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15:06

Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar has held a sit-in protest in front of the Urfa Courthouse seeking justice for their killed relatives.

14:34

Sick prisoner Muhlise Karagüzel was transferred to a hospital after having a heart attack in prison. Undergoing an angiogram at the hospital, she has been reportedly sent back to prison before recovering.

15:15

Yesterday, women marched in Sulaymaniyah to protest femicides. Despite the police intervention, the women marched and shouted, “No to femicide”.

12:15

Zeynab Jalalian, who has been subjected to torture in prison for 15 years, wrote a letter on the occasion of 8 March, International Women’s Day.

11:12

Emine Şenyaşar, whose husband and two sons were killed, has held a sit-in protest in front of the Urfa Courthouse for a year. “We faced obstacles for a year, but we did not give up and we will continue to demand justice until it is delivered,” she said

10:10

A group of women activists in Sanandaj marched to the summit of Mount Abidar (2550 m.) to celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8.

17:18

Women of North and East Syria celebrated International Women’s Day. Women wearing their traditional clothes took to the streets in Kobanî, Hesekê, Aleppo, Shehba, Til Temir, and Qamishlo and shouted, “Let's protect our revolution, liberate our lands.”

14:48

Women of Beirut celebrated International Women’s Day with great enthusiasm under the leadership of Kongra Star. We spoke to women who participated in the celebration.

13:56

Women of Amed gathered at Istasyon Square to celebrate International Women’s Day. Every woman we interviewed at the square drew attention to the rise in femicide in Turkey and said, “We should unite against oppression.”

13:45

The Libyan government decided to temporarily suspend the memorandum of understanding with the United Nations on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).

12:30

In Iran, where women are banned from everything, women celebrate International Women’s Day in Sanandaj, Mariwan, and Tehran.

11:50

Speaking about International Women’s Day, Yemeni women said that women have proven themselves by struggling.

11:40

“We, as Afghan women, will never give up” is the message of the Afghan women to mark International Women’s Day. Nazia Ahmed is one of these women. She calls on all Afghan women to unite against the Taliban.

10:45

Algerian women have held art events such as concerts, live performances, film screenings, and a festival to mark International Women’s Day. The events will last until March 10.

08:28

Dozens of women are killed worldwide every day. Women are exposed to physical and psychological violence at home, at work, on the street

08:10

Kiyara Sîgrado, founder and manager of Amina, an NGO based in Italy, drew attention to that nearly seven million women were subjected to violence only in Italy in 2021.

16:10

Roles for Social Change Association (ADWAR), a non-governmental Palestinian organization, held a workshop in Gaza to mark International Women’s Day. At the end of the workshop, the association distributed gifts to women, who participated in the workshop.

15:20

Van Governor’s Office has banned the women’s march to be held in Van province tomorrow, International Women’s Day.

15:15

Beyoğlu Governor's Office has announced that activities and events such as meetings, protests, marches, press statements, and sit-in protests will be banned in Taksim on March 8. Every year, women hold Feminist Night March at Taksim Square on March 8

12:45

Committee for Democratic Relations and Alliances of the Kurdistan Women’s Communities (Komalên Jinên Kurdistan-KJK) has issued a statement to mark International Women’s Day.