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• 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.
• TAJÊ writes to international institutions against death sentences given to women in Iran 

  TAJÊ Foreign Affairs Committee has written to institutions calling for unity against the death penalty sentence given by the Iranian regime to Warisha Moradi, Pakshan Azizi and Sharifa Mohammadi.
• 150 women taken into custody in Istanbul 

  Turkish police attacked women who were shouting "Jin Jiyan Azadî" in Istanbul and took 150 of them into custody.
• YPJ Commander: The women-led revolution in Rojava has been a source of inspiration for all women 

  YPJ Commander Leyla Waşukanî emphasised the importance of the Kurdish women's revolution and struggle and said that women should fight against male-dominated systems in an organised and courageous way.
• YPJ Commander martyred in Turkish drone attack 

  YPJ pays tribute to commander Hevi Umud who lost her life in a targeted drone attack by the invading Turkish state, vowing to “follow in the footsteps of our martyrs until we achieve a free tomorrow for our people and all of humanity.”
• MSD: The struggle to end violence against women is an inseparable part of our fight 

  MSD calls on the international community, human rights organizations, and feminist movements to intensify their efforts to support Syrian women and expose the practices and violations they face, whether by oppressive regimes or occupying forces.
• Balance sheet of massacres and violations against women in North Kurdistan 

  IHD Amed Branch announced that at least 114 women were murdered in Turkey’s Kurdish region in a year.
• HBDH salutes the liberation struggle of all women who have risen up against male-dominated system 

  Saluting women's struggle for freedom and liberation, HBDH called on women to join the revolutionary struggle against male domination, war, exploitation and violence.
• KJK: Against crimes against women, together we say “Jin, Jiyan, Azadi” 

  "Violence against women has both universal and local characteristics, originating from the hegemonic male mentality and system. All women and children murdered and subjected to physical and mental violence are our reason for struggle and revenge."
• Çiğdem Doğu: World War III is a war against society and nature, starting with women 

  Çiğdem Doğu, an executive board member of the KJK (Community of Kurdistan Women), spoke in this interview with ANF about the character of the unspoken Third World War against women, society and nature.
• JinNews: 316 women murdered, 170 dead in suspicious circumstances in the first 10 months of the year 

  According to the 'Violence Against Women Tally' for the first 10 months of 2024 compiled by JinNews, 316 women were murdered, and 170 women lost their lives under suspicious circumstances.
• Panel in the women's village of Jinwar to mark 25 November  

  The Jineoloji Academy organized a panel in the village of Jinwar to mark 25 November and strengthen social protection.
• Women in Rojava speak about violence and self-defense 

  The YPJ Information interviewed representatives of three women's institutions in Rojava about their fight against violence.
• Women march in Dersim in protest at the trustees: Resistance will continue 

  A march was organised under the leadership of Dersim Women's Platform against the usurpation of the municipality. Women vowed that they would not accept the trustee practices and would continue their resistance.
• Women in Amed protest with erbanes and torches to mark 25 November 

  Women from Amed held a protest with erbanes and torches on the Ten-Eyed Bridge on the occasion of 25 November, accompanied by the slogans 'Jin Jiyan Azadî'.
• MP Newroz Uysal: We need to strengthen our self-defence against attacks 

  Stating that the misogynist policies carried out in Kurdistan are not independent of Turkey's special war policies, Newroz Uysal highlighted the need to put up a holistic and organised struggle that will strengthen women’s self-defence against attacks.
• SDF General Command congratulates the Women’s Protection Center on the headquarters opening 

  The opening of the Central Headquarters for the Protection of Women aligns with the decisions of the Fourth Congress of Women’s Protection Units (YPJ).
• Sara Organization, a place to fight violence against women 

  The Sara Organization for the Fight Against Violence Against Women has reported 388 incidents of violence, human rights violations and crimes against women in the last 10 months in Northern and Eastern Syria.