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• PYD Women's Council condemns murder of two of its members 

  The PYD Women's Council issued a statement to condemn the killings of Sada al-Harmoush and Hind al-Khedr which have now been claimed by ISIS.
• TJK-E condemns silence surrounding killing of al-Harmoush and al-Khedr 

  "The murder of Sada al-Harmoush and her deputy Hind al-Khedr, was yet another attack on the free women's will" said TJK-E. ISIS claimed responsibility for the double murder.
• Two female local politicians executed near Hesekê 

  In northeastern Syria, two local politicians have been kidnapped and beheaded by unknown persons. The crime pattern points to ISIS sleeper cells. According to relatives, the two women had already been threatened several times in the name of the ISIS.
• Kurdish musicians support the "100 reasons" campaign in Cologne 

  The Viyan Women's Council has collected signatures in Cologne as part of the campaign demanding to bring the Turkish president to justice for his crimes against women. The activists were supported by Kurdish musicians Hozan Kawa and Hozan Şemdin.
• Women in Basel call for self-defense 

  In the face of increasing femicides worldwide, activists in Basel have called on women to defend themselves and fight together: "Women who fight are women who live!"
• Webinar to address issue of women prisoners in Turkey 

  A webinar on the situation of Kurdish political prisoners in Turkey will be organised on 28 January by the International Women Alliance and Ceni.
• YPJ Commander: We will put an end to occupation and liberate Afrin 

  Avaşin Zagros, one of the YPJ commanders, vowed that they would liberate Afrin and added; "Turkish state occupation will be doomed to defeat on these lands."
• TJA activist sentenced to 7 years and 6 months in prison 

  TJA activist Fatma Gül was sentenced to 7 years and 6 months in prison for "being a member of a terrorist organization" related to her activities within TJA, KJA and DTK.
• TJK-E: We will expand the resistance in line with Leader Öcalan’s resistance 

  "We will frustrate the plan of the conspirators and build a democratic life," said the Kurdish Women's Movement in Europe and called all women and peoples to participate in the demonstrations on January 23.
• 75-year-old woman arrested after self-defense in Ankara 

  75-year-old Nimet Akgün has been arrested in Ankara for stabbing her violent husband in self-defense. The man apparently also abused his disabled daughter.
• 66 women killed, 149 abducted, 178 tortured in Afrin 

  The Syrian Women's Rights Protection and Research Center, which prepared a report on the crimes committed in Afrin under occupation, revealed that 66 women were massacred, more than 149 abducted and 178 others tortured and harassed by the invaders.
• Signatures collected for the "100 Reasons" campaign in Sulaymaniyah 

  In Sulaymaniyah city in southern Kurdistan, activists from the women's organization RJAK promoted the campaign "100 reasons to prosecute the dictator" and collected signatures.
• Women’s campaign against occupation enters second phase 

  Our struggle continues: “No to occupation and genocide! We defend women and life!”
• Lêgerîn: A woman with a will of her own 

  When I was home I always thought that only men can use guns. The whole of society thought so. I was incredibly excited the first time I picked up a gun.
• Women from Eastern Kurdistan support the "100 reasons" campaign 

  Women from Rojhilat living in Southern Kurdistan have joined the campaign "100 reasons to prosecute the dictator" and condemned the state violence against women in Iran and Turkey.
• “Guerrilla is the best place to fight sharia and capitalism” 

  Rojda Apocî is a guerrilla fighter from the Hawraman region of Eastern Kurdistan. She says that this movement is the best place to fight against the capitalist system and the Sharia system.
• Self-defense workshops for women and girls in İzmir 

  Şevin Sarıbulak of the HDP Young Women's Coordination sees the "Purple Mobilization" campaign as a response to the government's efforts to "create a reasonable woman" and speaks about self-defense workshops.
• Nimet Akgün exercises her right to self-defense against domestic violence 

  Nimet Akgün lives in Ankara. She exercised her right to self-defense against her husband Ali Akgün, who used violence against her and her disabled daughter.
• Demo for the "100 Reasons" campaign in Duisburg 

  Activists from the Asya Yüksel Women's Council held a rally in Duisburg as part of the "100 Reasons to Prosecute the Dictator" campaign to demand that AKP leader Erdoğan be tried as the main perpetrator of femicide.
• Kongreya Star: We have achieved many gains in 16 years 

  Kongreya Star calls on all women's organizations, human rights organizations to fulfil their duties to protect the rights of women who lead peace in the Middle East and the world, and who struggle for democracy and freedom.
• Kongreya Star celebrates 16th foundation anniversary 

  Kongreya Star celebrated its 16th foundation anniversary with an event. In speeches at the celebration, all women were urged to say "It's time to stop the murderers."
• 'If light is shed on the Paris killings, much will be solved' 

  HDP Spokesperson Ebru Günay, speaking at an event commemorating 6 Kurdish female revolutionaries killed in Paris and Silopi, said that the Kurdish women who were murdered illuminated the way for their struggle and resistance.
• Investigation against Seve Demir's mother 

  Sakine Demir, the mother of Seve Demir, who was murdered during the self-government resistance in Silopi, was summoned to testify within the scope of the investigation opened against her.
• Woman killed in Istanbul hotel 

  Ferdane Kurt was murdered in the hotel room where she was staying with her 3-year-old child in Bayrampaşa.
• HDP Women's Council says Melek Ipek exercised her right to self-defense 

  The HDP Women's Council issued a written statement on the arrest of Melek Ipek, who shot her husband to defend herself and her two children after a night of terror.