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• Women of the Solidarity Team condemn violations of Kurdish rights 

  Women across Europe and Kurdistan met in Strasbourg between 19 and 22 April 2016 to join a Solidarity Team and to support the İmralı Peace Delegation as well as the permanent vigil for the Freedom of Abdullah Öcalan.
• 2 young women missing in Siirt turn out kidnapped by policemen 

  It came out that the 2 young women aged 16 and 18 who had gone missing in Siirt province two days ago were kept in a residence by policemen.
• Book on female guerrillas banned by a Turkish court 

  A book on the liberation process of women freedom fighters through portraits of 11 female guerrillas, “The womanly state of the mountain,” has been banned after the recent ban on the ‘Rojava State of the Revolution’ by Ceylan Publications.
• First HPC-JIN battalion formed in Cizirê Canton 

  In Hesekê city in Cizirê Canton, first HPJ-Jin (Hêzên Parastina Cewheri) battalion formed in line with self-defense activity under the name of Martyr Arjin.
• Union of Kurdish Women founded in Switzerland 

  Founding of Yekitiya Jinen Siwisra (YJK-S), umbrella organisation for women’s organisations in Switzerland, was announced in their first assembly.
• Women from BİKG join the Freedom Watch protest 

  BİKG joined the protest in solidarity with academic and peace activist Esra Mungan and other imprisoned women.
• Prison guards attack female PKK inmates celebrating Newroz 

  The ban on Newroz has reached prisons as guards used pressurized water and batons against female PKK inmates celebrating Newroz in Bakırköy Women’s Closed Prison.
• Two women die in police operation in Batman 

  Two women died during a police operation in Sağlık neighborhood of Batman province last night.
• YJA-Star guerrillas mark March 8 in Kirkuk 

  Guerrillas affiliated to YJA-Star (Free Women's Troops) have celebrated March 8 International Women's Day in Kirkuk city of South Kurdistan.
• Thousands of women march in Amed to mark March 8 

  Thousands of women staged a march in the main Kurdish city Amed to mark the finale of March 8 International Women’s Day rallies in North Kurdistan.
• ARTE documentary on Kurdish woman fighters on Women’s Day 

  German-French TV channel ARTE is broadcasting a new documentary on the struggle of woman fighters in Kurdistan.
• Woman executed in a building after detention by state forces in Cizre 

  It has been reported that a woman was executed after being taken into custody in Şırnak's Cizre district 2 days ago.
• State forces display the naked body of a woman they murdered in Cizre 

  Two photos of AKP’s war machine displaying the body of a slain woman began to circulate in social media and reminded the display of Ekin Wan’s body in Varto.
• Pregnant woman dies waiting for ambulance after heart attack in Cizre 

  In Cizre district of Şırnak where a state of siege continues for 55 days, ongoing denial of ambulance access to victimised people is claiming more lives every day.
• YPS-Jin Gever announces its establishment 

  Women in Gever established YPS-Jin in order to carry out self-defense against the attacks of Turkish state forces in the district.
• University students join the ranks of YPS-Jin in Cizre 

  A group of young women have joined the ranks of Women's Civil Defense Units (YPS-Jin) in Şırnak's Cizre district.
• Tens of thousands commemorate Sakine, Fidan, Leyla in Paris 

  Tens of thousands have gathered in the French capital today to commemorate Kurdish revolutionaries Sakine Cansız, Fidan Doğan and Leyla Şaylemez who were brutally executed in the heart of Paris on 9 January 2013.
• IWA condemns extrajudicial killing of Sêve, Pakize and Fatma in Silopi 

  The international Women’s Alliance (IWA) condemned the murder of three Kurdish women politicians in Şırnak's Silopi district last Monday as the Turkish state continues its all-out onslaught against the Kurdish people.
• Sakine, Fidan and Leyla worked for freedom and peace in Kurdistan 

  Light is yet to be shed on the murder of Sakine Cansız, Fidan Doğan and Leyla Şaylemez who were brutally executed in the heart of French capital Paris on 9 January 2013.
• KCD-E calls for strong participation in tomorrow's march in Paris 

  A mass march will take place in French capital Paris tomorrow to mark the fourth death anniversary of Sakine Cansız, Fidan Doğan and Leyla Şaylemez who were murdered in the heart of French capital Paris 3 years ago.
• PKK promises to avenge the Kurdish women murdered in Paris and Silopi 

  PKK has released a statement to commemorate Sakine Cansız, Fidan Doğan and Leyla Şaylemez murdered in French capital Paris on 9 January 2013, and Sêvê Demir, Pakize Nayır and Fatma Uyar murdered in Şırnak's Silopi district on 5 January.
• FARC-EP Commander Nariño: Kurdish women's struggle is an example 

  Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia -People's Army (FARC-EP) Commander Alexandra Nariño and member of the Delegation of Peace spoke to ANF about the role of women in the struggle for freedom.
• İrmez: Three Kurdish woman politicians were deliberately executed 

  HDP Şırnak MP Aycan İrmez said DBP Assembly member Sêvê Demir, Silopi People's Assembly co-chair Pakize Nayır and KJA activist Fatma Uyar were deliberately executed by state forces.
• Documentary on Sakine Cansız to meet the audience 

  Trailer of the "My whole life was a struggle" documentary on Sakine Cansız has been released. The documentary is named after Cansız's book which summarizes her 55 years of struggle in the Kurdish armed movement.
• YBŞ and YPJ-Shengal fighters rescue two Êzîdî girls from ISIS captivity 

  In the evening of November 13 when Shengal town centre was liberated by Kurdish forces, the two young girls from the Êzîdî community were rescued in an area near Tıl Kasap asayish point after captivity in the hands of ISIS gangs since 3 August, 2014.