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• TJA activist detained in Kobane investigation 

  The activist was detained in Istanbul and taken to Ankara on Wednesday.
• YPJ Commander: Will end the Turkish occupation 

  Avesta Xabûr sacrificed her life in an action against the occupiers in Afrin three years ago.The Women's Defense Units (YPJ) commemorated her on the anniversary of her action and martyrdom .
• Women's organisations in the UK condemn femicides in North East Syria 

  Women's organisations in the UK condemn murder of Sada al-Harmoush and Hind al-Khedr.
• Woman abducted and brutally murdered in Sardasht 

  The woman is reported to have been killed by her relatives.
• Woman killed in Iğdır by husband she was divorcing 

  A woman named Dilan K. was murdered by her husband, Maruf K., in Iğdır. The couple was in the process of divorce.
• Yazidi women face Turkish massacre from Shengal to Afrin 

  The crimes committed by the Turkish state against Yazidi women living in Afrin are on par with the crimes ISIS committed in Shengal.
• YPJ Commander: We will liberate the Turkish occupied areas 

  Sozda Afrin, one of the YPJ commanders, emphasized that they would liberate the areas occupied by the Turkish state in North-East Syria.
• 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.