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08:15

“Saliha Viyan left behind a history full of struggle,” said the mother of Heva Al-Arabo, also known as Saliha Viyan who was killed in a Turkish drone strike in Ranya on January 27.

14:22

At least 124 journalists and media workers were killed in 2024, nearly two-thirds of them Palestinians killed by Israel, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPT) said in its annual report on Wednesday.

13:56

“Appropriate conditions must be provided in order that our leader can fulfill his historical duties,” said a statement issued by the Noun Initiative to mark the anniversary of the international conspiracy against Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.

12:54

“As women, we must participate in every stage of the transition process to build a system that guarantees equality and justice in the new Syria,” said women in Damascus.

11:16

In a letter on Tuesday, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) urged Syrian authorities to reverse their decision on the dissolution of the General Assembly of the Syrian Journalists’ Union (SJU).

10:23

Maryam Moghadam and Behtash Sanaeeha, filmmakers of “My Favourite Cake” have received a summons from Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court. The filmmakers will stand trial on March 1.

10:22

In a video message, Margaret Owen, human rights lawyer focusing on women's and children's rights, demanded physical freedom for Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.

08:22

YPJ commander Semira Al Ahmed commented on the 26th year of the international conspiracy against Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan and said, “2025 must be the year of freedom for leader Abdullah Öcalan.”

13:35

For three days, the people of Dehdasht, a city in Iran’s Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, have taken to the streets to protest the ongoing power outages. Six protesters were arrested on Tuesday night.

13:34

The signboard showing the photographs of Gulistan Tara and Hêro Bahadîn, two Kurdish journalists killed in a Turkish drone strike in the Saidsadiq district of Sulaymaniyah on December 23, 2024, was attacked and broken down.

12:38

Dead body of Sara Khooshehchin, an Iranian mountaineer, was found on Mount Damavand on February 6. According to the local reports, she died from hypothermia.

11:17

“We must rebuild our city,” said Nour Al-Ahmad, one woman of Aleppo who cannot go out due to the insecure environment that emerged after Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) came to power in Syria.

09:36

Razia Nawab, an Afghan activist, welcomed the application of an ICC Prosecutor for arrest warrants against two senior Taliban leaders on January 23, saying, “Taliban leaders must be prosecuted for their crimes against humanity.”

08:18

A 30-year-old woman, reportedly an activist, was arrested by security forces in the Yasuj region of Iran’s Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province on Monday.

07:50

“If anything happens to me, hold the prison administration responsible,” Sidar Varlu said in her last phone call with her mother, reporting that she had been subjected to physical, psychological violence in the prison of Erzincan.

14:15

A group of Syrian women held a meeting in the city of Tartus on Monday to discuss the status of women and exchange ideas about their presence in the new Syria.

13:08

“We have gained experiences in North and East Syria,” said Bêrîvan Yunîs, member of the Education Committee of Kongra Star, expressing that they are always ready to share these experiences with all women.

11:35

At least 580 Palestinians, including women and children, were arrested in January 2025 by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian rights groups.

09:42

The Women's Defense Units (YPJ) “plays an important role in fighting against the attacks on the Tishreen Dam and defending it,” said Amira Mohammed, one of the commanders of the YPJ.

08:19

A street in the Saidsadiq district of Sulaymaniyah, a city in Southern Kurdistan, has been named after Gulistan Tara and Hêro Bahadîn, who were killed in a Turkish drone strike in the district on December 23, 2024.