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• Women in NE Syria launch campaign against occupation and genocide 

  Women's organizations in North-East Syria call on all women's organizations and movements around the world to support the Women's Revolution.
• Four jailed women politicians to give statement on 'Kobanê' 

  Kurdish women politicians Sebahat Tuncel, Aysel Tuğluk, Gültan Kışanak and Gülser Yıldırım imprisoned by the Turkish state are to be interrogated within the framework of the "Kobanê investigation".
• Erzincan: Women should take to the streets on October 10 

  KJK Coordination Member Besê Erzincan calls for a strong participation in the "10 October Global Freedom for Öcalan Day" protests and says, "Let's develop women's freedom struggle and unity together."
• Swedish delegation visits HDP Women's Council 

  A delegation of Swedish politicians paid a solidarity visit to the HDP Women's Council in Ankara.
• Women democratize the economy in Rojava 

  In northern and eastern Syria, women are building collective production facilities. This democratizes the economy. Dicle Ezda of the women's association Kongreya Star gives an insight into the developments in an ANF interview.
• Arîn Mirkan, the legendary fighter of Kobanê 

  Those who knew Arîn Mirkan, who fought in the resistance against ISIS mercenaries in Kobanê and has a place in the memory of the Kurds and the people of the world, say of her: "Her morale and enthusiasm could be seen from afar."
• Women in Stavropol protest against the isolation of Öcalan 

  In the Russian city of Stavropol, Kurdish women held a rally for freedom for Öcalan and an end to Turkish fascism.
• Kurdish revolutionary Şaha Hisên laid to rest in Dêrik 

  Kurdish revolutionary Şaha Hisên was accompanied on the shoulders of her companions on her last journey in her hometown Dêrik. Two days ago the guerrilla commander died of cancer in Rojava.
• Yet another woman murdered in Turkey 

  More women are being killed in Turkey every day.
• UN pledges to do more to improve women's rights 

  More than 170 UN member countries have pledged to do more to improve women's rights.
• 36 women killed in Turkey in September 

  In Istanbul, the Platform against Feminicide presented its report for September and presented a catalog of measures to stop violence against women within twelve months.
• 793 women sign petition condemning attacks on HDP and Anonymous 

  793 women condemned the political genocide operations targeting the HDP saying the attacks were "a coup against democracy".
• Arab YPJ fighter Hebun Ereb: A journey from darkness to freedom 

  Arab YPJ fighter Hebun Ereb, who escaped from ISIS, talked about the ISIS persecution and called on women to claim their freedom.
• PYD Women's Council approves decision document at second congress 

  The second ordinary congress of the PYD Women's Council ended with the reading of the decisions taken.
• HDP women: We will topple the AKP-MHP government 

  The repression against the HDP is intended to send a message to women that they should not defend themselves or fight, said the HDP Women's Council and announced that it will continue its struggle until the fall of the Turkish government.
• Citizens in Colombia protest murder of transgender woman by army 

  State security forces violence doesn’t stop in Colombia. A transgender woman was killed by the army.
• TJK-E calls on everyone to unite around the HDP  

  Reactions to this morning’s political operation against the HDP continue to be issued. The TJK-E issued a written statement regarding the political genocide operations targeting the HDP this morning.
• Woman dies in suspicious circumstances in Derik 

  A woman named Kübra Ergül died suspiciously in Derik, province of Mardin.
• UK women trade unionists condemn femicide in Turkey 

  An open letter from over 130 leading women trade unionists has been sent to the leaders of every trade union in the UK calling on them to demand action to stop the abuse of women in Turkey.
• AI: Twitter needs to do more to stop abuse against women 

  Twitter is not doing enough to protect women from online violence, according to Amnesty International.
• HDP politicians hold online meeting with Petra Bayr 

  HDP politicians Ayşe Acar Başaran, Feleknas Uca and Gülistan Kılıç Koçyiğit exchanged views with Petra Bayr in a video conference. Bayr is chairperson of the PACE subcommittee for gender equality.
• Women’s Council calls for Turkey to be brought to justice 

  The Women's Council in North and East Syria held Turkey responsible for the crimes taking place in the occupied territories and called for action for it to be brought to justice.
• Women in Mardin join the TJA campaign 

  Women in Mardin have joined the TJA campaign "We defend ourselves", saying; "We will not miss any opportunity to fight the patriarchal mentality for which violence against women is perfectly normal.”
• Police take six HDP women into custody in Batman 

  Women who came together in Batman as part of the "Em xwe diparezin" (We defend ourselves) campaign launched by the TJA were attacked by the Turkish police. Six women from the HDP were taken into custody.
• Women launch 'We defend ourselves' campaign in Istanbul 

  The Free Women's Movement (TJA) kicked off the Istanbul leg of the four-month campaign launched with the slogan "Em xwe diparêzin" (We defend ourselves).