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• Women political prisoners in Iran 

  Women in Iran face a complex combination of challenges and opportunities. Significant achievements have been made in the fields of education, art, and science. Yet, restrictive governmental laws and policies have made their situation difficult.
• Investigation against female journalist who reacted against sexist harassment by a police officer  

  The governor of Mardin ordered an investigation against Kurdish journalist Öznur Değer for countering a police officer's sexist harassment, accusing her of ‘insulting a public official’.
• Women's Council: Syrian people must determine the future of Syria 

  The Syrian Women's Council, an association of women from different ethnic, religious and cultural backgrounds, has presented 13 key objectives and demands for the reshaping of Syria.
• YPJ fighter martyred in Turkish attack in Tishrin Dam battle 

  During the historic resistance in the Tishrin Dam battle, YPJ fighter Avaşîn Rûstem Cûdî was targeted by a drone strike and a missile attack by the Turkish occupying state while fighting against terrorists.
• YPJ announces the martyrdom of two fighters in the Battle of Qereqozaq 

  YPJ calls on the patriotic people to stand by their fighters more than ever and to continue organizing themselves according to the philosophy of revolutionary people’s war.
• Women from Mexico express solidarity with Rojava against attacks, call for an end to massacres 

  The Network of Solidarity with the Kurdistan Women's Movement in Mexico condemned the invasion attacks of the Turkish state and allied groups and expressed solidarity with Rojava.
• Rosa Women’s Association calls for peace  

  Rosa Women’s Association called for peace against the attacks by Turkey and its affiliated SNA gangs on Northern and Eastern Syria, and said that Abdullah Öcalan should be taken as the interlocutor for the solution to the Kurdish question.
• Jineolojî Academy calls for internationalist mobilisation to defend the Rojava Revolution 

  Internationalists from the Andrea Wolf Institute of the Jineolojî Academy in Rojava called for "internationalist mobilization" to defend the women's revolution. 
• Kongra Star: Join the struggle to defend Women’s Revolution in Rojava and build a democratic Syria 

  For women and the peoples of Syria, the overthrow of the Assad dictatorship is an important development. If we prevent the former dictatorship from simply being replaced by another despotic regime then this new situation has opened the doors to a new proc
• TJK-E: Today we will show our solidarity with Rojava and the women's revolution! 

  TJK-E will hold many actions today in support of Rojava today.
• YPJ fighter martyred in Turkish drone attack 

  Announcing the death of one of their fighters, YPJ vowed to honor her memory in their struggle and to remain loyal to her legacy, realize her dreams, and carry the torch of struggle she passed to them toward victory.
• 2 HPC-Jin members martyred in Turkish attack in Qerekozak  

  HPC-JIN announced that two of its members, one Arab and one Kurdish, were martyred on the same front in northern and eastern Syria in an attack by the Turkish state.
• Women’s chain in Amed: “No war, peace now’ 

  Women gathered in Amed and formed a chain of peace against war. Condemning the attacks of the Turkish state, the demonstrators said, “The abducted and tortured women are our justification for struggle.”
• Online panel discussion on the current situation in Northern Syria 

  Online panel discussion to address ‘Women’s revolution as a beacon of hope in uncertain times. Women, freedom, Rojava: Between utopia and geopolitical reality.’
• Attack on Manbij kills three members of Zenubiya Women's Community 

  Zenubiya Women's Community announced that 3 of its members were martyred in an attack against Manbij.
• TJK-E declares December 14 Day of Action for the defense of the women's revolution 

  TJK-E calls on all women, the democratic public, and all those who stand on the side of humanity, to show solidarity with Rojava through actions and events on December 14.
• YPJ Commander: We will protect the women of Deir ez-Zor 

  “As the Women’s Protection Units, we will protect the mothers and women of the Deir ez-Zor community to ensure they are not subjected to inhumane attacks,” said YPJ commander Beritan Qamishlo.
• Kurdish language teacher imprisoned in Iran 

  Kurdish teacher and activist Susan Hassanzadeh was sent to Orumiyeh prison to serve a three-month sentence.
• Women’s organisations in North-East Syria call for a global and unified stance against attacks 

  Calling for action against the increasingly ongoing attacks, women's organizations in the northeastern region of Syria warned that: “For all minorities and all women, dark times will begin if we do not stop this.”
• Men killed 32 women in Turkey in November 

  In the month of November, 32 femicide were recorded in Turkey.
• YPJ: We will hold the Turkish state and its mercenaries accountable on the frontlines of resistance 

  Condemning the captivity of female fighters from the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh Protection Forces, YPJ called on young women to join their ranks and take their place on the frontlines of defense: “Only in this way can we protect our land and dignity."
• TJA protests arrests: You will not be able to stop us 

  TJA made a statement against the imprisonment of Sevtap Akdağ, Deputy Co-Chair of DEM Party and Nimet Tanrıkulu, one of the founders of IHD, and stated that women's struggle cannot be stopped.
• PAJK: The PKK is the identity, hope and will of free women and the Kurdish people 

  Marking the 46th anniversary of the founding of the PKK, PAJK said that the PKK is the party of human dignity as well as the search for truth and has become the hope of salvation for peoples more than ever.
• YPJ Forum on Women and Protection: We shall transform every day into a day of resistance 

  Women's movements and organisations participating in the Second Forum on Women and Protection in the Middle East reiterated their commitment to continue and strengthen the struggle in the region.
• Intersection in Livorno named after Mahsa Amini 

  An intersection in Livorno was named after Mahsa Amini, who was murdered by Iranian forces.