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08:47

Displaced women of Afrin, who live in IDPs camps in Afrin/Shahba Canton of North and East Syria are determined to resist until they return to Afrin. “We will liberate Afrin,” they say.

07:39

“The death sentence handed down to Warisha Moradi is a message to all revolutionary women,” said Jiyan Hisên, coordinating member of Kongra Star. “We will reinforce the fight against executions.”

14:48

Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya blamed victims of femicide of not listening to warnings. “Despite having a protection order, 32 ladies opened the door to men and were shot last year.”

13:42

“Together, we are striving to build a future where women’s freedom and dignity are inviolable rights,” Kongra Star said in a statement to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

12:46

“Family Law of North and East Syria protects women from violence,” said Behiya Murad, member of Mala Jin (Women’s House) in Qamishlo, stressing that there is an alarming increase in gender-based violence all around the world.

10:22

88 Palestinians were killed in two waves of Israeli attacks on Beit Lahiya and the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City overnight, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported on Thursday.

09:47

A new 6-month ban on lawyer visits has been issued against Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan. The lawyers of the Asrın Law Office are expected to appeal to the Constitutional Court of Türkiye against the ban.

09:29

The Dicle Amed Women's Platform has been holding workshops in Amed to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against women so that women survivors of violence share their stories.

13:19

Journalist Fatima Al-Kariri died from heart attack due to Israeli bombardment. Journalist Ahmed Abu Sharia was killed in an Israeli airstrike on the Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City.

12:28

Afghan women’s rights activist Zholia Parsi has won the 2024 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders, the Martin Ennals Foundation announced on Tuesday.

12:23

In the least developed countries, 36 percent of girls are married before age 18, and 10 percent of girls are married before age 15, according to the UNFPA.

10:12

Around 540,000 people have left Lebanon for Syria since September 24, 2024, according to the report published by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Sunday.

09:35

Ahoo Daryaei, a student who stripped to her underwear after being harassed by security forces for her hijab, has been discharged from the hospital and handed over to her family, Iranian authorities said on Tuesday.

09:09

The Women Empowerment Center supports women survivors of violence in Idlib, a city in northwestern Syria.

07:59

“We liberate life by organizing ourselves,” said Ahîn Elî, member of the Women’s Academy and the Education Council of North and East Syria.

13:20

At least 43,972 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 Tuesday.

12:40

In a letter, the Free Narges Coalition and more than 40 human rights organizations urge the UN Human Rights Council to intervene for Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi’s urgent medical release.

12:39

The fifth hearing in the trial of 20 journalists on the charge of “membership in a terrorist organization” was held at the Diyarbakır 4th High Criminal Court on Tuesday. The next hearing will be held on May 15, 2025.

11:32

Activities for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women have already kicked off in North and East Syria. “We will fight for women’s freedom against the patriarchy,” said Miadê Al Ahmed.

11:08

“Those who talk about peace must first lift the isolation,” said the women attending the “Democracy and Freedom Rally” held in Êlih (Batman).