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14:43

Highlighting that Egyptian women’s organizations face bureaucratic barriers while trying to put their projects into practice, Intisar al-Saeed, the founder and director of the Cairo Foundation for Development and Law, said, “These barriers must be lifted.

12:20

The Association of German Journalists (DJV) of Hessen has granted the 2023 Press Freedom award to Iranian journalist Niloofar Hamedi, who is imprisoned for breaking the news about Jina Mahsa Amini.

11:35

At least 14 shops and restaurants have been sealed in Iran’s four cities for not complying with the compulsory hijab laws.

10:14

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has published its 2023 World Press Freedom Index on the World Press Freedom Day, May 3. Turkey slides down in the World Press Freedom, ranking 165 out of 180 countries.

09:25

A Turkish court has issued a pre-trial detention order against journalists Dicle Müftüoğlu and Sedat Yılmaz and three more people. “This robber order will break down,” shouted journalists after the court decision.

14:28

17 people, including Dicle Fırat Journalists’ Association Co-chair Dicle Müftüoğlu and journalist Sedat Yılmaz, were taken into custody on May 29 as part of an investigation launched in Ankara.

14:26

201 people, who were taken into custody while trying to go to Istanbul’s Taksim Square for May Day, have been released.

13:57

B.N. is a woman joining the “Jin, Jiyan, Azadi” protests in Eastern Kurdistan. She calls on women to resist by leaving a note reading, “We have nothing to lose” on the windshield of cars belonging to women.

12:27

Turkish police raided some houses in Istanbul as part of an investigation. At least 17 people, including the members of the HDK, HDP and Green Left Party, have been detained.

11:09

The dead body of Mahsa Zarrin Chang, athlete and activist, was found in a highland area around Tehran yesterday after several days of her disappearance.

10:54

Open spaces of the Mashhad Ferdowsi University and the Faculty of Theology have been separated for male and female students.

09:04

Commenting on the detentions and arrests of opposition groups, Green Left Party Co-spokesperson Çiğdem Kılıçgün Uçar emphasizes that the AKP-MHP government will not get the result from these operations.

15:41

The Free Union of Iranian Workers (FUIW) has announced that some of their female members were summoned to testify and threatened by security forces on the eve of the International Workers’ Day. Three shops were reportedly closed down in Tehran.

15:07

The health condition of Iranian rights activist Fatemeh Sepehri is deteriorating day by day.

13:51

Drawing attention to the International Workers’ Day, the Şenyaşar family said, “We also demand justice for laborers.”

13:35

Turkish police detained dozens of protesters trying to go to Istanbul’s Taksim Square. The police also targeted journalists; journalist Zeynep Kuray was beaten and taken into custody.

12:41

Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraei, prominent Iranian political prisoner in Evin Prison, wrote a letter to mark the International Workers’ Day. “It is impossible to get through these difficult times without workers,” she said in the letter.

12:25

Women being subjected to gender-based discrimination in the labor force have to struggle more against oppression in the public and private spheres and for their invisible labor.

10:34

Journalists Dicle Müftüoğlu and Sedat Yılmaz, who were taken into custody on April 29 as part of an investigation launched in Ankara, sent a message through their lawyers. The journalists call for the defense of journalism.

15:11

“Their dirty foreheads cannot be cleaned by sajdah and prayer rugs,” said the Şenyaşar family, referring to the speech of Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ.