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• Women's economy projects grow in Rojava 

  Despite the embargo and attacks, grassroots democratic women's structures in Rojava continue to work on building a self-managed women's economy. This is intended to ensure self-sufficiency and empower women.
• YPJ Internationalist Berçem Slava: Women are an important part of the Rojava Revolution 

  YPJ Internationalist Berçem Slava: One of the most amazing and important points is how women are actually engaged in all different aspects of society: the military, the social and the political ones.
• Third YPJ Congress in Heseke on its second day 

  The third conference of the Women's Defense Units (YPJ) continues on its second day, with the participation of a large number of female fighters and leaders in the units.
• Ehmed at YPJ Congress calls for promotion of revolutionary people’s war 

  “The steps taken in North-East Syria should be expanded to the whole of Syria, the Middle East and the world. This can be achieved by organizing and uniting women’s work and increasing the women’s military force,” said Commander Ehmed.
• Young women from Rojava join the guerrilla struggle 

  A group of young women from Rojava have joined the guerrillas and called on Kurdish young men and women to join the liberation struggle and smash Turkish fascism.
• Song to pay tribute to internationalist YJA-Star guerrilla Sara Dorşin 

  Internationalists working with the Women Defend Rojava campaign published a video and song commemorating the life and resistance of YJA-Star guerrilla Sara Dorşin (Sara Handelmann).
• Izmir Women's Platform calls on all women to attend the May Day celebration in the city  

  The Izmir Women's Platform called on all women to attend the May Day celebration in the city "to protect our identity, labor and body".
• North and East Syrian Women’s Movements condemn Turkish invasion in South Kurdistan 

  The Joint Action Platform of North and East Syrian Women Movements condemned the Turkish attacks, saying, “We must fulfil our national duty.”
• Theater group from Istanbul on tour with play against violence against women 

  The IMGE theater group from Istanbul is performing its play "Benim Adım" (My Name) in several German cities. Afterwards, there will be a discussion about violence against women and the possibilities of self-defense.
• Feminist solidarity with the Kurdish resistance 

  The feminist organization "Fight Together!" condemned Turkey's invasion of Southern Kurdistan and called for resistance, saying, "The Russian war of aggression against Ukraine must not blind us to other atrocities in the world."
• TJK-E calls on Kurds in Europe to take to the streets and protest Turkish attacks 

  The TJK-E said that Kurds in Europe will take to the streets with the slogan "Ji bo Welat" to protest the attacks carried out by the Turkish state.
• YJA Star: The AKP/MHP regime has miscalculated and will not come through 

  The headquarters command of the Free Women's Troops (YJA Star) has addressed a message to the fighters in the resistance areas, stressing that this war is a matter of "to be or not to be".
• Kurdish Women's Initiative in Britain establishes women's council Jiyan 

  The Kurdish Women's Initiative went to congress in Britain and established a women's council called Jiyan.
• Peace Mothers protest against Turkish offensive in South Kurdistan 

  The Istanbul Peace Mothers Initiative protested the Turkish invasion attacks in South Kurdistan and condemned the ruling Barzani family.
• Stop the Turkish war of occupation in Kurdistan! 

  “Stand against the war in Kurdistan! Stand for a world in which all people can live together in solidarity and equality,” said Women Defend Rojava in an appeal against the Turkish war of occupation in Kurdistan.
• KJK: Revolutionary people's war must be expanded 

  KJK denounced the Turkish attacks in South Kurdistan, saying “Our people, women, youth and the friends of our people should unite around the guerrilla resistance. The revolutionary people's war must be expanded in the face of this genocide."
• Woman from Afrin abducted in Jarablus 

  War crimes have been committed systematically and almost on a daily basis in the territories occupied by Turkey in North-East Syria.
• South African World March of Women joins campaign for Aysel Tuğluk 

  Kaouther Abbes, delegate of the South African World March of Women joined the campaign '1000 women for Aysel Tuğluk'.
• ‘We Will Stop Femicide Platform’ in Turkey faces closure case 

  The fight against feminicide is against "law and morality", according to the Turkish authorities. The platform "We Will Stop Femicides", which has been active nationwide for twelve years, is to be banned. The association calls for solidarity.
• Yazidi woman in Ankara rescued in exchange for 8 thousand dollars 

  A Yazidi woman who had been living in an ISIS-controlled residence in Ankara's Kazan district for approximately three years was rescued after her relatives in Canada paid the gangs 8,000 dollars.
• Women commit suicide to escape from domestic violence 

  Activists said they are worried about the increasing femicides in South Kurdistan and underlined that women have turned to suicide to escape violence as these murders have become a daily occurrence due to the patriarchal system.
• Women’s workshop in Shengal calls for freedom for Öcalan 

  A workshop was organized in Shengal under the led of TAJÊ, with the slogan "Leader Öcalan’s Philosophy is the Foundation for the Freedom of Yazidi Women."
• As long as impunity persists, so does male violence 

  In Adana, where women were subjected to violence the most and two women were killed in March according to Bianet Male Violence Monitoring Report, we know that a world without violence can be built thanks to women’s struggle and solidarity.
• Over half of women in Istanbul's culture and arts sector experience gender-based discrimination 

  The Istanbul Foundation For Culture and Arts has released a report examining gender-based discrimination in the sector.
• Man kills former wife in Adana 

  A woman named Şükriye Sevinç in Adana's Yüreğir district was murdered by Ömer Sevinç, whom she was divorcing.