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08:42

Many people, including journalists Nurcan Yalçın and Derya Us, have been detained in dawn house raids conducted in Amed (Diyarbakır).

08:34

32 women were killed, 13 more died under suspicious circumstances in Turkey last month, according to the report released by the We Will Stop Femicide Platform.

14:29

The number of people who have lost their lives in floods in Kenya has risen to 188, the interior ministry said on Thursday.

13:48

The Union of Free Media (Kurdish:Yekîtiya Ragihandina Azad-YRA) has released a statement calling on the UN and international organizations not to remain silent against attacks on the freedom of press and journalists in North and East Syria.

13:15

Sanaz Jalili, an Iranian asylum seeker living in Antalya, committed suicide and died after Turkish authorities issued a deportation order against her.

12:52

The Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has published its 2024 World Press Freedom Index on the World Press Freedom Day, May 3. Turkey is ranked 158th out of 180 countries in the index.

10:50

47 people have been taken into custody in dawn house raids conducted in Istanbul for trying to march from Saraçhane to Taksim Square in order to celebrate the International Workers’ Day on May 1.

10:28

The Nagihan Akarsel Reading House, opened in Aleppo’s Sheikh Maqsood neighborhood on October 4, 2023, allows people of all ages to easily access books and creates a reading culture in society.

09:09

We welcome the World Press Freedom Day by resisting oppression, said Roza Metina, President of the Mesopotamia Women Journalists’ Association. “The attacks on press freedom are not a coincidence. They are against the struggle for truth.”

14:09

35 people, including 33 women, stood trial for participating in the Feminist Night March in Istanbul on March 8, 2020. 35 people have been acquitted of all charges.

13:44

At least 34,596 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, the Gaza’s health ministry said in a statement on Thursday.

13:36

217 people were taken into custody in Istanbul on Wednesday. 182 of them have been released from custody.

12:32

More than 12,000 evacuated due to Indonesia's Ruang volcano eruptions

12:28

Gaza is filled with more debris and rubble than Ukraine, the UN said Wednesday. There is estimated to be over 800,000 tonnes of asbestos alone in the Gaza rubble.

11:18

“Women have chosen their own candidates for the first time for the municipal elections to be held on May 30 in North and East Syria,” said Kongra Star Spokesperson Rihan Logo, calling on women to cast their votes on May 30.

09:30

Amputees, who struggle to survive in internally displaced people (IDPs) camps in Idlib, suffer from the lack of healthcare services, exclusion by society and high prices of prosthetics.

15:57

Sabite Ekinci, former co-mayor of Gımgım (Varto), has been released from prison after serving eight years.

15:56

Manahel al-Otaibi, a women’s rights activist in Saudi Arabia, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison by an anti-terrorism court for “her choice of clothing and support for women’s rights”.

15:55

Turkish police used tear gas and rubber bullets against workers trying to go to Taksim Square to celebrate the International Workers’ Day. Many workers have been forcibly detained.

13:29

Thousands gathered in Êlih (Batman) and marched to 8 March Women's Park to celebrate the International Workers’ Day. “Women will bring both peace and spring,” said a banner.