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• Peace in Kurdistan Campaign salutes women of Kurdistan on 25 Nov. 

  Peace in Kurdistan sent its greetings to the women of Kurdistan on International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
• Women politicians in prison send messages to mark 25 November 

  Women prisoners in Kocaeli Kandıra F-Type High Security Prison shared their messages of solidarity to mark 25 November, International Day of Struggle against Violence Against Women.
• TJK-E launches '100 reason to Prosecute the Dictator' campaign  

  The Kurdish Women’s Movement in Europe (Tevgera Jinên Kurd li Ewropayê, TJK-E) has launched the '100 reasons to prosecute the dictator' today, International Day against Violence against Women.
• KBDH: Millions of women united in Mirabel sisterhood today 

  Releasing a press on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, KBDH said, “The Mirabel sisters were killed in the struggle against fascism. But today millions of women are united in the Mirabel sisterhood”.
• Report on male brutality in Kurdistan 

  42 women were murdered in a year in Northern Kurdistan, 33 women committed suicide, and the deaths of 35 women were found suspicious.
• Women writers in Rojava: KDP should adopt a pro-Kurdistan stance 

  Women writers and literary figures from Rojava point out that all conscientious people should stand against the Turkish state's plans in Southern Kurdistan and call on the KDP to adopt a pro-Kurdistan stance.
• Gökkan: Women are fighting against the dictator 

  Free Women's Movement (TJA) spokesperson Ayşe Gökkan stated that women will take to the streets again on 25 November for a common life.
• KJK: It is time to get to the roots of patriarchal violence 

  The KJK calls on women of the world to unite their fight against all forms of patriarchal violence and to build the resistance front of world women.
• Women representatives from HDP and German Greens meet online 

  HDP Women's Diplomacy Commission met with German Green Party Woman Spokesperson Ricarda Lang in an online meeting.
• Exhibition in Bielefeld: “Femicide and Self-Defense” 

  The movement of Women Students from Kurdistan (JXK) has opened a week-long exhibition in Bielefeld. The exhibition will be open at the Bielefeld Kurdistan Center from the 23rd to 29th of November.
• 'Women increase the resistance against attacks' 

  In a statement on November 25, the Initiative of Yeni Kadın (New Woman) emphasized the fact that as the attacks increase, women overcome obstacles and borders and increase the resistance.
• HDP: A woman was raped in Turkey and had to return to Iran 

  HDP revealed that Z.N, who started out from Iran and reached Van by overcoming so many obstacles, was raped by the state forces and called for solidarity.
• Self-defense against the killings of women! 

  Dozens of women sent the message "We are stronger together" to underline the actions period to be launched against the violence and massacres of women in the UK.
• KCDK-E calls on women to step up struggle on 25 November 

  The European umbrella organization of the Kurdish diaspora KCDK-E calls for protest to mark 25 November, The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
• Women in London hang banner on BBC Radio building 

  A banner protesting violence against women was hung on Alexander Palace in North London by the Kurdish Women's Initiative.
• Workshop on child marriage in Raqqa 

  Workshop on child marriage held in the Taj Hall in Raqqa.
• Women rally against violence in Istanbul 

  In Istanbul women rallied in the run-up to November 25 and protested against the increasing patriarchal violence and the anti-women discourses of the Erdoğan regime.
• Women protest in Liege and Antwerp 

  In the Belgian cities of Liege and Antwerp, a series of actions took place in the run-up to November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
• Saturday Mother Yedigöl passes away 

  Saturday Mother Zeycan Yedigöl has passed away at the age of 98. She was demanding justice for her son for 39 years.
• Peace Mothers in Mardin appeal to the KDP 

  Mothers called upon the KDP not to be fooled in the face of growing tension in Southern Kurdistan.
• At least 246 women killed between January and October 

  The murders of women in Kurdistan and in the men-led government Turkey are increasing by the day. At least 246 women were murdered between January and October this year.
• IHD denounces worsening of ill women prisoners in Şakran jail 

  IHD members drew attention to the situation of ill prisoners and demanded the release of 11 women held in Şakran Women's Closed Prison.
• YPJ fighter from Kobanê martyred in Ain Issa 

  YPJ fighter Berfin Rizgar was martyred on the front line in Ain Issa on November 18. The command of the Women's Defense Units has published a memorial statement.
• TJA activists in Hasankeyf: Defending nature and culture 

  As part of the ‘We Defend ourselves’ campaign, the women's movement TJA has drawn attention to the parallels between femicides and the targeted destruction of culture and nature in Hasankeyf. Both are part of the prevailing war policy.
• Peace Mothers protest against the KDP and the Turkish state 

  Peace Mothers protested against the KDP-Turkish state cooperation.