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• “Öcalan’s model of ‘free woman’ was targeted in the person of Sara” 

  KCK General Presidency Council Member Elif Ronahî said, “Our leader aimed to develop a free woman model in the person of Sara, and he was indeed successful. The free woman who emerged in the person of Sara was the target of the Paris massacre.”
• "Sakine Cansız gave strength and morale to the women in Rojava" 

  After her release from prison in Turkey, Sakine Cansız went to Rojava in the early 1990s. Necah Gulo, who lost her husband, her son and a daughter-in-law in the liberation struggle, tells of her encounter.
• Posters action for Sakine, Fidan and Leyla in the streets of Frankfurt 

  Women activists drew attention to the Paris Massacre by putting up posters on the streets of Frankfurt and changing the street names.
• Women in Basel demand justice and truth about Paris Massacre 

  Kurds and Swiss institutions gathered in Basel on Saturday on the 9th anniversary of the Paris Massacre. BastA Party co-chair Sina Deiss said that the resistance line marked by Sakine Cansız was seen in the magnificent resistance of women in Kobanê.
• Kurdish teacher Zara Mohammadi arrested in Iran 

  Kurdish teacher Zara Mohammadi has been arrested in Iran. The co-founder and leader of the cultural association Nûjîn was taken to a prison in Sine (Sanandaj).
• YJA Star: We will continue to fight with the belief in freedom Sara planted in our hearts 

  The YJA Star Headquarters Command said “We will continue to take revenge on the enemy by protecting the life values created by the belief in freedom that Sara planted in our hearts.”
• Women around the world launch a petition for Aysel Tuğluk 

  Women from many countries started a petition for all ill prisoners in the person of Aysel Tuğluk.
• Turkey: Men kill 34 women in December 

  Men inflicted violence on at least 61 women, killed at least four children, abused at least 37 girls and boys, harassed at least 12 women and forced 130 women to sex work in Turkey in December 2021.
• PAJK on Paris massacre: “No attack can stop our freedom march” 

  In a statement marking the 9th anniversary of the Paris massacre, PAJK called for participation in the mass rally to protest the Turkish state which has committed crimes against humanity and the French state which has remained silent.
• Village guard sexually attacks 15-year-old girl in Van 

  A village guard sexually attacked a 15-year-old in Van. The perpetrator, Faik Dural, has been taken into custody. The victim's father was forced to withdraw the complaint and had to move out of the city.
• TJK-F and CDK-F: France is guilty as long as justice is not served! 

  Commemorating the three Kurdish women murdered in Paris, TJK-F and CDK-F said: "We urge everyone to join the action in Gare Du Nord on January 8 to hold the murderers and the forces behind them accountable."
• YJA Star guerrillas: Sara represents victory 

  An Arab guerrilla from Syria said that she was inspired by Abdullah Öcalan who said, “Women should never come down from the mountains, even if everyone does so,” and Sakine Cansız who said, “My whole life was a struggle”.
• Women politicians against attacks on HDP: “You can never intimidate us!” 

  Women protested the release of Muhammet Eren Sütçü who attempted to perpetrate a massacre in the office of the HDP in Istanbul, saying, “We are addressing the perpetrators once again; you can never intimidate us.”
• Gülistan Doku's mother: I won't give up looking for my daughter 

  For two years, no news had been heard from Gülistan Doku, a university student in Dersim. The tearful mother of the young woman is devastated but she continues to protest and demand justice at the place where her daughter was last seen.
• Young Women's Union launches tent action in Hesekê against Turkish attacks 

  The Young Women's Union launched a tent action in Hesekê on Wednesday to condemn the invading Turkish army's attacks on Northern and Eastern Syria. The action will continue until tomorrow without interruption.
• Women protest for missing student Gülistan Doku 

  Women in Dersim and Amed protested for missing university student Gülistan Doku, who has been missing for two years, and expressed that they will keep the struggle going until those responsible are revealed.
• Female politicians in exile: Tuğluk and sick prisoners must be released immediately! 

  Female politicians in exile called attention to Aysel Tuğluk's condition and demanded that she and all other sick prisoners be released immediately.
• We Will Stop Femicide Platform says men killed 280 women in 2021 

  According to the balance sheet announced by the We Will Stop Femicide Platform, men killed 280 women in 2021, and 217 women died in suspicious circumstances.
• Jineoloji symposium in Maxmur 

  A Jineoloji symposium for the residents of the refugee camp in southern Kurdistan took place in Maxmur. The content was about the term "Xwebûn", which was coined by Abdullah Öcalan and taken up by the Kurdish women's movement.
• Viyan Soran: We are the fighters of martyr Sara 

  YJA Star fighter Viyan Soran said that they would continue their struggle as the fighters of Martyr Sara and added, “Comrade Sara has created a form of life that no one can destroy.”
• Peace Mothers move to Ankara demanding justice: "Hear our voice" 

  The Peace Mothers from the Kurdish region went to the capital Ankara to pay a series of visits to draw attention to the situation of ill prisoners and increasing rights violations in jails.
• Kurdish revolutionaries commemorated in Mardin 

  A commemoration ceremony for the three Kurdish revolutionaries murdered in Paris and three in Silopi took place in Mardin.
• Zenobiya Women's Union plans to expand its work to all of Syria 

  The women's union Zenobiya works for the organization of women in the north and east Syrian regions of Raqqa, Tabqa, Manbij and Deir ez-Zor. However, the work is to be extended to all of Syria.
• Iranian court sentences teacher to 5 years in prison for teaching Kurdish 

  An Iranian court sentenced Zara Mihemedi, who teaches Kurdish to children in East Kurdistan (north-western Iran), to 5 years in prison.
• Zîlan Diyar: My Feelings about Jineolojî 

  Zîlan Diyar, from the Jineolojî Committee Europe, wrote an article for The Kurdistan Report about her feelings after ten years of developing the science of women.