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• Woman from Uzbekistan murdered in Istanbul 

  The foreign woman living in Istanbul was killed by her husband.
• Women from Raqqa protest against crimes of occupation forces 

  Hundreds of women have taken to the streets in Raqqa in protest against crimes against women in the Turkish-occupied areas of northern Syria.
• At least 51 women murdered in Turkey during pandemic 

  119 women have been murdered in Turkey since the beginning of the year, while 66 others died under suspicious circumstances.
• "Attacks on women in Afrin will be responded with self-defence" 

  In occupied Afrin women are abducted and tortured. The Kurdish women's movement in Europe calls for self-defence and condemned the rapist mentality born by the occupation forces.
• 5 injured as invaders open fire on civilians in Manbij 

  Following a case of sexual harassment by Turkish militiamen, a riot broke out in a village near Manbij. The people set fire to a military checkpoint and the Islamists reacted by shooting into the crowd.
• Thousands from Afrin and Shehba march against Turkish invasion 

  Protests continue across North-East Syria against the torture of women held captive in Afrin.
• Demonstration for women held prisoner by militias in Afrin 

  In occupied Afrin, women are held prisoner and tortured by Turkish-backed jihadists. Women expelled from Afrin have today demonstrated in front of the UNHCR headquarters in Qamishlo and demanded immediate action.
• 21 women murdered in Turkey in May 

  According to the ‘We Will Stop Femicide’ Platform, 21 women have been murdered in Turkey in the month of May.
• Rosa Women's Association members hold press conference 

  “We declare that we are behind every work we have done since the day we opened," said the Rosa Women's Association which was targeted by a political genocide operation recently.
• 'Attacks on women in Afrin show real face of the Turkish state' 

  Afrin Autonomous Administration called on the international community to take action and to prosecute the invaders in the occupied city.
• Women from Raqqa: Silence is complicity 

  Violations and crimes of the Turkish army and allied mercenaries continue increasingly in North-East Syria. Targeting civilians, the occupation forces are carrying out brutal attacks in the areas they have occupied.
• Urgent appeal from the women's organisations in Syria 

  Women’s organisations in Syria have made an urgent appeal for Turkish-occupied Afrin where war crimes have become part of daily life since the occupation of the city in March 2018.
• "Women have an unlimited fighting strength" 

  "Women have to trust themselves and never doubt their strength. The biggest fight is in your own mind," say the guerrilla women of YJA-Star.
• NES administration calls for international investigation in Afrin 

  The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria condemns the crimes against women in Afrin and calls for an international investigation.
• Disciplinary proceedings against female prisoners in Mardin 

  Disciplinary proceedings were initiated against 19 female prisoners in Mardin high-security prison for refusing to take part in the military roll call.
• Şîfa Jin: We want to defend the health of society 

  “Natural medicine is more than just herbs. We want to defend the health of society,” says the healing and health centre in women’s village Jinwar in northern Syria.
• Woman murdered in Amed 

  Nurcan Polat has been shot in her house in Amed and the perpetrator is not known.
• HDP delegation visits little Dilgeş in prison 

  HDP Law and Human Rights Commission visited little Dilgeş, who is only 3 and a half and is in prison with his mother and has to stay two weeks in isolation
• Peace in Kurdistan Campaign condemns crackdown on women in Amed 

  Peace in Kurdistan condemns the latest crackdown on free women in Turkey.
• Gülistan Dogu's mother: "My heart is bleeding" 

  The search for Munzur University student Gülistan Doku continues at Uzunçayır Dam.
• HDP Batman MP Başaran calls for solidarity among women 

  Ayşe Acar Başaran, HDP Batman MP spokeswoman for the HDP Women's Council, called for solidarity.
• Women in Europe protest the attacks of the Turkish state 

  Violence against women and the aggressive policies of the Turkish state were protested by actions organized in various cities of Europe.
• Syriac Women Protection Forces complete military training 

  The Ishtar Academy held a five-day military training course, named for Martyr Kerllos, in the village of Tal Najmah in the Khabur Valley on 20 May.
• Kongra Star expresses solidarity with Rosa Women's Association 

  Kongra Star expressed solidarity with Rosa Women's Association.
• Message from women politicians jailed in Amed 

  Rosa Women’s Association shared the message of nine of its members who were arrested in Amed (Diyarbakır) last week.