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• KCDP: At least 136 women murdered in the first six months 

  The KCDP announced that at least 136 women were killed, and 145 women died under suspicious circumstances in the first six months of 2025.
• JinNews: At least 19 women and one child murdered in one month 

  According to the June violence report by the women’s news agency JinNews, at least 19 women and one child were murdered in a single month, and there were 10 cases of suspicious deaths involving women and children.
• ‘South Kurdistan National Kurdish Women's Union Platform’ holds workshop in Sulaymaniyah 

  Workshop by the ‘South Kurdistan National Kurdish Women's Union Platform’ in Sulaymaniyah called for women to unite for freedom.
• "Women should establish communal unions to empower themselves" - Part Three 

  Ayten Dersim, a member of the PAJK Coordination, and Çiğdem Doğu, a member of the KJK Executive Council, emphasized the importance of women establishing communal unions.
• "Women should establish communal unions to empower themselves" - Part Two 

  Ayten Dersim, a member of the PAJK Coordination, and Çiğdem Doğu, a member of the KJK Executive Council, emphasized the importance of women establishing communal unions.
• Women to present their demands for peace to parliament 

  Fatma Koçyiğit of the “I Need Peace” Women’s Initiative said they will march to parliament from several cities to push for a social peace process.
• KJAR member Rûken Nexede: We fight for the freedom of women and a democratic Iran 

  Rûken Nexede said that they are targeted by the regime for defending the freedom of women and a democratic Iran.
• YJA Star guerrillas commemorate Zîlan 

  Marking the 29th anniversary of the martyrdom of Zîlan (Zeynep Kınacı) in Dersim on June 30, 1996, YJA Star guerrillas stated that they would always follow Zîlan's line.
• "Women should establish communal unions to empower themselves" - Part One 

  Ayten Dersim, a member of the PAJK Coordination, and Çiğdem Doğu, a member of the KJK Executive Council, emphasized the importance of women establishing communal unions where they draw strength from one another.
• Protest in Cizre: Femicide is political 

  In Cizre, women's organizations and civil society groups are protesting against the increasing number of femicides in Turkey. According to the demonstrators, the femicides are not a coincidence, but the result of state inaction and patriarchal policies.
• Three women murdered, four female lawyers subjected to violence in custody in Kurdistan Region 

  According to Rojnews data, 14 women were murdered in the Kurdistan Region, while 10 women died under suspicious circumstances, and 2 women were injured in the first five months of 2025.
• Celebration in Raqqa on the 11th founding anniversary of Women's Internal Security Forces  

  The 11th founding anniversary of the Women's Internal Security Forces in North and East Syria was celebrated with a joyful ceremony in Raqqa. The celebration highlighted the legacy of women's resistance and their struggle for security and freedom.
• Kongra Star pays tribute to Zîlan 

  Kongra Star said: "Zîlan fulfilled her duties toward her people through her fighting spirit and redefined life through her efforts to build a democratic, moral-political, ecological, and free society."
• 12th Sakine Cansız Women's Festival starts in Zurich: Jin, Jiyan, Azadî 

  The 12th Sakine Cansız Women's Festival is taking place under the slogan “We are defending women's gains, building a democratic society with Jin, Jiyan, Azadî.”
• Female journalist threatened after exposing forced prostitution ring in Şırnak 

  After publishing a report exposing an alleged forced prostitution ring in Şırnak, MA journalist Zeynep Durgut was repeatedly threatened by relatives of a key suspect.
• Women in Evin Prison warn against “imperialist liberation illusions” 

  In a letter, four women imprisoned in Evin Prison criticize not only Israel's airstrikes on Iran, but also the “collaboration” of exiled political forces with imperial interests. They say the future of the country lies in resistance from below.
• Kurdish women: We are the subjects of this process 

  Kurdish women emphasized unity and defined themselves as key actors in rebuilding and peace.
• Final declaration of ‘Paving the way to peace’ conference released 

  The declaration called for urgent steps toward peace, including ending cross-border operations and restoring Abdullah Öcalan’s communication rights.
• 3rd Conference for Kurdish Women's Unity: Building a free society with free women  

  The 3rd Conference for Kurdish Women's Unity in Amed highlighted the role of Kurdish women in national unity and the construction of a democratic society and stressed that peace is not possible without women's freedom.
• 3rd Conference by the Platform for Kurdish Women's Unity kicks off in Amed 

  The 3rd conference by the Platform for Kurdish Women's Unity has begun in Amed under the slogan “Bi yekitiya jinên kurd, ber bi yekitiya neteweyî ye” (Kurdish women's unity is the unity of the nation).
• Şareza Osman: Women must unite in a confederal system against patriarchy 

  Jineoloji Academy member Şareza Osman said that the revolution must grow through confederal resistance to sexist mentalities.
• Support center for young women opens in Raqqa 

  The Women's Support Center opened in Raqqa consists of departments of education, communication, culture and arts, and sports.
• KJAR: The democratic struggle of women will lead to freedom, not war between nation-states 

  KJAR calls on all women within freedom-seeking parties and organisations to collaborate and establish a unified voice for women in Iran, saying: “Without the presence of women, one cannot speak of a free future for Iran.”
• Gender-based violence is a deepening crisis in Turkey 

  Femicides and deaths in suspicious circumstances are on the rise in Turkey, reflecting a systemic pattern of injustice.
• Women's Initiative ‘I Need Peace’ calls on Parliament to take concrete steps 

  Following a meeting with DEM Party MP Pervin Buldan, the women's initiative “I Need Peace” calls on parliament to take concrete legal steps to resolve the Kurdistan question and anchor peace in society.