Kurd women, who intervened in local governments dominated by masculine power with the "co-chair" model, ensured equal representation as well as further increase in women's gains.
Reacting to the murder of women activist Firyal Süleyman Halid from Hesekê in Kirkuk, TJA said, "We know the forces behind the assassination very well."
Municipalities run by women around the world make sustainable cities possible through social municipalism with their investments and projects.
According to CFWIJ's December 2023 report, there were 76 rights violations against women journalists and 6 journalists were murdered.
Representatives of women's organizations stated that the detentions made in Istanbul aimed to criminalize women's work and emphasized that their struggle is justified and legitimate.
In the statement made about the international conference of TJA, it was stated that "Women stated that the struggle and solidarity must be continued and increased until the practices that are a part of the attempts to break their will and take over and that are against human dignity end."
Giving the closing speech at TJA's "Chain of Silence" conference, TJA member Gülbahar Alpsoy said: "Women will break the chain of silence."
Describing his daughter Leyla Şaylemez, who was murdered in Paris 11 years ago, father Abdulbari Şaylemez said: "Both as a father and as a member of the public, I admired the awareness and fighting spirit she acquired at a young age."
Mothers for Peace Halime Kaya, whose village was burned, her husband was tortured and her son was maimed, continues her struggle for years at the Justice Watch today. Kaya said: “Our lives are lost, but our honor remains. We are fighting for the truth."
Speaking at the commemoration of 7 women murdered in Silopia and Paris, DEM Party Spokesperson Ayşegül Doğan said that it is not a coincidence that women are targeted. Deputy Burcugül Çubuk stated that the Kurdish women's struggle shakes the foundations of the state.
Friend of Sakine Cansız, Gönül Kaya, who was murdered in Paris on January 9, 2013, goes back many years, said: "She was a woman in love with freedom and the struggle to create a free human being.
The Socio-Political Field Research Center published its tally of data on violence against women reported in the press between January 1 and December 31, 2023. It was stated that the tally was prepared as a result of data collected from JINNEWS, We Will Stop Femicide Platform (KCDP), Bianet, Mezopotamya Agency, Anıt Sayaç and many local and national press networks.
According to KCDP's "2023 Report", men murdered at least 315 women in one year. 248 women died suspiciously.
Hediye Korkut, Mother for Peace, who spent 28 years of her life in the struggle for peace despite the pressure and detentions, said: "Blood is still flowing in these lands. If wanting peace is a crime, I will continue to commit this crime."
Women from Botan said: "Not only the families of the prisoners, but all of us, must raise our voice and resist" regarding the hunger strike in prisons carried out within the scope of the "Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan, solution to the Kurdish issue" campaign.