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08:06

Thousands of people attended the festival organized by the Free Women’s Movement (TJA) in Xelfetî (Halfeti) to celebrate the 74th birthday of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan by carrying torches.

14:04

“The foundation of the YPJ on April 4 confirms the strong bonds of women with our leader’s ideology,” said women fighters, evaluating the 12th year of the Women’s Defense Units (YPJ).

12:47

At least seven people, including two children, have died after a migrant boat sank in the Aegean, off the island of Lesbos, the Greek Coast Guard said on Thursday.

12:33

Vida Mohammadi, a resident of Tehran, has been sentenced to four years and eight months in prison by Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran.

10:48

“The birth of leader Apo brought light to the darkness,” said women of Kobanê, sharing their messages about the 76th birthday of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.

09:44

“We will be in Amara with our voice and color. We will embrace peace,” said the women joining the four-day march that will end in Amara on April 4, the birthday of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.

08:23

The call of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan represents a renaissance for women, said Elif Hamo, coordinating member of Kongra Star, calling on Kurdish women to take more responsibility in ensuring national unity in Syria.

07:30

Mothers of five Shengal Resistance Units fighters, who were captured by the Iraqi army on March 18, 2025, started a sit-in protest in front of the Iraqi Intelligence Center in Shengal on Wednesday.

13:57

Sammi Deen Baloch, a leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), has been released after eight days of detention in Pakistan.

13:56

A hall of the People’s House (French: Maison du Peuple) has been named after Jina Amini, who was killed in Iran after being detained in 2022.

13:04

An online campaign will be launched on Thursday to support Verisheh (Warisha) Moradi, a Kurdish political prisoner who has been sentenced to death in Iran.

11:19

“We will demand peace and freedom in Amara,” said young women joining a four-day march to end in Amara on April 4, marking Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan’s birthday.

10:25

Rûken Ehmed, member of the Democratic Relations and Alliances Committee of Kongra Star, calls on Syrian women to unite and be in solidarity with each other to “stop the jihadists”.

08:38

“We will continue to build a democratic society and realize our renaissance,” said a statement issued by the Shengal Autonomous Administration regarding the message of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan for the Yazidi people.

10:22

The death toll from the 7.7-magnitude earthquake that occurred in Myanmar on Friday has risen to 1,002, the country's military government announced on Saturday.

10:13

Dr. Mahrang Baloch’s condition “worsened last night. We have repeatedly requested that jail authorities allow a doctor to examine her, but no medical specialist has been permitted to visit,” her sister Nadia Baloch said on Friday.

08:41

830 people, including 174 women and 322 children, were killed in the Gaza Strip from 18 to 25 March 2025, Maryse Guimond, UN Women Special Representative in Palestine, said in a press briefing on Friday.

08:23

“There are no internal obstacles to achieving Kurdish national unity,” said Şerîn Oso, member of the PYD Women’s Council. “We will respond to this historic call by achieving Kurdish national unity.”

08:20

In a statement on Friday, the International Society for Human Rights (ISHR) warned of increasing violence, vigilante justice and progressive Islamization of Syria.

13:18

At least 14 million children are expected to face disruptions to nutrition support and services because of recent and expected global funding cuts, according to initial analyses issued by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday.