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• Police take three women into custody in Van 

  Three women were detained in a political genocide operation in Van province.
• International women's delegation visits Council of Europe 

  An International women's delegation organized by the Kurdistan Free Women's Movement visits the Council of Europe.
• Women prisoners in Iran raise concern over executions and torture 

  Women prisoners in the Evin Prison stated that “We, female political prisoners, are in a prison where some of our fellow inmates face death penalties and receive death threats.”
• HDP Adana MP Hatimoğulları calls for serious investigation into femicides 

  HDP deputy Tülay Hatimoğulları said that at least 334 women were murdered in 2022 and 225 women died under suspicious circumstances. She called for these deaths to be investigated.
• A young leading commander: Bêrîtan 

  Bêrîtan Koçer, who joined the guerrilla troops at a young age against the genocidal attacks of the Turkish state in Kurdistan, took part in numerous actions as a female commander and inflicted heavy blows on the invading enemy.
• Activists rally in Cologne to support ongoing protests in Iran and Rojhilat  

  A march and rally were held in Cologne to support the ongoing protests in Iran and Rojhilat after the murder of Kurdish woman Jîna Amini by the "morality police" in Iran.
• Interview with Ilham Ehmed about feminization of politics 

  Recently, there has been much talk about the idea of “feminist politics”. Ministers and politicians speak about a “feminization of politics”. But what do these expressions mean? What distinguishes feminist politics?
• Call for participation in the Cologne demo in solidarity with the women-led uprising in Rojhilat 

  The Kurdish women's Movement in Germany calls for participation in the demonstration to be staged in Cologne on Saturday in support of the revolutionary uprising led by women in Rojhilat (Eastern Kurdistan).
• TJA calls for action against executions in Iran 

  The Free Women's Movement called on everyone to raise a voice against the executions of protestors in Iran, saluting the mass anti-government demonstrations.
• The growing struggle of women in Rojava – VI 

  52 women's organizations have been getting organised more efficiently under the umbrella of the Women's Assembly of North-East Syria.
• Two more female journalists arrested in Iran 

  Female journalists Mehrnoosh Zarei Hanzaki and Saeedeh Shafiee have been arrested in Iran. Since the beginning of the women-led uprising in the country, at least 79 media workers have been imprisoned.
• Femicides in Iran go unpunished 

  In Iran, femicides and violence against women have been on the rise because of the misogynistic laws endorsed by the state.
• Jin Jiyan Azadi: An event in London in solidarity with women in Iran and Rojhilat 

  Kurdish and Iranian women's organizations in London will hold an event to talk about solidarity and women's resistance with the women-led resistance in Iran and Rojhilat.
• Journalist Derya Ren placed in solitary confinement 

  Journalist Derya Ren, imprisoned in the women's prison in Amed, has been placed in solitary confinement because of a refused strip search.
• The growing struggle of women in Rojava – V 

  Kongra Star, which is based on the Democratic Confederalism project, carries out a struggle that reaches women all around the world.
• The growing struggle of women in Rojava – IV 

  Rojava women's struggle began with Yekîtiya Star and moved to a new stage on 26 February 2016 under the name of Kongra Star.
• The growing struggle of women in Rojava – III 

  In North-East Syria, every house has become a women's organization centre in 12 years, and moreover, men have been given education on women's freedom.
• The growing struggle of women in Rojava – II 

  Following the establishment of Yekîtiya Star on January 15, 2005, the women's organization went beyond the borders and spread throughout the region. Not only Kurdish women, but also women from all nationalities took part in this organization.
• KJK condemns the assassination of Nabisada, calls for solidarity with women in Afghanistan 

  Following the assassination of former MP and women's rights campaigner Mursal Nabisada in Kabul, the KJK reiterates its call for solidarity with women in Afghanistan.
• The growing struggle of women in Rojava - I 

  Influenced by Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan’s ideas on women's freedom and organization as well as by the experiences of women militants, the people of Rojava formed their organization under the name of Yekîtiya Star on January 15, 2005.
• Xelef: Women organise themselves in all fields of life on the basis of Öcalan's philosophy 

  Stating women have made significant progress on the basis of leader Öcalan’s philosophy, Sewsen Xelef pointed out that important projects have been carried out in the fields of education, organising and economy.
• Rihan Loqo: We held a historic congress on a historic day 

  Thousands of women from all circles in North-East Syria attended the Kongra Star congress in Hesekê. Alongside Kurds, Arabs, Syriacs, Turkmens, Circassians and Yazidis, writers and socialists were among the participants.
• Former Afghan MP Nabizada shot dead in Kabul  

  Mursal Nabizada, a former female MP from Afghanistan, has been shot dead in an armed attack at her home in Kabul.
• Women from Afrin region celebrate the 18th year of Kongra Star 

  Kongra Star, the women’s umbrella organization in North-East Syria, was founded on 15 January 2016 “to build an ethical and political society as well as to achieve the freedom of women and society.”
• 'We will follow the struggle of Sakine Cansız until the last drop of blood' 

  Suad Mistefa and Rewşen Reşîd from Dêrik met Sakine Cansız in Lebanon in 1991. The encounter left a lasting impression and the traces of the pioneer of the Kurdish women's movement have also remained in Rojava.