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• Preparation for Women Festival in Raqqa underway 

  The women's coordination of Tabqa, Deir Ez-zor, Raqqa and Manbij is organising a women festival. The slogan of the festival, to be held on Sunday 25 October, is "We develop our heritage with the colours of our different components”.
• Siwêd: We will end the occupation and build democratic Syria 

  Speaking at the 8th General Congress of Kongreya Star, Evin Siwêd, the Spokesperson of Kongreya Star, remarks that "We will end the occupation. We will build a democratic and free Syria".
• "Women's freedom is more valuable than all other freedoms” 

  At the sit-in for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, Zilan Diyar spoke about the significance of the Kurdish leader for the women's movement: "The freedom of women is more valuable than all other freedoms.”
• Turkey and its mercenaries target women in North East Syria 

  A new report by the Center for Research and Protection of Women's Rights in Syria exposed killing and violation of women's rights carried out by Turkey and its mercenary allies.
• Kongra Star celebrates 8th Congress in Qamishlo 

  Kongra Star, the largest women's organization component of North and East Syria, will go to Congress tomorrow, Tuesday.
• Women festival in Genova holds panel on Abdullah Öcalan 

  At a women's festival held in Genoa, Italy, a panel was held on the Kurdish issue and the isolation imposed on Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• PES women President Gumai sends solidarity message to the HDP 

  President of PES Women and MEP, Zita Gurmai, sent message of solidarity to the HDP.
• Fatma Kılıçaslan: HDP women won't stand back despite repression 

  HDP women are being specifically targeted by the AKP government but vowed to continue defending their rights and liberties.
• Mothers of guerrillas: Women should rise up against arrests 

  Protesting the Turkish state's detention operations against politicians and peace mothers in North Kurdistan, mothers of guerrillas and martyrs in Qamishlo call on Kurds and their friends to promote the struggle against Turkey's policies towards Kurds.
• KBDH: We’ll call those seeking to usurp Shengal’s will to account 

  In a statement on the dirty agreement against Shengal, KBDH said: "We will call those who want to usurp the will of Shengal's people to account."
• Guerrilla Roza Helin and her search for meaningful life 

  YJA Star commander Roza Helin, one of the seekers of meaningful life, was embedded in the hearts of her comrades with her noble stance, modesty and beauty of her heart.
• Search for missing student resumed in Dersim 

  Since Thursday, the search for Gülistan Doku has been continued with a large contingent in the Uzunçayır reservoir in Dersim. The 21-year-old student has been missing since January.
• KBDH vows to step up struggle against violence targeting women 

  The United Revolutionary Women Movement (KBDH) said they are after all individuals and institutions that encourage, implement and support violence against women and added: "Now revolution is a must."
• Woman killed in Düzce 

  A 25-year-old woman named Mahide Güneş Anıl was murdered in Düzce. It was revealed that the woman was killed in her home by a man named Kemal Anıl Şenol.
• Women Defend Rojava joins call for Week of Action for Kobane 

  Women Defend Rojava welcomed and joined the call issued by Riseup4Rojava to organise a week of action and solidarity, from 1 to 8 November to mark 1 November, World Kobane Day.
• Women establish initiative against occupation and femicide 

  Many women, including representatives of women's organizations from the Middle East, formed an initiative with the motto "For security and peace, fight against occupation and femicide" to document the crimes committed by the colonial powers and Turkey.
• Another woman dies in suspicious circumstances in Amed 

  Adule Kardaş was buried on Sunday. The woman died in suspicious circumstances.
• KJK calls to join actions for Freedom for Öcalan Day of Action 

  KJK Coordination said in a statement: “10 October has been declared as ‘World Freedom for Öcalan Day’. This valuable decision must be strongly endorsed.”
• Action against femicide in Vienna 

  The organization of young women (TEKO-JIN) protested in Vienna as part of the "We say NO!" campaign against femicide.
• Women in NE Syria launch campaign against occupation and genocide 

  Women's organizations in North-East Syria call on all women's organizations and movements around the world to support the Women's Revolution.
• Four jailed women politicians to give statement on 'Kobanê' 

  Kurdish women politicians Sebahat Tuncel, Aysel Tuğluk, Gültan Kışanak and Gülser Yıldırım imprisoned by the Turkish state are to be interrogated within the framework of the "Kobanê investigation".
• Erzincan: Women should take to the streets on October 10 

  KJK Coordination Member Besê Erzincan calls for a strong participation in the "10 October Global Freedom for Öcalan Day" protests and says, "Let's develop women's freedom struggle and unity together."
• Swedish delegation visits HDP Women's Council 

  A delegation of Swedish politicians paid a solidarity visit to the HDP Women's Council in Ankara.
• Women democratize the economy in Rojava 

  In northern and eastern Syria, women are building collective production facilities. This democratizes the economy. Dicle Ezda of the women's association Kongreya Star gives an insight into the developments in an ANF interview.
• Arîn Mirkan, the legendary fighter of Kobanê 

  Those who knew Arîn Mirkan, who fought in the resistance against ISIS mercenaries in Kobanê and has a place in the memory of the Kurds and the people of the world, say of her: "Her morale and enthusiasm could be seen from afar."