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• HPJ issues statement to mark 25 November 

  Eastern Kurdistan Women's Defense Forces (HPJ) issued a written statement on the occasion of 25 November, International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
• Star Women's Association: 23 women murdered by men in Van in 22 months 

  According to the Star Women's Association, 23 women were murdered by men in 22 months in Van.
• Zinarîn Kobanê: It is every woman's duty to protect the revolution 

  Zinarîn Kobanê, a YPJ commander, said that it is the duty of every woman in Rojava to take part in the defense and called on young women to join the ranks of the revolution.
• Men rally in Tabqa in solidarity with the struggle of women 

  On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, men in Tabqa demonstrated against patriarchal domination with the slogan "Against all forms of violence and occupation - Jin Jiyan Azadî!".
• 89,000 women and girls killed across the globe in 2022 

  The highest number of murders of women and girls, around 20,000, took place in Africa, followed by Asia.
• Against all forms of violence and occupation: Jin Jiyan Azadi 

  The day against violence against women on 25 November takes place in the shadow of war. The women's movement in Rojava is organising the day under the motto "Against all forms of violence and occupation: Jin Jiyan Azadî!".
• 24-year-old woman murdered in Mardin 

  24-year-old Gülcan Yeşilmen was murdered by a firearm in Midyad, in the province of Mardin.
• Men demonstrate in Kobanê against violence against women 

  On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, men in Kobanê demonstrated against patriarchal domination with the slogan "Against all forms of violence and occupation - Jin Jiyan Azadî!".
• TJK-E announces action plan for 25 November, calling for broad participation in demonstrations 

  The umbrella organisation of the Kurdish women's movement in Europe, TJK-E, presented an action plan for 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, calling for broad participation.
• Violence against women in Turkey and Northern Kurdistan increasing day by day 

  250 femicides were registered in Turkey in the first ten months of 2023. The situation of women in the earthquake regions is dramatic. At the same time, the Women's Protection Law 6284 is wanted cancelled.
• Kongra Star: Where is Warishe Moradi? 

  Kongra Star once again demanded the release of Warishe Moradi, a member of the Community of Free Women of East Kurdistan who was forcibly disappeared by the Iranian regime over 100 days ago.
• Oğuz: The state fears the organized power of women 

  HDP politician Yüksel Oğuz drew attention to constant police surveillance in the run-up to 25 November in Turkey: "They are trying to create fear and frustration. They are afraid of the organized power of women."
• Jailed Kurdish politician Gökkan awarded Paul Grüninger Foundation's Recognition Prize 

  The Kurdish politician Ayşe Gökkan, who is in prison in Turkey, has been awarded the second of the Paul Grüninger Foundation's Recognition Prize for Humanity and Courage in Switzerland.
• HPC-Jin demonstrates in Kobane on the occasion of 25 November 

  Women in North-East Syria have started activities to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on 25 November.
• KJK: No life without women and freedom 

  The KJK issued a statement to mark International Day against Violence against Women on 25 November and analyze international developments and the situation in Kurdistan from a women’s perspective.
• YJŞ: We will not renounce the choice of a free life 

  After months of resistance, the HPG and YJA Star guerrillas, the YPG/YPJ forces from Rojava and the Yazidi defense forces YBŞ-YJŞ cleared Shengal from ISIS mercenaries on 13 November 2015.
• Petition for Kurdish KJAR activist Warishe Moradi 

  Over three months have passed since Warishe Moradi became a victim of an enforced disappearance by the Iranian regime. A petition from the campaign to find the Kurdish KJAR activist calls on international bodies to take action.
• Femicide in Istanbul 

  A woman was murdered by her ex-husband in the Gazi borough of Istanbul.
• PYD Women’s Council holds workshop in Qamishlo 

  The participants of the workshop vowed to free themselves from patriarchal ideas and sexism and to embrace the women’s revolution in Rojava.
• RJAK kicks off 25 November actions by planting saplings for nameless women in Kirkuk. 

  RJAK started the 25 November actions by planting saplings at the Cemetery of Nameless Women in Kirkuk.
• Women’s workshop in Shengal: We will defend ourselves 

  Speaking at the ‘Women and Defense’ workshop in Shengal, YJŞ Commander Hêza Şengalî said: “The suffering we have been through must turn into power and wisdom in 2014.”
• Workshop on ‘Women and Defense’ in Shengal marks the anniversary of liberation from ISIS 

  The Free Yazidi Women’s Movement (TAJÊ) is holding a workshop titled ‘Women and Defense’ in Shengal on the anniversary of the city's liberation from ISIS.
• Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi ends hunger strike in prison 

  The Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi, who is imprisoned in Iran, ended her hunger strike after her referral to hospital without the obligatory headscarf.
• Kurdish politician Aysel Tuğluk taken into custody one year after her release from prison 

  Aysel Tuğluk has been detained in her flat in Istanbul. The Kurdish politician and former member of parliament suffers from severe dementia and was released from prison a year ago due to her incapacity.
• Women in Van prepare for International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women 

  Women in Van are preparing for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on 25 November.