were supported by Kurdish musicians Hozan Kawa and Hozan Şemdin.
• Women in Basel call for self-defense 

  In the face of increasing femicides worldwide, activists in Basel have called on women to defend themselves and fight together: "Women who fight are women who live!"
• Webinar to address issue of women prisoners in Turkey 

  A webinar on the situation of Kurdish political prisoners in Turkey will be organised on 28 January by the International Women Alliance and Ceni.