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• Woman murdered by ex-husband in Halabja 

  A woman named Ç.O. was murdered by her ex-husband in Halabja city of Southern Kurdistan last night.
• Woman reaches SDF areas after a 35-day walk in the desert 

  She was now entrusted to the SDF. She cried in the midst of dust and smoke. She had been walking in the desert for 35 days. "We could not stop anywhere because ISIS would shoot us. We walked until our shoes were torn" says Suhat Ruayîb.
• Women on vigil against demolition in two neighborhoods of Sur 

  Women started a vigil in two neighborhoods of Sur that the state plans to demolish in line with an expropriation decree.
• Investigation into the murder of Sakine, Fidan, Leyla reopens 

  Investigation into the murder in Paris of  Sakine Cansız, Fidan Doğan and Leyla Şaylemez has reopened upon the appeal of lawyers against the closure of the case in January due to the suspicious death of the only suspect.
• “Mother I escaped ISIS, I’m in the safe zones” 

  Wîsal Hesen has been on the road for 55 days and all she wants is to speak with her mother.
• YPJ: The attack was within knowledge of the Coalition and KDP 

  YPJ said: “The Turkish attack on our forces wasn’t outside of the International Coalition’s knowledge. The Coalition’s silence in the face of these attacks confirm and approve this.”
• YPJ forces rescue three more Êzidî women from ISIS 

  Three more Êzidî women rescued by the YPJ during the Operation Wrath of Euphrates are now under the protection of Cizîrê Canton's Women's Council.
• Woman freed from ISIS captivity wants to join YPJ 

  Fatma Şerif from Raqqa, freed from ISIS who used her as a slave for three years, wants to take up arms and join YPJ ranks now.
• 138 Êzidîs saved from ISIS in the Operation Wrath of Euphrates 

  YPJ Spokesperson Nesrin Abdullah announced that 138 Êzidîs were saved from ISIS gangs in the Wrath of Euphrates Operation.
• YPJ Commander: Tabqa will soon be free of the darkness of ISIS 

  Wrath of Euphrates Commander Tolhildan Raman said: “Tabqan women will soon be rid of the darkness of ISIS gangs.”
• 20-year-old woman self-immolates in Hewler 

  A 20-year-old woman self-immolated in Hewler city of South Kurdistan.
• Mothers on hunger strike for their children in prison 

  Mothers have started a hunger strike to lend their voice to the irreversible indefinite hunger strike prisoners have been on for 56 days with the demand to end the oppression policies that cross over to torture and end the isolation in İmralı.
• Nine female prisoners including politicians join the hunger strike in Sincan 

  Nine more prisoners including Dargeçit Co-mayor and HDP Muş Provincial Co-chair have joined the indefinite-irreversible hunger strike in Sincan Prison.
• MSD Co-chair Ehmed: YPJ is the guarantee of women and future 

  Syrian Democratic Council (MSD) Co-chair İlham Ehmed stated that the Women and Defense Workshop is of historic importance for the future of the Middle East.
• YPJ's Abdullah: We will avenge Nûjiyan, Nazê through women's struggle 

  YPJ Spokeswoman Nesrin Abdullah stated that they will avenge Shengal victims Nûjiyan and Nazê by leading the women's revolution to victory.
• More Êzidî women join YJŞ ranks after completing training 

  New recruits have joined the Shengal Women's Resistance Units (YJŞ) after completing their training at the Martyr Berivan Academy.
• HDP Women's Assembly Spokesperson detained in Doğubayazıt 

  HDP Women's Assembly Spokesperson Dirayet Dilan Taşdemir has been taken into custody by police in Doğubayazıt.
• YJA Star: We will prevail in 2017 with the spirit of Newroz 

  YJA Star said strengthening the defense system and ensuring victory will be the most meaningful response they will at Newroz, and emphasized that they will prevail in 2017 with the spirit of Newroz.
• Police who murdered Dilek Doğan: I did the duty my state assigned to me 

  Police officer who murdered Dilek Doğan during a raid on her house defended himself, saying: “I did the duty my state assigned to me.”
• TAJÊ: As Êzidî women our vengeance will be great 

  Free Êzidî Women's Movement said they will not forget March 3 and 14, vowing that "As Êzidî women we will get organized, grow stronger and our vengeance will be great".
• TJK-E calls for action against the KDP attack on civilians in Shengal 

  TJK-E condemned KDP forces' attack on Êzidîs in Shengal's Khanasor town and called upon Kurdish women to take action everywhere.
• Decisions and demands from the International Êzidî Women's Conference 

  Participants of the International Êzidî Women's Conference held in Bielefeld, Germany took a series of decisions and highlighted demands such as an international recognition of the massacre carried out in Shengal as genocide.
• YJA-Star guerrillas in Kirkuk celebrate March 8 

  YJA-Star guerrillas in Kirkuk celebrated March 8 International Working Women's Day and reiterated their promise to not allow anyone to trample on the labour of women again.
• A revolutionary first in Rojava: YPJ 

  “We always drew strength from the struggle women have given in history. The gains made in this recent process are a heritage from the history of resistance. We can say that the YPJ is the freedom army of all world's women.”
• KCK: Women’s struggle will liberate all the peoples in the Middle East 

  KCK on March 8: “Women have become a force of freedom that will save humanity along with themselves. No movement adorned with the women’s freedom line and democratic character can be defeated.”