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• Yazidi and Arab women march in Shengal 

  Yazidi and Arab women marched in Shengal on the occasion of 8 March, vowing to “avenge thousands of women abducted by ISIS”.
• Feminist Night March in Istanbul banned 

  "March 8 cannot be banned! Our Feminist Night March, which began in 2003 with nearly 100 women, has grown steadily despite all the oppression, bans and obstructions. As every year, we'll be on the streets to fill the squares and give each other strength!"
• SMJÊ: We salute the resistance of women worldwide 

  In view of the worldwide increase in patriarchal violence, the Yazidi women's umbrella organisation demands the development of a strong women's organisation, international solidarity among women and its own self-defence structures.
• Gemeinsam Kämpfen: Jin, Jiyan, Azadî – Together we defend life!! 

  “We are joining together to create change, to fight together. We need to strengthen the responsibility and belief in those around us and within us that another world is possible - and that we are all this world together.”
• Tens of thousands of women celebrate 8 March in Rojava 

  Tens of thousands of women took to the streets in the cities of Rojava, Aleppo and Raqqa to mark the International Women's Day.
• PJAK: Chain poisoning of schoolgirls in Iran is a planned and biological attack 

  Defining the serial poisoning in Iran as a biological attack, PJAK expressed their support for the protests against schoolgirls' mass poisoning incidents.
• Syrian Democratic Council celebrates International Working Women's Day  

  The Syrian Democratic Council celebrated International Working Women's Day and called on the women of the world to be united and continue their struggle to protect their achievements.
• Afghan women protest against the Taliban regime in Cologne 

  The protest tour of Afghan women to Brussels on the occasion of International Women's Day on 8 March under the motto "No to gender apartheid in Afghanistan" made a stop in Cologne.
• YJŞ marks International Women’s Day: “We will expand our organization” 

  The Shengal Women's Units said in a statement marking 8 March, International Women's Day, that “We will stand together against all forms of violence and expand our organization.”
• YPJ: We will fight for 'Jin, Jiyan, Azadi' to resonate everywhere 

  YPJ stated that women's liberation would become universal under the leadership of Kurdish women, vowing to fight for 'Jin, Jiyan, Azadî' (Woman, Life, Freedom) to resonate everywhere.
• Manbij Young Women's Union organizes scientific and cultural competition event 

  Manbij Young Women's Union organized a scientific and cultural competition event. Hîlala Zêrîn Women's Culture Movement also opened an exhibition of handicrafts.
• KJC launches campaign for women’s freedom 

  “This year, International Women's Day has a different historical role and mission for us. We call on all young women to participate in this process with the spirit and enthusiasm of revolution,” said the KJC.
• YJA Star guerrillas: 8 March is a day of revival 

  Guerrillas of YJA Star explain what the Women's Struggle Day means to them and what role Abdullah Öcalan played in the emergence of the Kurdish women's movement.
• KCK: We salute the resistance of all women marching towards freedom 

  “Our movement struggles according to the line of women’s freedom on the basis of the paradigm put forward by Öcalan and believes that a free and meaningful life lies in the freedom of women,” said the KCK.
• TJA, HDK, HDP women deliver aid to earthquake victims in Pazarcık 

  Woman activists of the TJA, the HDK and the HDP from Istanbul have arrived in the Pazarcik district of Maraş to stand in solidarity with the earthquake victims.
• TJA and Peace Mothers expand solidarity with earthquake victims in Urfa  

  The Free Women’s Movement (Tevgera Jinên Azad,TJA) and the Peace Mothers Council vow to stand by the earthquake survivors in Urfa, one of the provinces badly damaged by two devastating earthquakes on February 6.
• PJAK: We are in the process of bringing women's revolution to fruition 

  “Let's raise the torch of struggle on International Women's Day. There is no doubt that society and nature will obtain freedom under the leadership of women,” said the Kurdistan Free Life Party on March 8.
• YJA Star: We will make the 21st century the century of women 

  YJA Star Central Headquarters Command said: “We declare that, under all circumstances, we will bring the voice of our people, the resistance of women, and the victory of a free life."
• Men killed at least 337 women in 2022 

  To mark International Working Women's day, bianet recalled that men killed at least 327 in 2022.
• 19-year-old woman dies under suspicious circumstances in Hakkari 

  A 19-year-old woman named Zilan Turan died under suspicious circumstances in the village of Dizê in Hakkari.
• Women meeting held in Osnabrück 

  A meeting attended by women from different nationalities was held in Osnabrück. Violence against women, inequality and discrimination were discussed, while the importance of women's struggle together was underlined.
• Women protest in Istanbul: “We are united in anger and rebellion" 

  Women in Istanbul protested against male and state violence and the government's crisis management after the earthquake disaster. "We are united in anger and rebellion," declared the 8 March Women's Alliance.
• TAJÊ calls for enhanced struggle on the occasion of 8 March 

  "On the occasion of 8 March, we will enhance women’s organisation and resistance to break through the attacks against Shengal," said the Yazidi Women’s Freedom Movement.
• 8 March action in Düsseldorf 

  Exploitation, discrimination, sexism and inequality were highlighted in an 8 March action in Düsseldorf, where the common struggle for women's emancipation was emphasized.
• Hîlala Zêrîn Women's Movement opens exhibition in Raqqa 

  The Raqqa Hîlala Zêrîn Women's Movement opened an exhibition of paintings and handicrafts made by its members.