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• ISIS member French woman given life sentence in Iraq 

  In a hearing held in Baghdad, Djamila Boutoutaou who travelled to Turkey with her children in 2014 and then joined ISIS was sentenced to life in prison.
• Mother of YPJ martyr from Latin America: "She was a lively force" 

  Interview with Patricia Gregorini, mother of Alina Sánchez, Lêgerîn Çiya, martyr of humanity, internationalist member of the Women's Protection Units (YPJ), fallen martyr on 17 March 2018 in Rojava.
• Anna Campbell, freedom fighter 

  Anna Campbell decided to go to Rojava to join the Women's Defense Units (YPJ) in the fight against the Islamic State in May 2017.
• Family of YPJ martyr for Afrin: "Her head was always held high" 

  The family of YPJ member Rehşan Ürper who lost her life resisting in the Afrin attacks still call their daughter “Kurdistan” and say “her head was always held high”.
• Women prepare 1st May rally 

  Women from KESK, TTB, DİSK and TMMOB met in Ankara in order to define details for the May 1st rally, Workers’ Day.
• «Fear us women» film screening in Moscow 

  On April 8th, 2018, a screening of the film Fear Us Women was held at the Moscow bookstore by anarchists.
• Women organize themselves in Deir ez-Zor 

  After the liberation of Deir ez-Zor from IS rule by the SDF, the women of the region organize themselves.
• Êzidî woman killed in Duhok 

  An Êzidî woman who was staying in the Xankê Camp in Duhok has been found dead after she was abducted three days ago.
• Second stage of "Women Rise Up for Afrin" campaign launched 

  Kurdish women's movement Kongreya Star has announced the launch of the second phase of the campaign "Women Rise Up for Afrin" at Camp Berxwedan in Shehba and announced their current demands.
• TAJÊ: Ezidi women abducted and sold in Afrin  

  TAJÊ stated that Ezidi women in Afrin were abducted and sold as they were in Shengal and confirmed that the Ezidi society has been subjected not only to physical aggression, but also to other kind of attacked aimed at destroying them culturally.
• Solidarity with Afrin at Jineoloji camp in Bilbao 

  In the Basque Country there is a Jineoloji camp with international participation. In addition to seminars and workshops, the participants also take to the streets to demonstrate solidarity with the resistance of Afrin.
• 25 women murdered in Turkey in March 

  According to a statement by the ‘Platform We Will Stop Women Killings’, 25 women were murdered in Turkey in March.
• YPJ marks the 5th year of founding and Öcalan’s birthday 

  YPJ vowed that in the 6th year of their fight, they will continue their struggle on these principles and be the voice of all those oppressed.
• YJA-Star guerrillas: "We are in debt to our Leader" 

  Guerrillas of YJA-Star congratulated Abdullah Öcalan's birthday, April 4th.
• Iranian writer has been on hunger strike for 57 days 

  Iranian author Golrokh Iraee Ibrahim has been on a hunger strike for 57 days in protest of prison conditions. So far, the Iranian authorities have not responded to the demands of Ibrahim.
• Female ISIS member from Germany surrenders to SDF in Deir ez-Zor 

  German national Elina Viktor talked to ANHA News Agency about her participation in ISIS, her trip to Syria via Turkey and finally her escape from ISIS.
• Ezidi women: We migrated from Afrin to avoid another Shengal case 

  Ezidi women who migrated from Afrin to Shehba alongside hundreds of thousands from Afrin say that “We migrated from Afrin to avoid another Shengal case.”
• Letter from brother of Alina Sánchez (Lêgerîn Çiya) 

  "The joy of sharing my life with Alina's smile is immeasurable," writes Juan Sánchez, brother of Alina (Lêgerîn Çiya), in memory of her.
• Women's Council Center opens in Raqqa 

  Women's Council Centre has been opened in Raqqa.
• Jineolojî Academy commemorates Alina Sanchez 

  Friends of Alina Sanchez from the Jineolojî Academy commemorated their comrade Legerîn always as a joyful, brave and revolutionary woman who created stable bridges of friendship between women and people from all over the world.
• Marie Claire publishes a feature article about Anna Campbell 

  International fashion magazine Marie Claire published a feature article about British internationalist fighter Anna Campbell, who was martyred in a Turkish airstrike in Afrin.
• YPJ fighter from Latin America dies in traffic accident 

  Latin American YPJ fighter Alina Sanchez (Lêgerîn Çiya) has lost her life in a traffic accident. YPJ said she was loyal to Leader Apo with great love and consciousnes.
• YJA Star: With the Newroz spirit we will achieve great victories 

  In a Newroz message, the YJA Star stated: "Newroz stands for a free and communal life. It is the sun turning its face to humanity. It is messenger of spring."
• Tribute to British female fighter martyred in Afrin 

  Friends, family and colleagues have paid tribute to British woman fighter Anna Campbell who was martyred in Afrin while fighting against Turkish invasion.
• YPJ promises to crown internationalist Hêlîn's ideals of freedom 

  YPJ promised to crown comrade Hêlîn’s great ideals of freedom, to heighten the struggle of their comrades at all times, to walk on the paths enlightened by them and to create the free life that they have fought for.