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Flash floods kill 13 people in Iran’s Kerman province
Flash floods in Jiroft, a city of Iran’s Kerman province, on Monday have killed 13 people, the governor of Jiroft city told journalists at a press conference.
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Nahid Taghavi temporarily released from Evin prison
Nahid Taghavi, a German-Iranian citizen, was temporarily released from Evin prison on September 28. She has to wear an ankle monitor in order to comply with the terms of her release.
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Israeli strikes on Damascus kill three civilians, including journalist
Israeli strikes on Syrian capital Damascus killed three civilians, including journalist Safaa Ahmed, before dawn on Tuesday.
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‘Thousands of children in Gaza need medical care and vaccinations’
The ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip have deepened the humanitarian crisis, said Tamara El-Haddad, a writer and researcher in Gaza, stressing that thousands of children and pregnant women need urgent medical care and vaccinations.
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‘Women must be determined to resist and not accept being commodified’
“Women must be determined to resist and not accept being commodified,” said Azima Deniz, one of the executives of the People's Assembly of North and East Syria.
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‘Jineology aims to break down all the stereotypes generalized by the patriarchal mindset’
The Jineology Academy of North and East Syria held its second conference between September 25-26. “Jineology aims to break down all the gender stereotypes generalized by the patriarchal mindset,” says Evîn Ehmed.
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Scottish Trades Union Congress to take action for Abdullah Öcalan
The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) will organize events in October to demand freedom for Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
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360th day of Israeli attacks on Gaza
At least 41,615 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip since October 7,2023, the Gaza’s health ministry said in a statement on Monday.
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Zeynab Jalalian denied family contact and treatment
Zeynab Jalalian, a Kurdish political prisoner who has been imprisoned in Iran for 17 years, has been denied treatment and family contact in Yazd prison.
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Afghan activists demand recognition of gender apartheid
A group of Afghan women activists held a protest in Berlin, calling on the German government to recognize the “gender apartheid and the genocide of the Hazaras” in Afghanistan.
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Negar Misaghian released on bail
Negar Misaghian, a Baha'i citizen residing in Shiraz who was arrested on September 18, 2024, was released on bail on Sunday, after 11 days in detention.
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Islam Hejazi killed in Khan Younis
Islam Hijazi, the Program Director of the HEAL Palestine organization, was killed by an armed group near the Jordanian Hospital in Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip, on Thursday.
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Nagihan Akarsel to be commemorated at book signing in Istanbul
A book signing will be held in Istanbul on October 4, the second anniversary of the murder of journalist Nagihan Akarsel.
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Maryam Sadat Yahyavi denied access to phone calls with her family for over 50 days
Maryam Sadat Yahyavi, a political activist imprisoned in Iran’s Evin prison, has been denied her right to phone calls with her family for more than 50 days for publishing a letter outside of the prison.
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Killers of women rewarded with impunity in Afghanistan
The rate of femicide, gender-based violence and child marriage is on the rise in Afghanistan ruled by the Taliban. The killers of women are rewarded with impunity in the country.
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Mozhgan Kavousi completes her prison sentence
Mozhgan Kavousi, a Kurdish researcher and translator, has completed her 12-month prison sentence.
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Women in Kobanê maintain gains of revolution through education
Women of North and East Syria maintain the gains of the Rojava Revolution through education by founding academies.
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1,247 people killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon since Oct.8
About 1,247 people have been killed by Israeli forces in Lebanon since October 8,2023 in Lebanon, announced Lebanon’s Environment Minister Nasser Yassin on Wednesday.
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Pakhshan Azizi transferred to hospital from Evin prison
Journalist Pakhshan Azizi, a political prisoner who was sentenced to death in July 2024, was reportedly transferred to hospital from Evin prison to receive treatment on Wednesday.
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Death toll from Sudan cholera outbreak rises to 473
Death toll from the Sudan cholera outbreak has risen to 473, with the total number of cases reaching 14,944 cases, Sudan’s health ministry said in a statement on Thursday.