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• Women rally in Rojava: UN must end the unlawfulness against Öcalan 

  Hundreds of women protested the isolation of Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan as they gathered in front of the United Nations building in Rojava’s Cizir canton.
• Kurdish women meet with EP Foreign Affairs Adviser 

  Before the demonstration led by TJK-E taking place in front of the EP today with the motto “Women in action for their Leader and their freedom”, the TJK-E committee met with the foreign affairs adviser of the president of the EP.
• Kurdish women in Sweden to stage two-day march for Öcalan 

  Kurdish women in Sweden will stage a Long March with demand of freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• PKK prisoners’ wards forcibly evacuated in Bakırköy Prison 

  PKK prisoners’ wards have been forcibly evacuated in Bakırköy Women’s Closed Prison with the emergency rule as an excuse.
• Peace Mothers in Istanbul on vigil for Öcalan 

  Peace Mothers Assembly launched a vigil demonstration in Galatasaray, Istanbul with the motto “I reclaim my Leader, my land, my freedom”.
• 83-year-old Peace Mother detained in Amed 

  Amed Peace Mothers' Assembly member Dılşah Özgen (83) was detained in Diyarbakır Courthouse where she had been summoned to testify. She was later taken to Kocaköy Gendarmerie Command.
• Over 150 women from Manbij fight in the ranks of the Military Council 

  More than 150 women from Manbij have joined the ranks of the Manbij Military Council to fight against the ISIS. Women partaking in the operation are preparing to form Manbij women's battalion.
• KJA launches 'I reclaim my Leader, Land and Freedom' campaign 

  KJA has launched a campaign with the motto 'I reclaim my Leader, Land and Freedom' on the basis of Öcalan's freedom. The campaign will last six months.
• Signatures collected for Zeinab Jalalian in Rojava delivered to KJAR 

  The Community of Free Women of Eastern Kurdistan (KJAR) said 276 thousand signatures collected in the campaign by the Congress Star in Rojava have been delivered to their office in Sulaymaniyah.
• TJK-E calls for participation in the march for Êzîdî women in Germany 

  TJK-E announced that a march will be staged in the German city of Bielefeld on July 30 to mark the attack on Shengal on August 3, 2014.
• TJK-E calls for protests amid concerns over Öcalan's condition 

  TJK-E voiced concerns over the ongoing denial of communication with Abdullah Öcalan, and called upon the Kurdish people to raise their voice against this ambiguous situation.
• YPJ fighters: Rojava Revolution became a revolution for all peoples 

  YPJ fighters said the Rojava Revolution has become a revolution for all peoples of the world.
• Shengal women call for international action against the genocide of Êzidîs 

  Shengal Êzidî Women’s Assembly made a statement on the anniversary of the Êzidî genocide. Several institutions supported the statement which reads: “We call on everybody to raise the voice of Êzidî women all together.”
• Women march for the freedom of Öcalan in Marseille 

  A march was held in Marseille led by Arin Mirkan Women’s Assembly with the slogan Freedom for Öcalan.
• Women from Manbij: We feel safe in liberated areas 

  Women escaping ISIS oppression in Tıl Heran and Tıl Hasıl to come to free zones in Manbij say the oppression, torture, massacres and looting by the gangs are on the rise.
• Parameters of Jineology discussed in Paris 

  The Kurdish Women’s Movement in Europe (TJK-E) held its "Jineology against the darkness of positive sciences; woman life freedom" conference in the French capital city Paris.
• From Kobanê massacre towards collective self-defense 

  The Kurds are obliged to form their security and defense force to protect themselves based on “self defense” in order not to disappear, to stop the genocide and the massacres.
• 12th Zilan Women’s Festival ends 

  The 12th Zilan Women’s Festival, where thousands of women gathered in Dortmund, Germany, ended after a day performances, dances, and slogans.
• 12th Zilan Women's Festival kicks off in Dortmund 

  International Zilan Women's Festival which is being held for the 12th time this year, has kicked off in the German city of Dortmund.
• 'Rojava Revolution tore down all the taboos identified with women' 

  In the ISIS-occupied areas, women were never allowed to go out alone without a close relative (generally their fathers, brothers or husbands). Women had to wear burqa or veil that covered all their bodies from head to toe.
• 3rd Sakine Cansız Festival to kick off in Basel on June 12 

  The Sakine Cansız Festival held in Switzerland for the third time will kick off in Basel on June 12 this year.
• Êzîdî women respond to Barzani: We won't let the PKK leave Shengal 

  Shengal Êzîdî Women's Assembly made a press statement condemning the Shengal policy of Massoud Barzani and KDP. Women underlined that they will not let the PKK leave Shengal as long as they remain in their lands and mountains.
• 73% of the women in state “protection” have been killed in Turkey 

  73% of women with protection orders have been killed. Lawyer Aydın pointed to a problem with mentality and said the state looked for faults in the women.
• Great interest in the documentary 'Sara' in Nice Festival 

  The documentary Sara was nominated in 4 categories in the Nice International Film Festival and there was a screening. One of the producers, Delal Yıldız said they aimed to show the life of Sakine Cansız to the international community.
• Woman parliamentarians of HDP call for resistance against the AKP coup 

  HDP Woman Parliamentarians' Group stated that the AKP wants to break the will of women and enslave the society through its attacks, and called for resistance against the AKP ruling's attempts and efforts of a coup.