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• 9th Sakine Cansız Women’s Festival kicks off in Zurich 

  This year’s festival is held under the motto “Resist, Organize, Live Freely” (Li ber xwe bide! Xwe bi rêxistin bike! Azad bijî!).
• Women protest in Silopi against the Turkish government's policy of misogyny and war 

  The women's movement TJA protested in Silopi against the Turkish government's policy of misogyny and war.
• 17th Zilan Kurdish Women's Festival to be held in London on Sunday 

  The 17th Zilan Kurdish Women's Festival will be held in London on Sunday, 26 June.
• Women for Istanbul Convention gather in front of Council of State despite police blockade 

  Women seeking to attend the Istanbul Convention hearing gathered outside the Council of State despite police blockade and protested the misogyny of the AKP-MHP government.
• TJK-E calls on women to attend march in Düsseldorf on Saturday  

  TJK-E called on women to attend the march which will take place in Düsseldorf on Saturday 25 June.
• Women’s organizations submit complaint to UN Rapporteur on crimes in occupied areas 

  The undersigned organizations want the Special Rapporteur to address violence against women, its causes and consequences during her visit to Turkey scheduled for July 18-27, 2022.
• 60 women committed suicide in South Kurdistan in six months 

  29 women set their bodies on fire and 31 women were driven into suicide and ended their lives in the first half of 2022.
• 23 years in prison for killer of Pınar Gültekin 

  The court board decided to reduce the aggravated life sentence for the killer of Pinar Gultekin, to 23 years in prison and acquitted the other defendants.
• Sozdar Avesta calls on young women to join the freedom offensive 

  Sozdar Avesta of the KCK leadership underlined the important role of young women in the freedom struggle and called for participation in the freedom offensive.
• YPJ International: Rojava is a model for the entire Middle East 

  Comrade Dilan from YPJ International said that all components in Rojava participated in the revolution and the construction of a democratic society, and that the Rojava Revolution model could offer a solution for the entire Middle East.
• The 7th Ivana Hoffmann Festival held in Duisburg  

  A message of struggle against imperialism and colonialism was given at the Ivana Hoffmann Festival, which was held for the 7th time this year in Duisburg.
• Zilan Women’s Festival in Frankfurt vows resistance 

  The Zilan Women's Festival, the annual highlight of the Kurdish women's movement in Germany, has taken place for the sixteenth time in Frankfurt today.
• Women protest in Ankara against withdrawal from Istanbul Convention 

  Hundreds of women have gathered in front of the State Council building in Ankara to protest against the withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention on the Protection of Women against Violence.
• Buse Üçer: Women will unite in resistance 

  Buse Üçer, a member of the Women's Defense Network, pointed out that Erdoğan’s party, the AKP, is aware that its power will be shaken, and attacks those resisting, especially women.
• PAJK congratulates YJA Star on successful resistance against Turkish invasion 

  PAJK congratulated YJA Star on its successful resistance against Turkish invasion, commemorated the martyrs and called for the expansion of the struggle.
• Women in Raqqa in solidarity with Afghan women 

  Women in Raqqa drew a parallel between ISIS and the Taliban, which has implemented misogynistic policies since its takeover of power in Afghanistan in August 2021.
• Women visit Green Party MP Steffen to discuss the war in Kurdistan 

  Members of the "Women Defend Rojava" campaign and the Rojbîn Women's Council visited Till Steffen, member of the Bundestag, for a discussion about the war in Kurdistan in his office in Hamburg on Tuesday.
• ‘Women's Initiative to Defend Kurdistan Against Occupation’ established in Qamishlo 

  Dozens of women have announced in Qamishlo, Rojava the establishment of the “Women's Initiative to Defend Kurdistan Against Occupation.”
• Buldan: We will defend the Istanbul Convention everywhere 

  A case brought by women's organizations against Turkey's withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention on the Protection of Women from Violence will be decided before the Council of State. Pervin Buldan of the HDP appears as a defender of the convention.
• "The aggressiveness of the rulers is a sign of fear of free women" 

  The Free Women's Movement (TJA) is at the focus of repression in Turkey. TJA activist Xecê Şen sees the aggressiveness of the Turkish regime as a sign of fear of free women, underlining that the Kurdish women's struggle can never be put down.
• Women in Aleppo discuss repercussions of the Syrian crisis 

  The Women’s Bureau of the Syrian Democratic Council organized a workshop entitled “The Syrian crisis and its repercussions on women”.
• Three activists of the Kurdish women's movement jailed in Batman 

  Three activists of the Kurdish women's movement have been arrested in Batman on terror charges.
• Men kill at least 32 women in May 

  According to the news compiled by bianet from local and national newspapers, news websites and news agencies, men killed at least 32 women and raped at least four women in Turkey in May.
• Preparations underway for Zilan Women's Festival in Germany 

  Preparations for the Zilan Women's Festival on June 18 in Frankfurt are in full swing. The organizers invite all interested parties to participate in the festival.
• 10 women killed in South Kurdistan in May 

  10 women and 3 children were killed or “suspiciously” lost their lives in May in South Kurdistan. Some of the murderers had been reported before they killed women.