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• Women of Turkey: We are insistent on peace 

  Women in Istanbul said “We voted for peace, no to war government” in a rally they held in Taksim against the war plans of the AKP government in and outside the borders of the country.
• Women of Turkey call for peace 

  The women’s organisations in Turkey have issued a joint statement calling out to Parliament, media and women urging everyone to prevent the war and to work for peace.
• Zilan commemorated in guerrilla areas 

  PKK (Kurdistan Worker's Party) guerrilla Zilan (Zeynep Kınacı), who carried out a suicide attack against a group of Turkish soldiers in Dersim on 30 June 1996, has been commemorated in a ceremony held in Medya Defence Zones.
• Women's hospital opened in Medya Defense Zones 

  A women's hospital has been opened in Medya Defense Zones under the control of Kurdish guerrillas.
• YJA Star Commander: Zilan is the symbol of the self-sacrificing spirit 

  PKK guerrilla Zeynep Kınacı (Zilan) was commemorated at a military ceremony joined by commanders and guerrillas of YJA Star (Free Women's Troops) and HPG (People's Defense Forces) in Medya Defense Zones.
• Zilan; Manifest of life for the Kurdish women 

  Zeynep Kınacı (Zilan) who sacrificed her life in Dersim on June 30, 1996 was born in Malatya province in 1972. Her family is originally from Elmalı village of Malatya and the tribe Mamureki.
• TJKE holds its 2nd General Assembly 

  TJKE announced that it held its second General Assembly between June 17 and 20 with the participation of 115 delegates from several European countries.
• Declaration from KJA Permanent Council 

  KJA Permanent Council released a declaration that emphasized the need for starting negotiations in a way that ensures Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan’s freedom and security.
• Conference on women of Shengal at UN 

  A conference on Yazidi women, entitled “Freedom of women of Shengal is the freedom of humanity” was held at the UN on 19 June.
• Conference on Yazidi women at UN 

  A conference on Yazidi women under the title “Freedom of Freedom of Shengal women is the freedom of humanity” is to be held today at between 16:00-17:30 at the UN.
• 11th Zilan Women’s Festival held in Dortmund 

  The 11th International Zilan Women’s Festival has been held in Dortmund, Germany yesterday, participated by thousands of women despite the rainy weather.
• Shirin Elemhuli Military Training Academy opened 

  Şehit (Martyr) Shirin Elemhuli Military Training Academy has been opened in Medya Defense Zones.
• PAJK: Election victory a freedom path towards democratic Turkey 

  PAJK said the election victory was the achievement of the Kurdistan people resisting in Kobanê, Rojava, Sinjar, and martyrs who are the true creators of this resistance and revival, the unflinching fighters of this struggle.
• Women carry HDP to the parliament 

  Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) which implements the Co-presidency system in all its organizations and has a rate of 48 percent in the number of female parliamentary candidates has raised the number of woman deputies in the parliament to 97.
• HDP has 31 women parliamentarians 

  According to unofficial results, HDP sends 80 deputies to the parliament, 31 of whom are women.
• Kurdish women in Russia preparing to hold congress 

  The Kurdish women living in Russia have started preparations for a congress in order to strengthen and extend their self-organisation.
• Êzîdî woman fighting in YPJ ranks after fleeing ISIS captivity 

  In the 73rd decree against Êzîdîs that began when the peshmergas abandoned Şengal,Arin Mirkan and her captured friends endured the gangs’ tortures for 10 days before they escaped and reached Şengal Mountain to unite with their families.
• Öcalan: Women's freedom is more important than earth and water 

  The 3rd congress of the Free Women's Movement of Kurdistan (RJAK) is taking place in Sulaymaniyah in South Kurdistan. 200 women delegates and 50 guests are attending the congress.
• Sakine Cansız Academy of Women opened in Nusaybin 

  Sakine Cansız Academy of Women has been opened in Nusaybin district of Mardin.
• Women from TJKE take over vigil for Öcalan in Strasbourg 

  The vigil for the freedom of the Kurdish Leader Abdullah Öcalan, held in front of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, and which is the longest activity of the Kurdish people in Europe, has been going on for 1065 days.
• Alevi women: We should vote for the HDP for our belief and our freedom 

  The HDP’s ‘new life’ project has had a great effect. Many Alevi women living in Zurich in Switzerland have said they voted for the HDP and called on others to do the same.
• Saturday Mothers: We never bowed down and will never do 

  Saturday Mothers became the symbol for the justice struggle of those families whose children were disappeared, and have continued their struggle for the past 20 years.
• Campaign in Latin America for the freedom of Zeyneb Celaliyan 

  The International Kurdish Women’s Movement and the Kurdish Solidarity Committee in Argentina have launched a joint campaign calling for the release of Zeyneb Celaliyan, who is still in prison in Iran despite her illness.
• Peace Mothers visit Kobanê to provide support 

  22 activists of the Peace Mothers Assembly from mainly Amed, Batman, Mardin and Urfa have gone to Kobanê to support the reconstruction of the war-torn city of West Kurdistan, Rojava.
• Mothers call for support for peace 

  In activities organised to mark Mothers’ Day in Istanbul, Van, Riha (Urfa), Mardin and Hatay, mothers called for support for peace.