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• Police take 5 women into custody in Ankara 

  The Turkish regime's political genocide operations continue unabated.
• Women's football club in Amude moves up to Syrian league 

  The 2020/21 season of the Syrian women's football league is expected to start this Thursday.
• North East Syrian Women's Council visits YPJ 

  A delegation of the Women's Council of North and East Syria visited the Women's Defense Units YPJ in Qamishlo. In addition to a discussion on women's organisation, an exchange of views on challenges, perspectives and potential took place.
• Women in Borlänge pay tribute to Sakine, Fidan and Leyla 

  A commemoration was organized in Borlänge, Sweden, for PKK founder Sakine Cansız, KNK Paris Representative Fidan Doğan and Youth Movement member Leyla Şaylemez, who were murdered in Paris on 9 January 2013.
• Twitterstorm today for Sebahat Tuncel and Gültan Kışanak 

  The Free Women's Movement (TJA) is launching a solidarity campaign on social networks for Kurdish women politicians Sebahat Tuncel and Gültan Kışanak, who are facing retrial.
• Sakine, Fidan and Leyla remembered in Melbourne 

  The three Kurdish revolutionaries have been commemorated in Melbourne, Australia.
• All set for opening of Şifajin Health Center in Jinwar 

  The women are building an alternative to patriarchal society, rediscovering and reestablishing collectively our freedom in an ecological way, health becomes an inescapable topic.
• Vienna pays tribute to Sakine, Fidan and Leyla 

  Sakine Cansız, one of the founders of the PKK who was murdered on 9 January 2013 in Paris, together with Fidan Doğan, KNK Paris Representative and Leyla Şaylemez, a member of the Youth Movement, were commemorated with a march in Vienna.
• Thousands in Bologna for Sakine, Fidan and Leyla 

  "Women, life, freedom, together with the Rojava revolution," was the slogan of the demonstration.
• Women murdered in Paris and Silopi commemorated in Sydney 

  Sydney paid tribute to the Kurdish women revolutionaries murdered in Paris and Silopi.
• Demo in Stockholm demands justice for murdered Kurdish women 

  “The killing of Sakine, Fidan and Leyla is a part of dictator Erdoğan’s woman-enemy policy. Erdoğan is waging a war against women,” said the speakers.
• Paris rally: Sozdar Avesta calls on women to defend themselves 

  "Women need to organize and carry out self-defense. We must smash the patriarchal system," said Sozdar Avesta of the KCK in a video message at the massive rally in Paris.
• Women's movement in Rojava grows stronger despite occupation 

  Hîva Erebo from the Kurdish women's umbrella organisation Kongreya Star comments in an ANF interview on the development of women's organisation in North and East Syria and points out that the women's movement has become stronger despite invasion.
• Women murdered by the Turkish state remembered in Stockholm 

  Six Kurdish women massacred in Paris and Silopi by the Turkish state were commemorated with an event in Stockholm.
• Commemoration for Sakine, Fidan and Leyla in Gävle 

  A commemoration was held in the Swedish city of Gävle for the three Kurdish revolutionary women murdered in Paris on 9 January 2013.
• Women from Derik pay tribute to Sakine, Fidan and Leyla 

  The three Kurdish revolutionaries have been commemorated in Derik, northern Syria.
• Justice for Sakine, Fidan and Leyla action in Berlin 

  An action was held in Berlin to pay tribute to Sakine, Fidan and Leyla.
• Memorial for Sakine, Fidan and Leyla in Yerevan 

  A memorial was held in Yerevan to commemorate Sakine Cansız, FIdan Doğan and Leyla Şaylemez, who mere murdered in Paris on 9 January 2013.
• Paris Massacre protested in front of French consulate in Bern 

  The Paris Massacre was commemorated with a protest in front of the French consulate in Bern, Switzerland.
• Kongra Star: We will follow the cause and path of Sakine Cansız 

  Sara, Rojbîn and Ronahî live on in our hearts, minds and struggles, said Kongra Star.
• HDP and DTK commemorate 6 Kurdish women revolutionaries murdered 

  The HDP Women's Assembly and the DTK commemorated the Kurdish women revolutionaries who were murdered by the Turkish state in Paris and Silopi.
• HDP's Tosun: We'll fight to ensure authors of massacres are tried 

  HDP deputy Remziye Tosun stressed that the Paris Massacre, 7 years ago, opened the door to other massacres and added that they will fight until the perpetrators are punished.
• Peace in Kurdistan Campaign pays tribute to Sakine, Fidan, Leyla 

  We salute and honour the memory of Sakine, Fidan and Leyla, said the Campaign.
• TJK-E calls on people to join demos in front of French consulates 

  TJK-E said it is organising actions in front of French consulates around Europe to demand justice for the Pairs massacre, on 9 January.
• Sakine, Fidan and Leyla to be commemorated in Bologna 

  A march will be organized to pay tribute to Kurdish women revolutionaries Sakine Cansız, Fidan Doğan and Leyla Şaylemez in the Italian city of Bologna.