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Qarchak prison: Women denied visits after power cut protest
A number of political prisoners at Qarchak Prison in Varamin have been denied family and lawyer visits following protests over repeated power outages.
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Afghan earthquake survivor recounts harrowing night
A woman recounts the devastation after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan on August 31, killing and injuring thousands and causing widespread destruction across the mountainous region.
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TAJÊ: Iraq’s Yazidi camp policy ‘alarming, dangerous’
The Yazidi Free Women’s Movement (TAJÊ) condemned the Iraqi Ministry of Migration and Displacement’s decision to keep Yazidis in camps, calling it “alarming, dangerous, and a continuation of genocide” and urging its immediate reversal.
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Afghanistan earthquake: Search continues as death toll exceeds 1,200
Medical sources in Afghanistan report that the earthquake hitting Nangarhar Province near the Pakistan border has claimed over 1,200 lives and left nearly 3,000 injured.
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44 political prisoners denounce executions of Iranian women activists
Forty-four political prisoners condemned the death sentences of Sharifeh Mohammadi, Verisheh Moradi, and Bakhshan Azizi, urging international action to halt the executions and denouncing Iran’s escalating political repression.
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Gaza: Israeli airstrikes kill over 20 civilians, including aid recipients
More than 20 people, including women and children, were killed in Israeli airstrikes across multiple areas of Gaza, as military operations intensify in the north and south, forcing widespread displacement.
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Sudan landslide kills entire village, only one survivor
In a tragic disaster, Sudan experienced a devastating landslide that obliterated the village of Tersin, located east of Jebel Marra in the Darfur region. Over a thousand people were reported dead, with only one survivor.
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Gurbetelli Ersöz Women’s Journalism Awards: Honor Struggle, Preserve Legacy
The late journalist Gurbetelli Ersöz inspires a new generation. For the first time, the “Gurbetelli Ersöz Women’s Journalism Awards” offer female journalists hope and a renewed commitment to pursuing the truth.
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‘Turkish occupation attacks continue despite agreements’
Women in Til Temir, North and East Syria, condemned Turkish-backed mercenary infiltrations, rejecting violations and urging the immediate enforcement of the March 10 agreement to protect the region’s security and stability.
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Gaza: Journalist Islam Muhareb Abed killed, media death toll climbs to 247
Palestinian journalist Islam Muhareb Abed was killed in Gaza during live coverage, in what officials described as a direct Israeli strike, raising the death toll of journalists since the war began to 247.
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Humanitarian catastrophe: Nearly 3,000 families affected by floods in Marib
Nearly 2,944 families in Yemen’s Marib have been hit by floods, amid warnings of worsening humanitarian conditions and limited relief efforts.
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Öcalan’s call inspires women on International Day of Peace
Women in Qamishlo, in North and East Syria, stressed that peace is not a slogan to be raised or a day to be commemorated, but an urgent necessity that requires collective will and continuous struggle.
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Rohilat Muslim: ‘Jin Jiyan Azadî’ revolution defies execution policies
Rohilat Muslim, spokesperson for the Kongra Star Training Committee in Qamishlo, condemned the Iranian authorities’ death sentence against women’s rights activist Sharifeh Mohammadi.
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Kobani women urge Gaza’s women to stand against extermination
Women of Kobani, in North and East Syria (NE Syria), condemned the international community’s silence over the suffering of women and children in Gaza.
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Death-row Iranian women awarded honorary Italian citizenship
The Italian city of Fabriano grants honorary citizenship to three Iranian death-row activists—Bakhshan Azizi, Sharifeh Mohammadi, and Verisheh Moradi—in recognition of their fight for women’s rights and social justice.
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Baghdad women’s conference sparks political awareness
Over 700 women attended a Baghdad conference sponsored by parliamentary candidate Dr. Ghusoon Ali Al-Rubaiee, aimed at empowering Iraqi women and increasing awareness of their electoral rights and political participation.
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Sweida: Women reject Damascus road reopening
Women in Syria’s Sweida reject reopening the road to Damascus, demanding international guarantees and accountability for HTS abuses.
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Floods affect 46,500 people in Yemen
More than 46,500 people have been affected by floods in Yemen since early August 2025, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Thursday, calling for international support to the country.
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Abdullah Öcalan: A new stage is needed
“Democratic society, peace, and integration are the three key concepts of the process,” Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan said during the meeting with the Imrali Delegation of the DEM Party on Thursday.
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‘The upcoming elections in Syria do not represent the people’
Parliamentary elections to be held in Syria between 15 and 20 September 2025 do not represent the Syrian people, said Meryem İbrahim of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES).