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• YPJ fighters celebrate Öcalan's birthday 

  YPJ fighters celebrated the birthday of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan and the 10th anniversary of the foundation of the YPJ.
• Ten years ago, the YPJ were founded  

  The Women's Defense Units (YPJ) were founded on 4 April 2013.
• PAJK celebrates Öcalan’s birthday, vowing to expand the struggle for his freedom 

  “The birthday of our leader marks a new beginning and progress in the history of humanity. It marks a rebirth in the freedom struggle of women,” said PAJK.
• Amude Kongra Star Coordination publishes program for 4 April, Abdullah Öcalan's birthday 

  Amude district Kongra Star Coordination published its program for 4 April, Abdullah Öcalan's birthday.
• Women in Van most affected by economic crisis 

  Van is one of the provinces hit hardest by the economic crisis, and women are seriously affected by this situation.
• HDP condemns arrests in Izmir 

  The HDP said in a statement that "6 of our friends were arrested unlawfully. These operations are the last actions of the government."
• Six Kurdish female activists jailed in İzmir 

  In the run-up to the parliamentary and presidential elections, the repressive course against Kurdish structures in Turkey continues to intensify. Six activists of the Kurdish women's movement have been jailed in Izmir on terror charges.
• Conference on Jineloji at the University of Bretagne 

  A conference on Jineloji and the history of Kurdistan was held by Kurdish students and their friends at the University of Bretagne in Lorient.
• TJK-E calls for participation in Newroz celebration in Frankfurt on Saturday 

  “It is our historical responsibility to keep the " Jin, Jiyan, Azadi" (Woman, Life, Freedom) campaign alive with the spirit of Newroz,” said the TJK-E, calling for participation in the Newroz celebration in Frankfurt this Saturday.
• Women are supported through new projects in North-East Syria 

  The Syria Free Women Foundation is preparing to introduce new projects to support women and children in 2023.
• Women activists from Paris take over Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg 

  Women activists from Paris took over the Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg.
• Agricultural cooperatives develop with women in North-East Syria 

  The Economic Committee of the North-East Syria manages 45 thousand acres of agricultural land through cooperatives which provide income for about a thousand women.
• Women lit the first Newroz fire in Istanbul 

  Women attended the event promoted by TJA and HDP Women's Assembly in the Bağcılar district of Istanbul, to light the first Newroz fire in the city.
• A Tribute to freedom fighter Anna Campbell  

  Anna Campbell decided to go to Rojava to join the Women's Defense Units (YPJ) in the fight against the Islamic State in May 2017.
• Police in Van take 9 women into custody 

  A new political police operation was carried out in Van. Nine women were taken into custody.
• New indictment against HDP politician Semra Güzel 

  Yet another indictment has been prepared against former HDP MP Semra Güzel, imprisoned in Turkey on so-called terror charges. The prosecution accuses her of using a fake identity card.
• A square in Rennes to be named after Fidan Doğan 

  The name of Kurdish woman revolutionary Fidan Doğan, who was murdered in 2013 in Paris, will be given to a square in Rennes city, the east of Brittany in north-western France.
• 13,000 students poisoned in Iran since November 

  It has been reported that 13,000 students have been poisoned in Iran since November.
• Who is poisoning the Iranian schoolgirls? 

  On Saturday, yet another gas attack on schoolgirls took place in Iran, including in the Kurdish province of Sine. The Iranian state blames "foreign powers", while experts hold the regime responsible for the attacks.
• 19-year-old visually impaired woman dies under suspicious circumstances in Silvan 

  A 19-year-old visually impaired woman named Fatmagül Sabruk died under suspicious circumstances in Silvan.
• KJAR member Viyan: Every woman should be able to defend herself against attacks 

  “In Rojhilat and Iran, women have turned every place into a battlefield. No matter what it takes, the women are always on the streets. They insist on struggle and freedom,” said KJAR member Peyman Viyan.
• Delegation of women from Scotland visits Kobanê 

  A delegation of women from Scotland is on a visit to northern Syria.
• YJA Star Commander: "March 8 united all women fighting for a free world" 

  YJA Star Command Council Member Hêzil Özgür addressed guerrilla troops on the occasion of March 8, International Working Women's Day.
• KJAR: Women dealt a great blow to Iranian state with the Jin, Jiyan, Azadi revolution 

  KJAR member Peyman Viyan said that 8 March this year in Rojhilat and Iran was different compared to previous years. "Women dealt a great blow to the Iranian state with the Jin, Jiyan, Azadi revolution."
• International Women’s Day celebrated in London 

  Women from all cultures came together in London to march for women’s rights and freedom.