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• UN Rapporteurs send expert opinion to the Council of State of Turkey on Istanbul Convention 

  UN Rapporteurs urge the Council of State of Turkey to carefully review and reconsider its first instance decision that upheld Decision No. 3718 of the President and paved the way for Turkey’s early return as a signatory of the Istanbul Convention.
• Kongra Star calls for international action against deadly Turkish attacks 

  Kongra Star condemned Turkey's increasingly ongoing attacks on North and East Syria, saying that the attacks aimed to destroy the achievements of the Rojava Revolution.
• Man kills wife and their 3 daughters in Idil  

  Hasan Karaaslan killed his wife and 3 daughters in the Idil district of Şırnak.
• Çay at the Women's Front publishes new podcast 

  A new podcast published by Çay at the Women's Front deals with the power of society, the power of the people, which is what made the revolution so successful.
• Yazidi and Arab women in Shengal demand freedom for Öcalan 

  Yazidi and Arab women in Shengal organized a march to protest the isolation of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan. The women said that they gained their freedom thanks to Öcalan and demanded his release.
• YPJ fighters: No attack can stop us! 

  YPJ fighters Ronahî Xebat and Dicle Tirbespiyê have been injured in Turkish drone strikes. The veterans of the war against ISIS emphasized that the YPJ will not stop defending the people.
• Second international women's conference in Berlin on 5 and 6 November 

  The second international women's conference organized by the Network Women Weaving the Future is called "Our Revolution: Building Free Life" and will be held in Berlin on 5 and 6 November.
• 18-year-old murdered in Şırnak 

  A seventeen-year-old girl from Şenoba near Şırnak has become the victim of a femicide. The perpetrator, allegedly her ex-boyfriend, has confessed.
• Two women found dead in suspicious circumstances in Kilis 

  Two unidentified women were found dead in suspicious circumstances in a sand quarry and near the village of Topdağı in Kilis.
• "Bêrîvan Zîlan was a pioneer in the women's liberation struggle" 

  Guerrilla commander Bêrîvan Zîlan, martyred in a Turkish air strike, was a pioneer in the women's liberation struggle. Ronahî Serhad of PAJK pays tribute to her struggle of over thirty years.
• Çay at the Women's Front releases new podcast on water as a weapon 

  Çay at the Women's Front has released a new podcast of the series 'Çay Break'. In this episode, women talk about water as a weapon.
• Femicide in Qamishlo 

  In Qamishlo, a woman has become the victim of femicide. A forty-year-old woman was shot dead at her workplace.
• Shengal women: We must increase struggle for Öcalan's freedom 

  The Yazidi Women's Freedom Movement (TAJÊ) held a meeting to address the isolation imposed on Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan and called for increased struggle for the physical freedom of Öcalan.
• Women demand the release of Kurdish politician Aysel Tuğluk suffering from dementia 

  While the release of Aysel Tuğluk was ordered in the so-called Kobanê trial, the seriously ill Kurdish politician will remain in prison due to a final conviction in another trial.
• IHD says women were victims of 202 rights violations in Aegean region 

  According to the last 6-month report released by the IHD, 202 women experienced rights violations in the Aegean region.
• PAJK Coordination announces the martyrdom of PAJK Council member Berivan Zilan 

  The PAJK Coordination announced that PAJK Council member Berivan Zilan had fallen a martyr.
• Yazidi women’s movement: We stand by the people of Rojava against Turkish attacks 

  TAJÊ condemned the Turkish attacks on Rojava, saying that “Rojava embraced the Yazidi people by fulfilling its humanitarian responsibility during the massacre against the Yazidis on August 3, 2014. We always stand by the people of Rojava.”
• Women's protests in Afghanistan: "We have the strength of the women of Rojava" 

  Mariam Rawi (RAWA) gives her views on women's protests in Afghanistan and emphasises that they will draw inspiration from the struggle of Kurdish women.
• One spy killed and two others arrested in SDF Operation Oath 

  An operation by the SDF targeted a cell is involved in espionage acts against AANES employees, military headquarters, and military sites and tunnels.
• YPJ launches information and documentation office  

  The Women's Protection Units has launched its information and documentation office on social media.
• Frankfurt police launch investigation against Kurdish women's council Amara 

  The Frankfurt police is investigating the Kurdish women's council Amara. The basis of the proceedings is an alleged violation of the law on associations in connection with the ban on PKK activities.
• 'My only crime is being a Peace Mother' 

  The arrested Kurdish journalist Remziye Temel wrote a letter to Bianet about her wardmate Şefika Kandar, a Peace Mother convicted of "terrorism."
• TAJÊ: Now is the time to reclaim the holy Yazidi land and resistance 

  “The Turkish state wants to avenge ISIS. We urge women and young people to stand up to the Turkish attacks and to protect their land and dignity,” the Yazidi Women's Freedom Movement (TAJÊ) said.
• Great interest in the Jineology camp in the Basque Country 

  A Jineology camp was held in the Basque Country, attended by around 50 women from different parts of Europe and Latin America.
• Ekin Wan commemorated at her grave on anniversary of her martyrdom 

  Kevser Eltürk (Ekin Wan), who was martyred in an armed conflict with the Turkish state forces and whose dead body was exposed in an inhumane way, was commemorated at her grave in the city of Van.