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• Identity of third woman martyred in Kobanê confirmed 

  The identity of the third woman martyred in the Turkish air strike against Helincê has been confirmed.
• Kongra Star condemns the massacre in the village of Helîncê 

  The invading Turkish state attacked the village of Helîncê [English, Halinja] in Kobanê with armed UAVs, killing three women.
• Markets have no gender, the story of Zeynep 

  Despite being told, 'You can't do it', Zeynep Tilki, 24, decided to give it a try: she opened a store and sell products she buys from wholesalers, showing once again that the market has no gender.
• Women in Amed protest against femicide 

  In Amed, women protested against femicide and rape.
• “Women’s voices after Turkish invasion” 

  The #WomenDefendRojava campaign has conducted interviews with women from northeast Syria who were displaced during the Turkish invasion last October. The interviews have now been published as a brochure.
• Seminar on violence against women in Deir ez-Zor 

  A seminar on violence against women was held in the village of Abu Hamam in the East Syrian region of Deir ez-Zor.
• Women webinar discusses co-chair system for a democracy society 

  New webinar organised by the Kurdish Women’s Movement.
• Letter of solidarity to Gülcihan Simsek from Basel Canton 

  The Swiss association joined the call for the release of political prisoners in Turkey.
• Activists in Duisburg and Fribourg protest violence against women 

  Activists protested violence and murders of women during the coronavirus pandemic.
• Women in Maxmur call for Kurdistan national unity 

  The women in Martyr Rustem Cudi Refugee Camp said in a letter that the process being experienced is not an ordinary process and it is important for all Kurds.
• WDR: We must stop the fascism of the Turkish state 

  Women Defend Rojava called on women to defend Kurdistan against fascism, to denounce the atrocities of the Turkish state and to put pressure on those responsible.
• Kurdish women join the strike in Switzerland 

  Kurdish women joined the Women’s Strike in various Swiss cities with a variety of initiatives on Sunday under the motto “Together we are strong”.
• Health courses by women for women in Hajin 

  The Mala Jin in the former ISIS bastion Hajin in Eastern Syria offers courses for women to learn the basics of first aid. For many women it is the first time that they attend a course.
• Women from Afrin strengthen their organization 

  Young women from Afrin do educational work in the northern Syrian canton of Shehba to get to know themselves, discover their own strength and increase resistance against the Turkish occupation regime.
• Women's Strike kicks off in Switzerland 

  Kurdish women will also be present at the strike in various Swiss cities with a variety of initiatives.
• Women protest law which will clear child abusers 

  Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Urfa Provincial Women's Council and Free Women's Movement (TJA) activists reacted to the regulation that will grant amnesty to child rapists.
• Webinar on the History of Kurdish Women's Movement 

  Second appointment on Sunday with the webinars organised by the Kurdish Women’s Movement.
• Women in Deir ez-Zor organize in communes 

  In the town of al-Kasrah in Deir ez-Zor, women from the Şehîd Mihened Ilêwî commune lead the struggle against the patriarchal mentality and social legacy of the ISIS.
• Kurdish women in Bielefeld protest racism  

  Kurdish women took on the streets against racism and sexism in Bielefeld, Germany.
• Women take to the streets as HDP campaign continues 

  As part of the campaign "Women's struggle is everywhere!" launched by the HDP Women's Council in Ankara on Monday, women took to the streets in numerous cities in Turkey and northern Kurdistan.
• Open letter calls for UN action against Turkey’s crimes in Afrin 

  Appeal for international action against the war crimes of the Turkish state against Kurdish women in occupied territories of northern Syria.
• YJA Star guerrillas: Our legacy will lead us to victory 

  "As YJA Star guerrillas, we are fighting against the oppression system, and we will continue to fight against the torture of our people, the Turkish state, and its never ending war."
• Turkish state and mercenaries target women in Afrin 

  Since March 2018, some 1,654 crimes against women in Afrin have been recorded.
• KNK calls for the release of Zeynab Jalalian 

  The Women's Commission of the Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) calls for the release of Zeynab Jalalian from Iranian custody. The political prisoner is infected with COVID-19.
• HDP Women's Council campaign begins today in Ankara 

  The campaign against the attacks on the women's movement will include actions against labour exploitation, war, isolation, violence, child abuse, patriarchal rule, gender injustice, poverty, discrimination, racism, nationalism and hate speech.