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• Man tortures and kills his wife 

  In Ceyhan, R.S. tortured and murdered Ezgi Deler, his wife under Islamic law.
• How women are driven into prostitution in Amed 

  B.Y. worked as a waitress in a bar in Amed and tells how women in the restaurant industry are exploited and driven into prostitution. The danger for women is great, she warns.
• Man arrested for threatening his wife comes out of prison and kills her 

  A man named Metin Ar was arrested for threatening his wife Arzu Ar with death while they were in the process of divorce. Once released, the man killed the woman.
• The best answer to repression is Semra Güzel not bowing her head 

  Women’s organisations and their representatives are targeted by Turkish state. HDP MP Semra Güzel was subjected to a smear campaign, her immunity was lifted and she was violently arrested.
• WDR: Turkish attacks on North-East Syria must stop! 

  Women Defend Rojava and several girls' institutions in Germany demand an end to the Turkish attacks on northern Syria and the closure of the airspace over the region.
• Jineology Workshop at the World Women's Conference in Tunisia 

  A Jineology workshop was held at the 3rd World Women's Conference in Tunisia. The workshop focused on the role of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan who has contributed to women's gains.
• Leyla Güven faces up to 43 years in prison for her speeches 

  A prison sentence of up to 43 years is sought for Democratic Society Congress (DTK) Co-Chair Leyla Güven for her speeches.
• Men killed 31 women and 7 children in Turkey in August 

  Men inflicted violence on at least 79 women, abused at least 12 girls and boys, harassed at least 13 women, and forced six women to do sex work in the month of August.
• A documentary to remember YPJ and YAT fighters Jiyan Tolhildan, Roj Xabûr and Barîn Botan 

  Three Roses of the Revolution is the title of the documentary about YPJ and YAT fighters Jiyan Tolhildan, Roj Xabûr and Barîn Botan, killed by a Turkish drone on 22 July 2022.
• Woman dies in suspicious circumstances in Van 

  It was claimed that Neslihan Arvas fell while cleaning the window of her home on the 4th floor.
• YPJ liberates four women imprisoned in Hol Camp – Video 

  4 women who were chained up with signs of severe torture inside a tent in the Hol camp have been liberated by the YPJ.
• Women protest in the office of the Green Party MP in Berlin 

  About 25 young activists occupied the office of German Green Party MP Canan Bayram on Monday to protest against the international silence on the attacks on South Kurdistan and Rojava. A dossier was handed over to the MP.
• Women honour the memory of their friend at art workshop in Maxmur 

  A group of young women in Maxmur produce handicrafts at the Martyr Avyan Buldan Workshop to honour the memory of their friend Avyan Buldan.
• YPJ liberates 18-year-old Yazidi woman from ISIS in Hol Camp 

  ”The YPJ helped me and managed to free me during Operation Humanity & Security, and now I would like to return to my hometown in Kocho and reunite with my family,” said an 18-year-old Yazidi woman freed from ISIS in Hol Camp.
• HDP Women's Council on the detention of MP Semra Güzel: "We will not bow to this dirty politics" 

  The HDP responded to the detention of MP Semra Güzel and the media smear campaign against the Kurdish politician.
• Jineolojî camp in Montpellier discusses future work 

  Women from 13 different nations exchanged ideas in a Jineolojî camp in Montpellier and determined their future work priorities.
• HDP Urfa MP Sürücü submits question about jailing of woman and her two-month-old baby 

  HDP Urfa MP Ayşe Sürücü submitted a question to the Minister of Justice Bekir Bozdağ about the jailing of Reyhan Abdi from Rojava and her two-month-old baby.
• ‘With the physical freedom of Öcalan, freedom and solution will prevail’ 

  KJK Coordination Member Hêvî Nûda said that the breaking of the genocide policy will begin in İmralı which is the main target of the genocide policy, adding, “With the physical freedom of Öcalan, freedom and solution will prevail.”
• Two more femicides in Adana and Aydın 

  A 24-year-old woman in Adana and a 33-year-old woman in Aydın were murdered.
• The Botan Mountains got to know women 

  The Botan Mountains have become a place for women to meet their own culture. Women recognized themselves in these mountains and their love and faith grew as they recognized themselves, and they devoted themselves to freedom.
• Woman dies under suspicious circumstances in Amed 

  A woman named Şevin Ulus died under suspicious circumstances in the central borough of Ofis in Amed.
• Armenian Women's Congress held in Hesekê 

  The Armenian Women's Council wants to campaign for a worldwide recognition of the genocide of 1915 and considers the Turkish attacks on northern and eastern Syria as a continuation of the genocide.
• Kongra Star trains women in weapons and first aid 

  Rojava is in a state of emergency and the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria called for mobilisation against Turkish attacks. The women's association Kongra Star trains women in weapons and first aid for the wounded.
• General Women's Council of Syrian Future Party holds forum in Raqqa  

  The General Women's Council of Syrian Future Party held a dialogue forum in Raqqa under the slogan "Working together to strengthen feminist democracy in Syria".
• Jiyan's laughter 

  We were detained in a dawn raid; it was not yet light. At the police station I was asked, "Where is Esma?" I had never heard the name Esma before, because I only knew her as Jiyan.