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Iran sentences female cartoonist to 6 years in prison
The Iranian state sentenced female cartoonist Atena Farghadani to 6 years in prison for her art. -
Suham Şengalî: KDP implements the policy of ISIS against Yazidi women rescued from ISIS
TAJÊ Diplomacy Committee Member Suham Şengalî stated that the KDP does not want the women freed from ISIS to stay in Shengal and said, “The KDP's policy is not different from ISIS' policy. It wants to take them away from their own culture and land." -
Women read Abdullah Öcalan's books in Amûdê
Kongra Star organised an event to read Abdullah Öcalan's books in Amûde. Women read and discussed the topics written by Abdullah Öcalan in his defence. -
Exhibition by women who left Hol Camp
25 women who left Hol Camp and returned to Raqqa Canton opened a handicraft exhibition, as part of the Autonomous Administration's efforts to integrate families who left the camps into social life. -
TJK-F holds its 5th Congress in Paris
TJK-F held its 5th Congress in Paris. -
Iranian Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi's trial held in her absence
The court session for jailed Iranian Nobel Peace Laureate Narges Mohammadi was held in Tehran without her presence. -
Şîrîn Mihemed serves the Rojava Revolution with her pen and voice
23-year-old Şîrîn Mihemed serves the Rojava Revolution by reflecting the reality of society with her journalism and voice. -
Kurdish language teacher detained for 23 days without legal access, family visits
Susan Hassanzadeh, a civil rights activist and Kurdish language teacher, has been detained for 23 days without family visits or legal counsel in the Ministry of Intelligence detention centre in Orumiyeh, West Azerbaijan Province. -
At least 34 women and 8 children murdered in Turkey in May
JINNEWS stated that at least 34 women and 8 children were murdered and 18 women and 2 children died under suspicious circumstances in Turkey last month. -
TekoJIN will organize a women's conference in Kassel on 29 June
The Movement of Militant Young Women (TekoJIN) will organize a women's conference under the motto "Jin Jiyan Azadî - Ser Bixe Azadî". -
Kurdish women in Reims send letter to CPT
Kurdish women living in Reims participated in the letter campaign launched by the European Kurdish Women's Movement and sent letters to the CPT against the torture system in Imrali. -
Plaza De Mayo Mothers founding member Nora Cortiñas dies
Nora Cortiñas, founding member of the Plaza De Mayo Mothers and a friend of the Kurdish people, has died at the age of 94. -
Iraqi women support TAJÊ's campaign: We will be the voice of self-defence against femicide
Supporting the TAJÊ’s campaign "Against femicide – be the voice of self-defense", female politicians, journalists, intellectuals and activists from Iraq said: “We will fight together and be the voice of self-defence against femicide.” -
'Our main goal is to create an equal, just and democratic society based on women's freedom'
Mekiye Hiso, a member of the Syrian Women's Assembly, said that they have once again realised the importance of women's self-defence with the revolution in North and East Syria, adding that they will focus more on organisation in Syrian cities. -
Ayla Akat Ata meets with people in Batman: Our struggle will continue
Meeting with the people at the Democratic Regions Party (DBP) Batman Provincial Organisation building, Ayla Akat Ata stated that the Kurdish question does not only concern the Kurdish people, but all parties must deal with it. -
Rojava Women's Revolution workshop at Vienna Festival Weeks
A workshop on the Rojava Women's Revolution was organised as part of the Vienna Festival Weeks. In the workshop where confederative women's structures and achievements were introduced, the importance of Rojava experience was discussed. -
Kurdish journalist and activist Gorji sentenced to 21 years in Iran
Kurdish journalist and women's rights activist Jina Modarres Gorji has been sentenced to 21 years in prison by the Iranian regime's judiciary. She was accused of overthrowing the mullah state with “feminist ideology”. -
KJAR Congress: We will respond to the hopes and demands of women in East Kurdistan and Iran
The East Kurdistan Free Women's Community (KJAR) held its fourth congress and announced that "as a pioneering women's movement, we will respond to the hopes and demands of women in East Kurdistan and Iran." -
Two-day workshop in Maxmur for Abdullah Öcalan's freedom
The workshop is organised by the Youth Women's Movement and Martyr Jiyan Academy with the slogan "In the Spirit of Sara's and Bîşeng's, Contemporary Goddesses will break the isolation and ensure the physical freedom of Leader Apo.” -
Arab women join the 'Leader Öcalan is a Guest in Your Home' campaign
The Arab Women's Council also joined the "Leader Öcalan is a Guest in Your House" campaign initiated by the Yazidi Free Women's Movement (TAJÊ). -
Syriac women take solidarity as a basis
Founded in 2013, the Syriac Women's Union aims to develop women's and social organisation in the Middle East through the solidarity of Arab, Kurdish and Syriac women. -
Kongra Star: The AKP-MHP mentality is a danger to the whole world
Reacting to the verdict in the Kobanê Case, Kongra Star emphasised that the Turkish state wants to resurrect ISIS and said "The AKP-MHP mentality is a danger to the whole world." -
Two Kurdish female activists on hunger strike in Evin Prison
Kurdish women Warishe Moradi and Pakhshan Azizi, who are imprisoned in Evin Prison in Iran's capital Tehran, have gone on hunger strike. They are protesting against Moradi's transfer to the notorious torture wing 209. -
Deposed co-mayor of Dersim released after 7 and a half years in prison
Nurhayat Altun, the deposed co-mayor of Dersim Municipality, was released after 7 and a half years of imprisonment. -
YJK-E confirms this year's Zilan Festival will be held in Germany
The Association of Kurdish Women in Germany (YJK-E) will organize the 18th edition of the Zilan Festival. This year the venue chosen is Duisburg. The slogan of the event to take place on 15 June will be: “With Jin-Jiyan-Azadî to the women’s revolution”.