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• A black-covered widow army 

  Journalist Medya Doz accompanied YPJ fighters in the final stages of the offensive against the last ISIS enclave of al-Baghouz. She describes the ISIS women she encountered in the Eastern Syrian desert.
• TJK-E: Join the action at European Parliament on Wednesday 

  TJK-E called on the Kurdish people to contribute to be the voice of the hunger strikers and raise the resistance.
• Women establish food cooperative in Raqqa 

  Women from Raqqa have established food cooperative al-Fardos to provide food to those in need.
• Hunger strike in prisons continues 

  Many prisoners have been on hunger strike for 128 days, others have joined at a later stage. Gurbet Ektiren has gone on hunger strike on 15 January,
• Women Camp in Southern France 

  Members of the Kurdish women's council and commune are gathering at a camp in southern France called “Kurdish women organized in the philosophy of freedom.”
• DBP Silvan District co-chair Amine Gündüz detained 

  DBP Silvan District co-chair Amine Gündüz was arrested and sent to Diyarbakır E-type Prison.
• Teacher Ayşe Çelik jailed 

  Teacher Ayşe Çelik finally jailed for saying “Don't let children die”. She has been condemned to 15 months in prison.
• Iconic Palestinian militant Leila Khaled visited Leyla Güven 

  The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine prominent member went to see Leyla Güven at her home in Amed.
• Seven women went on solidarity hunger strike with Aydemir in Rome 

  Erol Aydemir is a Kurdish activist who joined the hunger strike resistance led by HDP Hakkari deputy Leyla Guven demanding the end of isolation against Abdullah Öcalan.
• Women's World March of Euskal Herria in solidarity with Leyla 

  Statements and declarations of solidarity with the hunger strike of HDP Hakkari MP Leyla Guven demanding the end of the isolation of Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Ocalan continues to arrive from all over the world.
• Over 20,000 domestic abuse reports reached Irish charity in 2018 

  More than 20,000 disclosures of domestic violence against women and children were made to Ireland Women's Aid in 2018.
• Connecting Young Women's struggle: JXK conference 

  JXK - Jinên Xwendekar ên Kurdistan iirganused a conference in Cologne under the slogan “With Reber Apo’s philosophy, kill patriarchy, build the free woman’s mentality!”
• Yazidi women from Afrin: Sleeper cells will end if ISIS is tried 

  Yazidi women from Afrin said the current process necessitates the trial of ISIS gangs in Northern and Eastern Syria, and added that the sleeper cells will end when ISIS gangs are put on trial.
• Women sentenced to house arrests and electronic handcuffs in Amed 

  One of 11 women detained in Amed on 20 March and ordered to wear electronic handcuffs, HDP Sur Co-Chair Sevim Coşkun said this is yet another way in which the state tries to prevent women struggle. 
• Health status of jailed journalist on hunger strike critical 

  The situation of the political prisoners Kibriye Evren, Hilal Ölmez and Evin Kaya on hunger strike is deteriorating rapidly. Journalist Evren is now suffering from vomiting blood.
• Peace Mothers: Everybody with a conscience should take action 

  Members of the Peace Mothers Council protested the silence in the face of the ongoing indefinite nonalternating hunger strikes demanding an end to the isolation and called on “everybody with a conscience” to take action.
• YPJ International: We came to give our duty to build up free life 

  “Colourful diversity, not black uniformity, is, what brought us here. And in the end, we found, what we were looking for.”
• Men killed at least 22 women and two kids in March 

  Men killed at least 22 women and two children in March. Two men, who were with the murdered women, were also killed. 
• PYD Co-chair Hiso: We will liberate Afrin! 

  " Afrin is ours and we will take it back from the invaders at any cost.”
• 7000 banners to say no to isolation 

  The 7000 banners action promoted by women in Switzerland to support the hunger strike against isolation has begun. 
• Demo in Stockholm condemned violence against women in Iran 

  A protest was held in Stockholm against violence against women in Iran. Protesters also commended the hunger strikers all over the world. 
• Sinn Féin support apps helping victims of domestic violence 

  Sinn Féin MLA Michaela Boyle has said a new app that will allow those in abusive relationships to track and record incidents in a private and secure environment will help victims find a voice.
• HDP deputies visited Leyla Güven 

  HDP deputies Semra Güzel and Tülay Hatimoğulları visited DTK co-chair Leyla Güven who has been on hunger strike or 146 days. 
• TJK-E calls on people to join actions in Strasbourg and Berlin 

  “Today when the hunger strike has reached a critical level, support actions are crucial and must be organised everywhere. It is important to embrace this resistance which will surely win."
• Women against isolation in Paris, Rennes and Hannover  

  Kurdish women organised actions against isolation in Paris, Rennes and Hannover.