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• Kurdish Women Parliamentarians Conference: National unity is the cornerstone of the process 

  Speaking at the 1st Kurdish Women Parliamentarians Conference, Gültan Kışanak said, “We must work together on a solution that includes women. National unity is the cornerstone of this resolution process.”
• Conference in Amed: Women around the world look up to Kurdish women as an example 

  “As women of North and East Syria, we are guided by Mr. Öcalan's message. It offers a solution to all the wars and conflicts in the Middle East. Women should take the lead in the project for peace and a democratic society,” said Evîn Swêd from NE Syria.
• Kurdish Women Parliamentarians Conference: Unity will definitely be achieved  

  The “Women Parliamentarians Conference” organized by the Free Women's Movement (Tevgera Jinên Azad-TJA) in Amed has begun.
• Kurdish Women Parliamentarians Conference kicks off in Amed 

  "Women are conducting democratic politics and building a democratic society" is the slogan of the women's conference kicking off today in Amed.
• Democratic women's confederalism to begin from the local level 

  The Democratic Regions Women’s Meeting of the DEM Party was held in Diyarbakır.
• YJK-S 9th Congress: Weaving democratic politics with Jin, Jiyan, Azadî 

  At the 9th Congress of YJK-S, a call was made for democratic politics and organization for the new period, emphasizing that the process would be carried out under the leadership of women and based on Leader Abdullah Öcalan’s paradigm.
• Women’s call: Budget for women, not war 

  The 'We Need Peace Women’s Initiative' issued three urgent demands and called for a free, equal, and democratic country.
• Şilan Eminoğlu: Our goal is women's confederalism 

  Şilan Eminoğlu said that women can solve their problems if they are united.
• European Kurdish Women's National Union Initiative established 

  Women representatives from all four parts of Kurdistan came together in Europe to support efforts toward Kurdish national unity and announced the formation of a new organization under the name "Initiative for the European Kurdish Women’s National Union."
• NADA Congress final declaration supports Öcalan’s call and women’s revolution in Rojava 

  The final declaration of the 1st NADA Congress in Sulaymaniyah endorsed Abdullah Öcalan’s 'Call for Peace and Democratic Society' and recognized the Rojava Women’s Revolution Document.
• Zeynab Jalalian's health deteriorates 

  Kurdish woman Zeynab Jalalian has been imprisoned in Iran for 17 years and is the only woman serving an aggravated life sentence. Despite serious illnesses, the prison authorities are blocking urgently needed treatment.
• 1st NADA Congress in Sulaymaniyah on its third day 

  The 1st Congress of the Middle East and North Africa Regional Democratic Women's Coalition (NADA), which began on May 15 in Sulaymaniyah, continues on its third day.
• NADA Women's Congress in Sulaymaniyah on its second day 

  The 1st Congress of the Middle East and North Africa Regional Democratic Women's Coalition shares women's experiences of joint struggle and discusses regional solutions.
• Warisha Moradi, on death row in Iran, denied urgent medical treatment 

  Kurdish activist Warisha Moradi, who was arrested on 1 August 2023, is at risk of imminent execution and is suffering from serious health conditions.
• 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.