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  • Iranian activist Khadijeh Mehdipour attacked in prison 

    13:30

    Kurdish activist Khadijeh Mehdipour, who has been held in Ilam Prison on charges of “propaganda against the government”, “disrespect for the founders of the Islamic Republic of Iran” and “disrespect for the leader of Iran”, was reportedly attacked by three inmates being provoked by wardens.

  • Sit-in protest for justice enters its 340th day 

    12:30

    Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar have demanded justice for their killed relatives in front of the Urfa Courthouse for 340 days.

  • Birsen Kars laid to rest 

    11:56

    Birsen Kars, who survived in the 19 December Prison Massacre and died from cancer in Germany, was bid farewell to her last journey at Gazi Cemetery.

  • Sit-in protest for justice enters its 339th day 

    14:36

    On the 339th day of her sit-in protest, Emine Şenyaşar went to Elazığ to visit her jailed son Fadıl Şenyaşar while her son Ferit Şenyaşar held the protest in front of the Urfa Courthouse.

  • Emine Şenyaşar calls on women: Come and see this oppression 

    12:44

    The sit-in protest held by Emine Şenyaşar, whose husband and two sons were killed, and her son Ferit Şenyaşar has entered its 338th day. Today, Emine Şenyaşar calls on all women to go there and see the oppression they face.

  • "Women should demand their rights not to commit suicide" 

    14:58

    Two sisters attempted suicide by jumping from a bridge in Baghdad, Iraq. Two sisters were rescued by the river police. Rezan Shex Dler called on women to demand their rights not to commit suicide.

  • 337th day of sit-in protest for justice: “We are right, we shall prevail” 

    14:23

    The sit-in protest held by Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar has entered its 337th day. “We are right, we shall prevail,” the Şenyaşar family said.

  • Journalist Nurcan Yalçın released 

    14:21

    Journalist Nurcan Yalçın, who was taken into custody on February 4 in Diyarbakır province, has been released under judicial control.

  • “The HPV vaccine is one of our weapons” 

    14:03

    The HPV vaccine can prevent most cases of cervical cancer but the cost of the vaccine is not covered by insurance in Turkey. Most women cannot get this life-saving vaccine due to its high price. Obstetrician and gynecologist Irmak Saraç states that this vaccine should be free of charge for everyone. “This vaccine is one of the weapons against HPV.”

  • Teachers condemn attack on village school 

    13:29

    Teachers, members of the Committee for Democratic Education and Society (KPCD), made a statement to condemn the attack on a village school in Shehba. The teachers called on the international community to not keep silent against the attacks on civilians and schools.

  • Sit-in protest for justice enters its 336th day 

    13:12

    Emine Şenyaşar, whose husband and two sons were killed, has demanded justice in front of the Urfa Courthouse with her son Ferit Şenyaşar for 336 days.

  • Permanent inequality for women! 

    13:11

    Women’s right to alimony is again on the agenda of the Turkish government. The ruling party, which draws its strength from the patriarchal system, keeps standing by men. For this reason, the women’s right to alimony is discussed on the victimization of men not the reality of women.

  • Another woman activist arrested in Afghanistan 

    13:25

    Another woman activist has been reportedly arrested by the Taliban after she participated in protests in Afghanistan.

  • People of Shengal protest Turkish attacks on their homeland 

    13:14

    People of Shengal held a march today to protest the Turkish airstrikes on their homeland. They called on the Iraqi government and UN to set up a no-fly zone for Turkey over Shengal.

  • “AKP tries to control the media industry to perpetuate its illusion” 

    11:15

    The AKP tends to ban everything to perpetuate its illusion claiming “Everything is fine in Turkey” to impose reactionary policies. The media industry is one of the industries affected by these bans; many news websites have been blocked to access, many news articles have been banned to be published, many news footages have been removed, many journalists have been detained and arrested. “Every mechanism in Turkey is used for censorship and repression,” Barış Altıntaş, Co-Director of the Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA), said.

  • Relatives of sick prisoners detained 

    13:50

    The protest of the sick prisoners’ relatives, who gather every week in front of the building of the Forensic Medicine Institute in Istanbul to make a statement, has been reportedly banned by the Bahçelievler District Governorate. After the announcement of the ban, police battered and detained the protesters.

  • 332nd day of sit-in protest for justice: Doesn't anyone see us? 

    13:40

    “Doesn't anyone see us?” asks Emine Şenyaşar, who has demanded justice for her killed relatives in front of the Urfa Courthouse for 332 days.

  • Women of Shengal protest attacks Turkish airstrikes on their city 

    13:20

    Women of Shengal came together to protest the Turkish airstrikes on their city. During the protest, they shouted that they will resist for their freedom to the end.

  • Turkey: 26 women killed by men in January 

    11:45

    The We Will Stop Femicide Platform (KCDP) has released its January report. 26 women were killed, 28 more died under suspicious circumstances in January, according to the report.

  • Luxury product: Sanitary pad! 

    10:40

    In Turkey, the unit price of sanitary pads has increased by more than 50% in a year. The issue of the high price of sanitary pads was brought to the agenda of the parliament but men didn’t raise their hands to support women. Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Istanbul MP Züleyha Gülüm told us that women will launch campaigns to make the government accept that sanitary pads are the basic need for women.