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• TJA will open women's cooperatives in Van 

  TJA started preparations to create women's cooperatives in Van.
• Jineology in the high school curriculum in North-East Syria 

  Jineology, which is based on women's studies, was added to the high school curriculum for the 2021-2022 academic year by the Education and Training Committee of the Autonomous Administration.
• Kurdish author and human rights lawyer Burhan Sönmez is the new president of PEN International 

  The Kurdish author and human rights lawyer Burhan Sönmez has been elected as the new president of the writers' association PEN International.
• Zapatista and Kurdish women meet in Frankfurt 

  Zapatista delegates from the “Journey for Life” met in Frankfurt for an exchange on the possibilities of a joint struggle with activists from the Kurdish women's council Amara and the “Women Defend Rojava” campaign.
• Joint call from the '100 reasons' campaign panel: “Erdogan should be put on trial” 

  "We want Turkey and Erdogan to be punished for the atrocities," stated a woman from Afrin during a panel held as part of the "100 Reasons" campaign launched by the Kurdish women's movement in Europe to put President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on trial.
• 'Women can establish a free life only through national unity' 

  KJAR member Uta Doxuruzgari said that women can establish a free life only through national and international unity, adding, “As women in the Middle East, we can frustrate plans of the forces that started the third world war.”
• Peace Mothers call on Kurdish parties to defend Kurdistan 

  Peace Mothers gathered in Sulaymaniyah, Southern Kurdistan, and announced the final declaration of the workshop they held. The mothers called on Kurdish parties to defend Kurdistan against invasion.
• TJA activist Bilgin sentenced to 9 years in prison 

  TJA activist Zelal Bilgin, who is jailed in Diyarbakır Prison, has been sentenced to 9 years in prison.
• Hevrin Khalaf Square inaugurated in Lyon 

  Hevrin Khalaf Square was officially inaugurated by the Lyon City Council in France.
• Disciplinary proceeding launched against jailed TJA Spokeswoman Gökkan 

  A disciplinary proceeding has been launched against Free Women’s Movement term spokeswoman Ayşe Gökkan on the grounds of a petition she had submitted to the administration of the prison where she is held.
• TJA meets women in Van 

  The Free Women’s Movement (TJA) met women’s organisations in Van to determine the action program for the new period.
• Peace Mothers meet in Sulaymaniyah against Turkish invasion 

  Peace Mothers from four parts of Kurdistan have met in Sulaymaniyah, Southern Kurdistan against the Turkish invasion attacks.
• 4,000 women in the Kurdistan Federal Region apply to RJAK in 6 months 

  RJAK member Jîno Reşid said that 4,000 women in the Kurdistan Federal Region applied to them in 6 months, 1,042 only in the last month, and added that men, encouraged by impunity, were organized through imams acting with the ISIS mentality.
• RJAK activist still under KDP custody after 45 days 

  Two of the three RJAK member women detained by the KDP were released after 33 days, while Ciwana Ebdulqadir, who has been detained for 45 days, is still in custody.
• Women develop self-defense 

  In feminist self-defense seminars, women develop their self-defense against both men and the regime.
• Leyla Güven’s dress not permitted into prison because of its colors 

  Arbitrary practices against political prisoners in Turkey continue unabated in blatant violation of human rights.
• '100 Reasons' campaign lands at 48th UN session on Human Rights in Geneva 

  A panel and press conference about the ‘100 Reasons’ campaign launched by the Kurdish women's movement for the prosecution of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be held at the 48th UN session on Human Rights in Geneva.
• Peace mothers appeal to KDP 

  Activists of the Peace Mothers Initiative from Northern Kurdistan appeal to the Barzani clan to prevent a "fratricidal war", saying that the mothers in Southern Kurdistan should form a bridge of brotherhood.
• Women commemorate Feray Şahin on the 4th anniversary of her killing 

  Women commemorated Feray Şahin and demanded justice on the 4th anniversary of her death. Şahin was murdered by Turkish policeman Fatih Burak Aykul.
• Protest against femicide in Vienna 

  The feminist alliance Claim the Space has protested against femicides in Vienna. Earlier this week, two women were murdered in the Austrian capital for standing up against patriarchal violence.
• Court releases man accused of murdering young Anastasiya Yazerskaya 

  While the prosecutor demanded a life sentence for Ahmet Oğuz Özgür, who was accused of the death of Anastasiya Yazerskaya, on the charge of "deliberate killing", the judge acquitted him on the grounds of "lack of evidence" and released the man.
• Asya Abdullah joins panel on fighting world women in Duisburg 

  The women's association Courage and other women's organizations are organising an event today called “Fighting World Women: from Rojava to Tunis”. Asya Abdullah from the Syrian women's movement Kongreya Star will be speaking there.
• Peace Mothers Initiative criticises Masoud Barzani 

  The Peace Mothers Initiative criticised Masoud Barzani and said he should be ashamed and not be a party to the war.
• Rapist sergeant stays out of jail 

  The prosecutor's request for the arrest of sergeant Musa Orhan, who pushed Ipek Er to commit suicide after he raped her, was rejected.
• Peace Mother Hayriye Doğan passes away in Amed 

  Kurdish activist Hayriye Doğan passed away in Amed at the age of 82.