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09:30

Kurdish PEN member writer Roza Metina talked about the policies of oppression and assimilation on the Kurdish language for years as part of the International Mother Language Day and said, “Mother language is learned at home. Families should speak Kurdish with their children.”

12:42

The Şenyaşar family has held a sit-in protest in front of the Urfa Courthouse demanding justice for their killed relatives for 347 days. “If there is no justice, there will be no trust, peace, economic stability!” the family posted today.

08:40

Women of Amed will mark the International Women’s Day by taking to the streets in order to protest femicides, attacks on women, the economic crisis and rights violations against sick prisoners.

08:30

Journalist Zeynep Durgut, who was detained in a police raid in Şırnak on February 14, has been released under judicial control.

14:26

Leila Khaled, a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), has sent a message for solidarity with jailed Kurdish politician Aysel Tuğluk, who is kept in prison despite being diagnosed with dementia.

13:10

Djamila Boupacha, an Algerian female revolutionary who was subjected to torture by the French army, refuses to be senator.

12:20

The Şenyaşar family has held a sit-in protest in front of the Urfa Courthouse seeking justice for 346 days. “We ask the government, we have been in front of the courthouse for 346 days, how long will we wait for the law to be implemented?” the family posted on their social media account.

10:00

Roza Emin Bereket, a Yazidi woman rescued from ISIS with the support of Yazidi Women’s Aid Network and the Syrian Democratic Forces, has reunited with her family in Shengal after eight years.

09:10

Tunisian Minister Family, Women, Children and the Elderly, Amal Belhaj Moussa joined a Zoom meeting held with the motto, “The Role of Arab Youth in Fighting Stereotypes against Women.” In her speech, she emphasized that the role of young women in the struggle against gender inequality in society, workplace and politics is important.

13:38

The Şenyaşar family continues to seek justice for their killed relatives in front of the Urfa Courthouse despite the silence of the authorities.

13:00

Prisoners have faced rights violations in Turkey. Kurdish politicians have faced arbitrary detentions and arrests. “Turkey violates international law,” lawyer Roşin Hido said.

12:00

Social media users have launched a campaign to support women in Afghanistan with the hashtag #StandwithwomeninAfghanistan.

15:10

Gazan women exhibited their handmade products at the Palestinian Bazaar Fair, held for small-scale projects. The women, most of whom are university graduates developing their own projects because they cannot find a job, call on women to keep working despite the challenges they face.

13:22

The sit-in protest held by Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar demanding justice for their killed relatives has entered its 344th day. “Those lost before the public is obvious,” the family posted on their social media account.

12:00

Women fighting polygamy in Manbij held their fourth seminar in the new eastern IDP camp of Manbij, northern Syria. The women participating in the seminar stated they will fight polygamy to the end

09:48

Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Öcalan has been held in isolation for 23 years. Human rights defenders and activists call on international organizations to end isolation and rights violations against Abdullah Öcalan and to ensure permanent justice.

13:40

The sit-in protest of the Şenyaşar family demanding justice in front of the Urfa Courthouse has entered its 343rd day.

13:30

Men killed at least 339 women in 2021, according to the data compiled by Bianet from the news reported in the local, national and online press in the period of January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021.

13:00

In the morning, police raided the house of Peace Mother Halime Işık in the Artuklu district of Mardin province. Halime Işık has been detained by police.

10:39

Journalist Zeynep Durgut has been taken into custody in the Cizre district of Şırnak province.