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• Rosa women's association vows to continue its fight 

  After the raid on the Rosa women's association and the arrest of several members, the institution announces that it will continue its fight against violence against women. An international hashtag campaign will take place on Thursday.
• Women in Russia protest attacks on Kurdish women 

  The Russian Kurdish Women's Movement called on women to resist against the government's attacks on women."
• Women are the avant-garde in guerrilla tactics 

  YJA-Star guerrillas Jiyanda Laşer and Eylem Dilxwaz talk about the restructuring of the guerrillas and the change of tactics.
• KJAR says 'organised women can build democratic nation' 

  The 3rd Congress of KJAR took place between 2 and 4 April.
• Eralp says bill proposal on child marriage will be protested 

  The government is rumoured to be ready to bring to Parliament legislative proposals that will pave the way to early marriages and the marriage of children with the men who actually abused them.
• TJA issues statement on police operations targeting women 

  "Using the rights to freedom of organization and expression, which are under the guarantee of international law and states, has now and here become a crime leading to the arrest of women," TJA said.
• European Women's Solidarity demands the release of Amed detainees 

  The European Women's Solidarity demanded the release of all those detained in Amed on May 22.
• Men kill three more women in three different cities 

  Three more women were killed by men in Ankara, Ağrı and Isparta.
• 71 women groups express solidarity with Rosa Women's Association 

  Activists of 71 women's organizations condemned latest police operation targeting women in a joint written statement.
• Reactions to detention of women in Amed increase 

  The Women's Councils of the Amed Labor Democracy Platform reacted to the detentions of women on Friday and said: "The government ignores the thoughts and freedom of women."
• Women in London protest police operation carried out in Amed 

  The political genocide operation carried out by police in Amed on Friday was protested by women in London.
• Police raids Rosa Women's Association 

  "We will not bow to the politics of oppression and destruction of the sovereign system, and we will continue our struggle stronger than ever," said the women's association after the police operation.
• AKP targets women, many detained following new police operation 

  Many women, including executives of TJA and Rosa Women's Association, have been taken into custody this morning in Amed.
• Istanbul: Women take to the streets for political prisoners 

  In Istanbul, women and relatives of prisoners have taken to the streets to demand freedom for political prisoners against the background of the Coronavirus pandemic.
• TJA activists launch campaign for political prisoners 

  "We 'outside' should defend our insurgent sisters 'inside', together with the opposition, revolutionary and political prisoners in this process, and protect their lives. We call on everyone to join the campaign to release the political prisoners."
• Activists in Duisburg protest violence against women for 3rd week 

  The campaign launched by the Martyr Asya Yüksel Women's Council to protest violence and massacre against women in Duisburg, continues in its third week.
• Women's organisations launch campaign for political prisoners 

  Women's organisations around the world launch solidarity campaign to demand the release of political prisoners.
• Women, labor and laughter... 

  We witnessed a day in the guerrilla life. A day full of labor and laughter. Every time guerrillas work, a smile appears on their face. When the guerrillas laugh, their eye shines.
• 103-year-old Icelandic woman survives COVID-19 

  A one hundred and three-year-old woman in Iceland has been declared cured of COVID-19 in the town of Bolungarvík in Iceland.
• YPJ fighter: Defending our country and our land is our honour 

  “Defence for us means defending our country and our land, that is our honour”.
• Demos in Sweden in protest at violence against women 

  The Kurdish women's movement has been protesting against violence against women in several Swedish cities.
• TJA activists in Amed protest violence against women  

  A march to condemn violence against women was organised in Amed, promoted by TJA. Women gave life to human chain despite police harassment.
• Violence against women is increasing during the pandemic 

  It is called the shadow pandemic. Violence against women has increased during the Covid-19 outbreak, as reflected by many concrete data. 
• Activists in Duisburg protest violence against women 

  An action was held in Duisburg to protest violence and murders of women.
• "The government seeks to protect not women, but perpetrators" 

  The HDP's spokeswoman on women's policy, Ayşe Acar Başaran, points out the anti-women dimension of Turkish government policy.