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• Female leaders of Western Sahara: We stand with Leyla Guven 

  Female leaders from Western Sahara stated that they are in solidarity with DTK Co-chair and HDP Hakkari MP Leyla Guven who is on day 100 of her hunger strike today, and demanded an immediate end to the isolation imposed upon Ocalan.
• Great interest for Kurdish women's movement in Colombia 

  The first of the activities saw the participation of 80 women from different collectives in the autonomous center Rete Jin Sabana, where an alternative economy model was developed.
• 20 women in German parliament: Guven’s demand is our demand 

  20 female MPs from various states in Germany demand that Leyla Guven’s demand be heeded. The MPs issued a joint statement and called on the Federal Government to “pressure Turkey”.
• Internationalist women of the long march write to Leyla Guven 

  Internationalist women who have been marching for 3 days to condemn the international plot wrote a letter to Leyla Guven, who has been on a hunger strike for 99 days. The letter stressed that they consider Guven to be the leader of freedom and change.
• Women in Shehba creating a new life 

  Women from Shehba who were left into the darkness of ISIS ruling after the Baath regime, are now creating a new life after their region was liberated from ISIS. The women are now working as part of the Women’s Council .
• HDP women candidates: We will govern our cities and ourselves 

  The manifesto stressed that women will reaffirm the achievements they obtained through the struggle of thousands of women and workers and will regain possession of the cities taken from the legitimate elected mayors by the imposition of trustees.
• Mayan women support Guven: We send our insurgence! 

  Mayan women in Guatemala sent a message of solidarity to Leyla Guven and said, “We send you our strength, livelihood, joy and insurgence.”
• Women in North and East Syria against the isolation of Öcalan 

  Thousands of women attended the rallies in Shehba, Aleppo, Qamishlo and Kobanê.
• Feminist writer Gargallo: Leyla is on a glorious act of courage 

  Feminist writer Francesca Gargallo sent a solidarity message to Leyla Guven and said she is on “a glorious act of courage”.
• KJAR's Viyan: Iranian women no longer remain silent 

  KJAR Coordination Member Peyman Viyan stated that women in Iran are no longer silent against oppression: “women have written their name in history with their resistance. They took everything into consideration for freedom”
• Jineolojî Camp held in England 

  The camp was 4 days long and topics like Jineolojî, Democratic Confederalism and the status and role of women in this system and in comparison to the actual system in relation to the mentality, organization and practice, were exposed.
• Women sent open letter to Leyla Güven 

  "The isolation of Öcalan is contrary to Turkey’s own constitution and to international human rights law. His ideas have inspired women and men in the Middle East to struggle for a life rooted in grassroots , multi-ethnic, gender-equal, secular democracy."
• Fourteen policemen accused of feminicide in El Salvador 

  The murder of a policewoman by a colleague led to the dismantle of a Police special body.
• Women on hunger strike in Hewler attacked 

  Asayish (Home security) forces attacked women in hunger strike action in front of the UN.
• Women from Rojhilat send letter to Leyla Guven 

  Women from Rojhilat wrote a letter to Leyla Guven and said, “We derive strength from your pro-freedom method and efforts, and we believe that we will tear down the walls and the dictatorial system.”
• Italian women in solidarity with Leyla Guven 

  Rete-Jin announced support for the hunger strike campaign aimed at ending the isolation of the Kurdish people’s leader, Abdullah Ocalan.
• Afghan women call on Europe to act for Guven 

  Activist Afghan women sent letters to the Council of Europe and various other institutions for Leyla Guven and Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Ocalan.
• International Women's Initiative for Leyla Güven 

  Urgent call: Save Leyla Güven’s life!
• Feminist Pascale Martin: We support Leyla Guven 

  Les Femmes Solidaires Dordogne Chairwoman Pascale Martin said she admires the Kurdish people’s resistance and said, “We support the hunger strike Leyla Guven is on. We know that she is now in the dangerous days.”
• 45 female prisoners on indefinite hunger strike 

  As DTK Co-chair and HDP MP Leyla Güven is on the 77th day of her hunger strike against the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan, it has been reported that 44 women areon hunger strike in prisons with the same demand.
• Solidarity to Leyla Güven from Swiss women 

  National Swiss Women's Strike Coordination expressed solidarity with Leyla Güven.
• Women met for Leyla Güven in Amed once again 

  Women in Amed met once again to support HDP Hakkari MP Leyla Güven.
• Women in solidarity with Güven attacked and detained in Amed 

  Women who gathered in front of Amed prison to support HDP Hakkari MP Leyla Güven attacked by police.
• Zainab Jalalian’s letter to Leyla Guven from Khoy Prison 

  “My dear Leyla; I am Zainab, Zainab Jalalian, behind the prison bars, when I hear the echo of your freedom struggle, I am more determined and resilient to fight for the oppressed.”
• Mothers of Peace in Rojhilat expressed support for Leyla Guven 

  The Mothers of Peace in Rojhilat announced their solidarity with the indefinite hunger strike by Leyla Guven and other hunger strikers in Kurdistan and abroad.