WOMEN
Güliz Kaya said the rising number of femicides in Turkey is the result of the government’s policies.
Representatives of 21 women's organizations and political parties in Kurdistan came together and formed the Kurdish Women's Unity Platform.
The DEM Party Women’s Assembly launched its first peace and democracy gathering in Istanbul.
"The Women’s Protection Units have become a symbol of women’s resistance and freedom—not only in Rojava, but throughout the world. This resistance has nurtured hope and a yearning for freedom and social equality, said the YPJ on its 13th anniversary.
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Femicide balance sheet for October in Turkey
In Turkey, 21 women fell victim to femicide in October. Another eight women died under suspicious circumstances, according to the platform "We will stop femicide" in Istanbul.
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Database on missing women in Afrin
A research project based in the USA documents the cases of women who have gone missing since the Turkish occupation in Afrin in Northern Syria. A database provides information on the place, time and circumstances of the disappearance or abduction.
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Man kills ex wife in Çankırı
A man called Mesut Açıkgöz murdered a woman called Gülay Güneş in Çankırı. The couple had divorced a month ago.
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YJA STAR pays tribute to guerrilla Bêrîtan
YJA STAR Central Headquarters Command called all "young people and women to fight in the line shown by Bêrîtan, to resist in the line shown by Bêrîtan across Kurdistan and to bring the freedom serhildan to victory."
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Women criticise ENKS for its attack on co-chair system
The Kurdish National Council ENKS is criticized by the women's movement Kongra Star for its attack on the model of co-chairmanship. The ENKS, which consists of “patriarchal parties”, is attacking women's organizations.
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Çewlik: We will intensify our actions against violence
Female guerrilla commander Zozan Çewlik stated that they will increase the quality of their actions both in the mountains and the cities against state policies and institutions that legitimize violence against women.
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24-year-old woman killed by brother in Amed
24-year-old Melek Arslan was murdered by her brother in Amed. The perpetrator claimed that his sister had defiled the family's honor. Previously, the young woman had been threatened by her violent ex-boyfriend.
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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”.
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"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.”