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13:55

Israel released Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi on Thursday in the sixth phase of the swap deal between Israel and Hamas.

13:30

Artworks of prisoners will be displayed at the exhibition called “Inside and Outside” in Ankara from December 1 to December 8.

12:49

Shaharzad Akbar, former head of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission, received the 2023 Human Rights Award of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES).

10:55

Saadet Akın, one of the political prisoners who initiated a rotational hunger strike demanding “freedom for Abdullah Öcalan and a solution to the Kurdish question” on November 27, has composed a new song.

07:39

A women's delegation from Northern Kurdistan visited the Kurdistan Free Women's Movement (RJAK) in Sulaymaniyah. At the meeting, the women pointed to the importance of struggling together.

12:50

The rotational hunger strike initiated by political prisoners in 104 prisons demanding “freedom for Abdullah Öcalan and a solution to the Kurdish question” has entered its third day.

11:32

Prison term was demanded against Emine Şenyaşar on charges of “insulting” former AKP Urfa MP İbrahim Halil Yıldız.

10:27

Moroccan activists say that women are most affected by conflicts in the Middle East, emphasizing that the solution of the Palestine issue is a must to achieve peace in the Middle East.

09:19

Yemeni activist Asia al-Mashreqi has been announced as the 2023 Regional Winner for the Middle East and North Africa of the 2023 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award.

13:55

Since the beginning of 2023, 419 people have been kidnapped in Afrin, Serêkaniyê (Ras al-Ayn) and Girê Spî (Tell Abyad), occupied by the Turkish army and Turkish-backed factions.

12:33

Iranian political prisoner Zohreh Sarv has been on a hunger strike for five days to protest her denial of medical care.

12:32

Niloufar Ghazaleh and her husband Mohammad Ali Moghimi were arrested in the Khor and Biyabank city of Isfahan province on Monday a month after she was sentenced to five years in prison on charges of “publishing photos without hijab”.

11:30

Afghan women participating in exhibitions to earn a living for their families face the Taliban’s oppression. “No matter how much we are oppressed, we must not give up,” said one exhibition participant.

10:35

Four female prisoners, including journalist Derya Ren, have started a hunger strike in the Diyarbakır Women’s Closed Prison.

10:10

The four-day truce between Israel and Hamas in Gaza has been extended by two days. The hostage exchange continues.

09:23

Zeynep Doğa’s 14-year-old daughter was killed in the Feb. 6 earthquakes. “Those responsible should not go unpunished,” said Zeynep Doğa, who learned that some columns of their building had been cut down before the earthquakes.

10:36

Women of Cairo support the 16 Days Activism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign kicks off on 25 November every year. “The campaign is important to raise awareness against gender-based violence all over the world.”

09:18

“Women all around the world hold activities and events to mark November 25 while the silence against crimes committed against Afghan women continues,” said former Afghan MP Belqis Roshan.

08:18

The elections for provincial councils will be held in Iraq on December 18. Wedha Reşo and Nazê Şengalî call on the Yazidi people to vote for the Nineveh People's Union alliance by “thinking about your future”.

14:51

Police attacked women holding a march in the city of Şırnak to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Three journalists and many women were detained.