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4,179 women killed in 10 years: Family is protected, not women
4,179 women were killed by men in Turkey in the last 10 years, including the first four months of 2023.
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Two female teachers brutally beaten by Taliban fighters
Two female teachers were brutally beaten by the Taliban fighters in front of their students in Afghanistan’s Bamiyan province.
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Iranian journalists Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi to stand trial in June
Islamic Republic's Judiciary Spokesperson has announced that Iranian journalists Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi will stand trial on June 8 and 9, 2023.
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Peace Mother Gülistan Alağaş passes away
Gülistan Alağaş, a member of the Peace Mothers’ Initiative, has died after suffering from a brain paralysis.
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Gabonese student murdered in Turkey to be buried in Gabon
The body of Jeannah Danys Dinabongho Ibouanga, who was found dead in the Filyos River in Turkey’s Karabük city on March 26, 2023, will be taken to Gabon by her family.
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More than 1.5 million voters living abroad cast their votes in presidential runoff
More than 1.5 million voters living abroad have casted their votes in the presidential runoff in Turkey, according to the Supreme Election Council (Turkish: Yüksek Seçim Kurulu, YSK).
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Simultaneous house raids in 5 cities: Many detained
Police raided many houses in Mersin, Ankara, Antalya, Adana and İzmir and detained many as part of an investigation launched by the Mersin Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.
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Resistance in Makhmour forces Iraq to negotiate
The 3-day resistance of the people living in Makhmour refugee camp against the Iraqi army trying to surround the camp with wire fences and concrete blocks has led the Iraqi government to negotiate.
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Women call to end crimes committed against humanity in Afrin
Women of Manbij call on human rights and children rights organizations to stand up against the rape of two girls in Afrin by Turkish-backed factions and demand a safe environment for women and children to be built in Afrin.
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Şenyaşar family seeks justice for 791 days
The Şenyaşar family has held a sit-in protest in front of the Urfa Courthouse for 791 days to seek justice.
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Martyrs of May commemorated in Izmir
A commemoration ceremony was held in Izmir for the patriotic and revolutionary leaders, who were killed in May while fighting for freedom.
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Iranian prisoner referred to psychiatrist even though she does not suffer any mental illness
During the visit with her family in Urmia prison, Nahed Hajtmand said she had been referred to a psychiatrist even though she does not suffer from any mental illness.
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Operation based in Ankara: 19 people detained in 5 cities
Police raided many houses in five cities as part of an investigation launched in Ankara. 19 people have been detained for having participated in Newroz celebrations.
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Grave of Jina Mahsa Amini destroyed
The grave of Jina Mahsa Amini, who was killed by Iranian regime forces, has been destroyed again.
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People cannot access to medicine in Kermanshah
A citizen living in Rojhelat’s Kermanshah city shared a video on social media, saying that people cannot find medicines they need in the pharmacies of the city and that there is a medicine shortage in the city.
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People of Makhmour keep watch all night against siege
The people of Makhmour refugee camp kept watch all night against the siege of the Iraqi army.
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Search for justice, truth against forced disappearances continues
The members of the Human Rights Association (IHD) and Saturdays Mothers visited Gazi Cemetery to mark the International Week of Struggle against Forced Disappearances, 17-31 May.
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Iran executes three protesters
Iran has executed three more people over recent protests in the country.
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Relatives of prisoners subjected to strip search
Five prisoners held in the Izmir Kırıklar Prison sent a letter to the Human Rights Association (IHD) Izmir branch, saying that their relatives, who went to prison in order to visit them, had been subjected to strip search and harassment.
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Sebahat Tuncel: May 14 is not the end, but the beginning
Kurdish political prisoner Sebahat Tuncel sent a message from prison about the presidential election held in Turkey on May 14. “May 14 is not the end, but the beginning,” her message said.