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• 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."
• Women in Stavropol protest against the isolation of Öcalan 

  In the Russian city of Stavropol, Kurdish women held a rally for freedom for Öcalan and an end to Turkish fascism.
• Kurdish revolutionary Şaha Hisên laid to rest in Dêrik 

  Kurdish revolutionary Şaha Hisên was accompanied on the shoulders of her companions on her last journey in her hometown Dêrik. Two days ago the guerrilla commander died of cancer in Rojava.
• Yet another woman murdered in Turkey 

  More women are being killed in Turkey every day.
• UN pledges to do more to improve women's rights 

  More than 170 UN member countries have pledged to do more to improve women's rights.
• 36 women killed in Turkey in September 

  In Istanbul, the Platform against Feminicide presented its report for September and presented a catalog of measures to stop violence against women within twelve months.
• 793 women sign petition condemning attacks on HDP and Anonymous 

  793 women condemned the political genocide operations targeting the HDP saying the attacks were "a coup against democracy".
• Arab YPJ fighter Hebun Ereb: A journey from darkness to freedom 

  Arab YPJ fighter Hebun Ereb, who escaped from ISIS, talked about the ISIS persecution and called on women to claim their freedom.
• PYD Women's Council approves decision document at second congress 

  The second ordinary congress of the PYD Women's Council ended with the reading of the decisions taken.
• HDP women: We will topple the AKP-MHP government 

  The repression against the HDP is intended to send a message to women that they should not defend themselves or fight, said the HDP Women's Council and announced that it will continue its struggle until the fall of the Turkish government.
• Citizens in Colombia protest murder of transgender woman by army 

  State security forces violence doesn’t stop in Colombia. A transgender woman was killed by the army.
• TJK-E calls on everyone to unite around the HDP  

  Reactions to this morning’s political operation against the HDP continue to be issued. The TJK-E issued a written statement regarding the political genocide operations targeting the HDP this morning.