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• Akıncı: Special war targets women  

  HDP Nusaybin provincial co-chair Şindar Akıncı said that the reason for the increase in harassment and abuse cases after the self-government processes in Mardin is the concept of special war.
• Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi goes on hunger strike in prison 

  The imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has gone on hunger strike in the notorious Evin prison. The 51-year-old activist is protesting against the prison conditions for sick prisoners and the obligation for women to wear veils.
• Men kill at least 19 women in Turkey in October 

  At least 19 women were murdered by men in Turkey in October, and 18 more women died under suspicious circumstances.
• Young women at World Youth Conference: We stand for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan 

  The world youth conference "Youth Writing History" in Paris continues on the third and final day. A panel discussion on the topic of "Young women writing history" took place this morning.
• Kongra Star publishes new monthly newsletter 

  Kongra Star has published its new monthly newsletter.
• Jailed in Evin Prison, Narges Mohammadi is denied treatment for refusing to cover her head 

  Imprisoned women's rights activist Narges Mohammadi is even ready to risk her life by rejecting the imposition of wearing a headscarf for medical treatment, according to her family.
• Leyla Güven acquitted of charge of sedition  

  Jailed politician Leyla Güven was charged with sedition because she demanded accountability for massacres of the Kurdish population. Now the 59-year-old has been acquitted.
• Kurdish girl killed by Iranian state forces laid to rest in Tehran 

  After 28 days in a coma, 16-year-old Armita Geravand from Kermanshah died in Iran after torture by the notorious morality police. Her burial in Kermanshah was prevented by the police and she was laid to rest in Tehran.
• Women in Frankfurt vow common fight against femicides 

  A meeting about the “common fight against femicides” took place in Frankfurt. The event was organized by women's councils and Women Defend Rojava.
• YJA Star guerrillas: Commander Bêrîtan is an example 

  31 years ago, guerrilla commander Bêrîtan Hêvî (Gülnaz Karataş) fell as a martyr in South Kurdistan. Young YJA Star fighters see Bêrîtan as a pioneer of women's liberation.
• KNK Women's Commission praises award of Sakharov Prize to Jina Amini and Jin Jiyan Azadî Movement 

  KNK Women's Commission issued a statement about the award of the Sakharov Prize to Jina Amini and the Jin Jiyan Azadî Movement.
• HEDEP Co-Chair calls for an end to Israeli attacks on Gaza and Turkish attacks on Rojava 

  HEDEP Co-Chair Tülay Hatimoğulları called for an end to Israeli attacks on Gaza and Turkish attacks on Rojava and criticised the hypocrisy of the Erdogan government.
• ‘The guerrilla will be victorious in the spirit of Bêrîtan' 

  When the Turkish operation against Southern Kurdistan started, Bêrîtan was in Xakurke. She fought a fierce battle against the Turkish army and collaborators. On 25 October 1992, she threw herself off a cliff instead of surrendering.
• Women in Düsseldorf call for the release of Abdullah Öcalan 

  The Kurdish women's movement organized an international forum in Düsseldorf to discuss women's liberation struggle. The over 300 participants called for the release of Abdullah Öcalan.
• Afrin-Shehba Women’s Assembly develops projects to empower displaced women 

  Afrin-Shehba Women’s Assembly develops projects to empower displaced women
• RJAK joins the international campaign for Öcalan 

  RJAK declared its participation in the campaign "Freedom for Öcalan and a political solution to the Kurdish question".
• Video message from Besê Erzincan of the KJK played at women's meeting in Argentina 

  Tens of thousands of women and people of other identities are taking part in the 36th Plurinational Meeting of Women and Dissidents in Bariloche, Argentina. The Kurdish women's movement was represented with a video message.
• Kongra Star remembers Hevrîn Xelef  

  Hevrîn Xelef has played an unforgettable role in the women's revolution of Rojava and for the unity of peoples. She was executed in an ambush by a jihadist gang allied with Turkey. Her murder was one of many war crimes committed in the region.
• KJK commends international campaign demanding freedom for Öcalan 

  The KJK published a written statement to commend the initiative launched on 10 October to demand freedom for Abdullah Öcalan and the political solution to the Kurdish question.
• HDP Izmir co-chair Berna Çelik subjected to strip search in prison 

  Recently arrested on "terror" charges, HDP Izmir co-chair Berna Çelik was subjected to strip search and sexist insults in prison. Her lawyers have filed a complaint with the public prosecutor's office.
• DBP Vice Co-Chair imprisoned in Amed 

  The Turkish regime continues its political extermination campaign against the Kurdish people and their elected representatives.
• KJK: Before the eyes of the whole world, Turkey openly commits war crimes in Rojava 

  KJK calls for the defence of the women's revolution of Rojava and urges the states of the US-led international coalition against ISIS to abandon their hypocrisy and to stop considering Kurds as useful material against the Turkish state.
• Women's organizations from Northern and Eastern Syria write open letter to UN 

  Several women's organizations in Northern and Eastern Syria wrote an open letter to the United Nations demanding that they accept their responsibility and end Turkey's current attacks that violate international law.
• Kongra Star calls on everyone to stand in solidarity with the women’s revolution 

  Kongra Star issued a statement to call on everyone to stand in solidarity with the women’s revolution.
• Nobel Peace Prize goes to jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi 

  This year's Nobel Peace Prize goes to the imprisoned Iranian women's rights activist Narges Mohammadi. She is being honoured "for her struggle against the oppression of women in Iran and her commitment to human rights and freedom for all".