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• TJK-E takes to the streets for Öcalan’s freedom 

  The TJK-E will launch the campaign 'Dialogues with a Free Life' on 3 May with marches for Abdullah Öcalan’s freedom.
• Three women murdered in the Kurdistan Region in one month 

  At least three women were murdered, and four others died under suspicious circumstances in different cities in South Kurdistan in April.
• Twelve women murdered in Rojhilat in one month 

  Twelve women were murdered in Rojhilat Kurdistan, and 12 more lost their lives under suspicious circumstances.
• TJA’s May Day message: Freedom is possible through women’s labor 

  TJA issued a May Day statement, stating that a free life is possible through women’s labor.
• PAJK announces the death of Pelin Zozan in a Turkish attack 

  Pelin Zozan joined the Kurdish freedom movement in 2001. She was a member of the Executive Council of the KJK and the PAJK. She was martyred in a Turkish attack in January.
• Woman sentenced to 16 years in prison in Tehran 

  A woman named Nêrgiz Nasirî has been sentenced to 16 years in prison and 15 years of deprivation of social rights in Tehran, the capital of Iran.
• Güliz Kaya: Femicides in Turkey are result of government’s policies 

  Güliz Kaya said the rising number of femicides in Turkey is the result of the government’s policies.
• Women’s meeting in Batman: We will carry the struggle for freedom and democracy to victory 

  In the women's meeting organized by the TJA in Batman, participants stated that Öcalan’s February 27 call was a response to the role that ISIS and its derivatives assigned to women, and that the philosophy of 'Jin, Jiyan, Azadî' would triumph.
• ‘The reality of Kurdish women’s revolution elevates the spirit of resistance’ 

  An Argentine and Mexican delegation visited the YPJ and attended the annual ceremony held in celebration of the 12th anniversary of the founding of the YPJ. The event also coincided with the birthday of Leader Abdullah Öcalan on April 4.
• Kongra Star calls for safe humanitarian corridors to deliver urgent aid to the Syrian coast 

  Kongra Star calls on all women’s organizations to “stand with the women of the Syrian coastal towns, whose struggle to reclaim their dignity is a crucial step toward reclaiming the freedom of all women.”
• Seven female artists banned from singing in Iran 

  7 female artists who were summoned to testify in Iran's Khuzestan province were banned from singing.
• Co-mayor of Cizre sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison 

  Cizre Co-Mayor Güler Yerbasan Tunç was sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison.
• Kurdish actress sentenced to prison in Tehran 

  Ali Sharif Zade Erkani, the lawyer of Kurdish actress Shohra Qemer, announced that a Tehran court had sentenced his client to prison.
• Kurdish Women's Unity Platform established 

  Representatives of 21 women's organizations and political parties in Kurdistan came together and formed the Kurdish Women's Unity Platform.
• Derdê Mîrûn: A mother who carried a nation's grief with pride 

  Derdê Mîrûn carried the unimaginable weight of a mother who had to bury her sons with her own hands during the Sheikh Said rebellion.
• Women’s peace gatherings start in Istanbul 

  The DEM Party Women’s Assembly launched its first peace and democracy gathering in Istanbul.
• Jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi writes message of support to Warisha Muradi 

  Jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner and human rights defender Narges Mohammadi has published a message of support for political prisoner Warisha Muradi, who was sentenced to death.
• Women in Batman celebrate Öcalan’s birthday: Our struggle is just beginning 

  Planting saplings to celebrate Öcalan’s 76th birthday, women said “Our struggle is just beginning. A great responsibility awaits women to crown the process with peace.”
• Request for retrial of Pakshan Azizi rejected 

  Iran has rejected a request for the retrial of Kurdish prisoner Pakshan Azizi, who has been sentenced to death.
• Female writer severely tortured by Iranian security forces 

  An Iranian writer was tortured by regime security forces and is in poor health.
• Sharifa Mohammadi denounces torture by Iranian regime forces in prison 

  Political prisoner Sharifa Mohammadi, who was sentenced to death in Iran, denounced torture at the hands of regime forces and said, “One should not live and kneel in sorrow and despair, but live in hope.”
• JinNews: Men killed at least 24 women in March 

  According to JinNews’ monthly repor on violence against women, at least 24 women and 4 children were murdered in March.
• YPJ:Our tireless struggle has become a guiding light for Syrian women and all women around the world 

  "The Women’s Protection Units have become a symbol of women’s resistance and freedom—not only in Rojava, but throughout the world. This resistance has nurtured hope and a yearning for freedom and social equality, said the YPJ on its 13th anniversary.
• International delegation visits YPJ 

  A delegation from Canada, Spain, and Catalonia recently visited North and East Syria and the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ).
• Ronahî Malatya: Women must focus on socializing the process 

  Ronahî Malatya emphasized that women and women’s movements should prioritize the socialization of Abdullah Öcalan’s call.