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• Women celebrate March 8 in Van 

  During a mass rally marking March 8 in Van, women protested Imrali isolation and said women's resistance would ensure a free life.
• Two Kurdish women elected to Lausanne city administration 

  Two Kurdish women were elected to the city administration of Lausanne in local elections held in the Vaud canton of Switzerland on Sunday.
• Female fighters of MMC: We’ll continue fighting until the liberation of all women 

  On March 8, female fighters of the Manbij Military Council speak about their motivation and vow that they will continue fighting until the liberation of all women.
• Mesopotamia Women Journalists’ Platform celebrates March 8 

  Mesopotamia Women Journalists’ Platform said, "We use our cameras and pens to report on women who are subjected to violence and oppression".
• Jin TV celebrates March 8 and 3rd founding anniversary 

  Launched under the motto "The voice of women and the essence of life", Jin TV broadcasts in many languages, mainly in Kurdish.
• Women prisoners send message for International Working Women's Day 

  Women prisoners underlined that success is inevitable for women who become conscious, strengthen, organize and ensure their self-defense with their organized struggle.
• International Women's Day rally kicks off in Van 

  The International Working Women's Day rally in Van has begun. Hundreds of women took to the streets in the city and reached the meeting point.
• Peace in Kurdistan sends solidarity greetings to Kurdish women on 8 March 

  Peace in Kurdistan has issued a statement to salute Kurdish women on 8 March.
• Kurdish activists in Sydney and Melbourne celebrate 8 March 

  International Working Women’s Day was celebrated in the Australian cities of Sydney and Melbourne.
• PYD Women’s Council: Let every day be a women's day 

  PYD Women’s Council congratulated all women in the world who defend human and democratic values in the arenas of struggle and let every day of the year be a women's day.
• YPJ fighters celebrate March 8 in Hesekê 

  Fighters of the Women's Defense Units (YPJ) in Hesekê celebrated March 8 with an impressive military ceremony. The highlight was an address by YPJ General Commander Newroz Ehmed.
• HPJ: "Unite women's struggles, end feminicide" 

  The Women's Defense Forces in Rojhilat, eastern Kurdistan, held a military ceremony in the mountains to mark International Women's Struggle Day March 8.
• Many detained at women's demonstration in Zurich 

  Police violence at the March 8 feminist demonstration in Zurich has reminded many participants of "Turkish conditions" and numerous people were arrested.
• Man who tortured his wife enjoys impunity 

  It turned out that İbrahim Zap, who tortured the woman he divorced three years ago in Samsun, was not punished despite repeated complaints.
• Swiss politicians send message of solidarity to Gültan Kışanak 

  Swiss politicians issued a message of solidarity with co-mayor of Amed Municipality Gültan Kışanak, who has been in prison for 4 years.
• YJA Star: It's time for freedom 

  “Women's struggles are making a crucial contribution all over the world,” said women guerrillas in YJA-Star saluting all women fighting on 8 March.
• International Working Women's Day everywhere! 

  Women take to streets everywhere despite the pandemic.
• Leyla Güven: Freedom of women means freedom of the society 

  DTK co-chair Leyla Güven sent a message to celebrate 8 March from Elazığ Women's Closed Prison. Güven said: “The liberation of women is the liberation of societ, the freedom of women is the freedom of society. Bijî 8 to Adarê!"
• Women in Amed are ready to rally on 8 March 

  DBP Amed Provincial Co-chair Seval Gülmez from the 8 March Organizing Committee in Amed called on all women to join the rally to be held in the city on Monday.
• Great Women's Meeting in Istanbul: Our struggle will continue to grow 

  At a "Great Women's Meeting" on March 8, thousands of women in Istanbul expressed their determination to defend women's rights they have fought for and to strengthen their resistance against patriarchy and the palace regime.
• Yazidi women visit cemetery of martyrs: We are in Shengal thanks to martyrs 

  As part of the March 8 activities, Yazidi women visited the Şehîd Dilgeş and Şehîd Berxwedan Cemetery of Martyrs in Shengal.
• KCK: Women's struggle will put an end to the AKP/MHP regime 

  Defining the women's struggle as resistance "for the liberation of humanity”, KCK said that women's struggle will surpass the worst fears of patriarchy.
• 8 March Message from Ayla Akat Ata: Our voices from prison will join yours in the streets 

  Former HDP deputy Ayla Akat Ata, in prison as a result of the operations ordered by the AKP / MHP government said in her March 8 message: "Our voice, our word, will mix with the voices of all women in all streets and squares."
• Women in Deir Ez-Zor are leading the change 

  Fatma El Mehel, who joined the women's work after the liberation of Deir ez-Zor by the SDF and is part of the social change in the area, said that they women learned that 8 March is not one day alone.
• Women in Hamburg collect signature for the '100 Reasons to Prosecute the Dictator' campaign 

  A stand was opened in Hamburg to collect signatures for the "100 Reasons to Prosecute the Dictator" campaign and letters were sent to the UN demanding the end of the isolation and freedom for Abdullah Öcalan.