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• Men kill at least 26 women in Turkey in September 

  According to the news compiled by Bianet from local and national newspapers, news websites and news agencies, men killed at least 26 women and two children in September.
• Angela Davis expresses her solidarity with protesters in Iran 

  Angela Davis is currently meeting with friends from various women's struggles in Berlin.
• Activists take to the streets to protest killing of Kurdish journalist and academic Akarsel 

  Activists have again taken to the streets to protest the killing of Kurdish journalist and academic Nagihan Akarsel in South Kurdistan.
• European parliamentarian cuts her hair in support of women's uprising in Iran 

  A Swedish politician cut off her hair during a European Parliament debate in support of the women's revolution in East Kurdistan and Iran after a speech in Kurdish, citing the motto "Jin, Jîyan, Azadi" (Woman, Life, Freedom).
• PAJK: We will enhance the fight and keep Nagihan’s memory alive in our struggle 

  PAJK condemned the murder of Jineology Research Centre Member Nagihan Akarsel, saying that “The likes of Jîna Amini and Nagihan will not be silent. We will always keep Jîna’s and Nagihan’s memories alive in our struggle by raising the struggle everywhere.
• Gülizar Ipek: Women have the power to change and transform society 

  Şahmaran Women's Platform member Gülizar Ipek said that women have the power to change and transform society equally and freely.
• ADKM: Women's freedom flag is flying in the hands of millions of women 

  Stating that Nagihan Akarsel was one of the leading figures of the struggle to bring women's reality to light, ADKM said, "The flag of the women's freedom struggle in the hands of Comrade Nagihan is flying in the hands of millions of women."
• Jineology Academy calls on Bashur government to find killers of Nagihan Akarsel 

  In a statement regarding the murder of Jineology Research Center member Nagihan Akarsel, the Jineology Academy called on the Bashur government to find the murderers as soon as possible.
• TJK-E calls for participation in mass demonstrations on 8 October 

  As the anniversary of the international conspiracy against Öcalan approaches, the TJK-E called for participation in the mass demonstrations to be held all over Europe on 8 October under the slogan "Freedom of Öcalan is our freedom".
• Kongra Star: Our response will be the success of women’s revolution 

  “We must turn the anger over the murder of Nagihan Akarsel into an even stronger resistance. Let us make the 21st century the century of women's freedom with jineolojie, women's solidarity and the slogan "Jin Jiyan Azadi".”
• KNK calls on women to take to the streets and shout ‘Jin Jiyan Azadî’ 

  The assassination of Nagehan Akarsel also targets all the women who have been fighting with their slogan “Jin, Jiyan, Azadî” since the unrest in Iran began, offering a glimmer of hope for a better future, said the KNK.
• KJK calls for the defense of women’s revolution after the murder of Nagihan Akarsel 

  KJK calls on women’s groups, revolutionary movements, feminist scientists and all women that struggle to defend the women’s revolution by taking a strong stand against all kinds of attacks that target the Kurdistan Women’s Liberation Movement.
• Deposed co-mayor of Yenişehir sentenced to six years and three months in prison 

  The democratically elected and unlawfully deposed mayors of the HDP continue facing prosecution at the hands of the Turkish judiciary, which has turned into an instrument of the government waging an all-out war against the Kurdish people.
• Female students lead the protests for Mahsa Jina Amini in Iran 

  Protests against the murder of Mahsa (Jina) Amini in Iran and East Kurdistan continue uninterrupted. University and high school students organized protests in school yards last night. Young female students chanted the slogan 'Jin, Jîyan, Azadî'.
• Condemning the assassination of Akarsel, TJK-E calls for urgent actions 

  The Kurdish Women's Movement in Europe (TJK-E) condemned the assassination of Jineology Magazine Editor Nagihan Akarsel in Sulaymaniyah and called for urgent actions.
• Jineology activist and academic Nagihan Akarsel killed in armed attack in Sulaymaniyah - UPDATE 

  Jineology Research Center member Nagihan Akarsel was murdered in the Sulaymaniyah city of Iraqi Kurdistan region.
• La Casa the Papel actress in solidarity with women in Iran and Rojhilat 

  Iztiar Ituño, the Basque actress known worldwide as Lisboa from the series La Casa de Papel, sent a solidarity video to women in Rojhilat and Iran.
• Three more women killed in Turkey 

  While a woman subjected to systematic violence died suspiciously in Amed, another woman was shot dead by her husband in Isparta. In another case, a judge killed his wife in Ankara.
• KJAR launches campaign 'Time to Defend Women's Revolution' 

  KJAR said that the protests in Rojhilat (Iranian Kurdistan) and Iran are a "declaration of the freedom revolution," and launched the campaign "Time to Defend Women's Revolution".
• More Basque artists post videos in solidarity with women and protesters in Iran 

  Women artists in the Basque country post new videos in solidarity with women and protesters in Iran.
• Second International Women's Conference will be held in Berlin 

  Some 600 women from dozens of countries around the world will meet at the conference with the slogan "Our Revolution: Liberating Life", which will be held in Berlin on 5-6 November promoted by the Women Are Weaving Their Future Network.
• Basque artists stand with women and protesters in Iran 

  Basque artists sent videos in solidarity with women and protesters in Iran.
• Kongra Star publishes monthly newsletter 

  Kongra Star published a monthly newsletter on the developments and agendas of women in Northern and Eastern Syria.
• Raids and torture in Elbistan Prison 

  It was learned that the state forces, who raided the wards in Elbistan E Type Closed Prison and introduced themselves as "counter-guerrillas", tortured the prisoners.
• Two femicides in Niğde and Amed 

  A man called Mehmet Büyüksaraç killed his wife, Kiraz Büyüksaraç, in Niğde. The couple was in the process of divorce. Emrah Başeğmez killed Esma Başeğmez in Amed. He was caught and arrested 3 months after the femicide.