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09:30

‘Those who mention isolation face the risk of prosecution. The aim is to silence society,” Lawyers Association for Freedom (ÖHD) member Adile Salman said, pointing to the ongoing isolation in the prison island of Imrali.

15:42

Hundreds held a march in Amed to mark the Kurdish Language Day, annually observed on May 15.

15:28

“Standing with Kobanê is not a crime,” the Mesopotamia Cultural Center (MKM) said at a press conference on Wednesday.

13:25

Nurhayat Altun, former co-mayor of Dersim from the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), has been released from Kocaeli F-type Closed Prison after seven years and six months in prison.

12:54

At least 40 people have been detained in dawn house raids conducted in Istanbul, Izmir and Antalya on Wednesday.

11:41

Basma Shaqura has launched an initiative called, “Paper and Pen” to support displaced Palestinian children in a shelter center so that they can cope with trauma experienced by them.

10:28

The Makhmour refugee camp has had its own education system for 29 years. “Despite the genocidal attacks, we manage to preserve our language,” said Xantûr Kara, a teacher in the camp.

14:46

Sarina Jahani, a political prisoner in Iran, has been released from Evin prison for four days on bail.

14:45

7.7 million people were displaced by disasters and 68.3 million by conflict and violence in 2023, the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) said in a report on Tuesday.

14:31

Fatma Kırbayır, sister of Cemil Kırbayır, a victim of the forced disappearance in the 80s, has passed away.

12:37

“More than 150,000 pregnant women are facing terrible sanitary conditions and health hazards amid displacement and war,” the UNRWA said on X on Monday.

11:24

55 people were detained in dawn house raids conducted in the city of Van. They were reportedly questioned about the protests that started after electoral authorities overturned the election of a pro-Kurdish mayoral candidate in the city of Van.

10:45

“The elections have been postponed to put the Social Contract in force,” said Ebila Xelîl, a member of the High Election Commission of North and East Syria.

15:21

At least 30 people were taken into custody in dawn house raids conducted in the city of Van and its districts on Monday.

15:11

Iranian security forces raided the home of Mehdi Kokhian, activist and former political prisoner from Malekan, forcibly arresting his mother and sister on Monday.

14:40

The Spontaneous Movement of Afghan Protesting Women has published a video supporting the campaign to stop gender apartheid in Afghanistan launched by Afghan activists, legal scholars and human rights defenders.

14:19

As Israel expands its offensive into Rafah, Palestinians fleeing from the southern city seek shelter in central areas of Gaza.

12:36

159 public figures, including academics, authors, parliamentarians and lawyers, have published a joint statement on the final hearing in the Kobanê trial, demanding the immediate release of all defendants in the Kobanê trial.

11:29

The Yazidi Free Women’s Movement (TAJÊ) had a meeting with Iraqi Minister of Displacement and Migration about the return of Yazidis to Shengal as part of its campaign called, “Be the voice of self-defense against femicide.”

15:29

86 ecological/environmental organizations will hold a conference in Amed to form a national and international network under the umbrella the Ecology Union.