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Iranian actor Shailin Asadollahi released
Iranian actor and activist Shailin Asadollahi, who was taken into custody and transferred to Silivri Removal Center in Turkey on November 23, has been released.
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YPJ International calls on all women to unite
The international unit of the Women's Defense Units (YPJ) has released a written statement calling on all women to unite against gender-based violence.
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Women march in Van: We will break the isolation and attain freedom
Women held a march in the city of Van to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. They chanted slogans such as “We will break the isolation and attain freedom” and “Jin, Jiyan, Azadi”.
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Call to women for Afrin: The Turkish state should be held responsible for its crimes
Zeynep Süleyman, member of Afrin-Shahba Assembly, called on all women to struggle so that the Turkish state can be held responsible for its crimes against women in Afrin.
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Message of November 25 from NADA: The perpetrators of war crimes must be prosecuted
“The perpetrators of war crimes being committed against Palestinians must be prosecuted,” said the statement released by the Democratic Women's Alliance in the Middle East and North Africa (NADA).
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MKG: We continue to be in solidarity with our colleagues
“We continue to be in solidarity with our colleagues,” said the statement released by the Mesopotamia Women Journalists’ Association (MKG) to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
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Another Palestinian journalist killed in Israeli airstrike
Journalist Amal Zuhd and her family members were killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting their home in Gaza city hours before the four-day truce.
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Atekeh Rajabi summoned to court after her prison sentence upheld
Teachers’ union activist Atekeh Rajabi has been summoned by the 21st branch of the Criminal Court in Iran’s Mashhad city to serve her upheld prison sentence.
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Displaced Palestinians begin to return to their homes
Displaced Palestinians have begun to return to their homes with the hope of seeing their homes and relatives after the start of the four-day truce on Friday.
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Many people detained in house raids in three cities
Many people, including politicians of the HEDEP were taken into custody in the house raids conducted in Istanbul, Şırnak and Riha (Urfa) in the morning.
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Awareness-raising activities against gender-based violence in Hasakah Canton
The Sara Organization to Combat Violence against Women has been holding awareness-raising activities such as seminars and workshops in Hasakah Canton to combat violence against women.
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‘264 women and 21 children were killed in Turkey and Kurdistan in the last 10 months’
264 women and 21 children were killed in Turkey and Kurdistan in the last 10 months, according to Jinnews. “We are in a time when violence exists every day and the struggle against it grows stronger.”
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Urgent call from HEDEP to Foreign Affairs Committee for Istanbul Convention
The HEDEP called the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Turkish Grand National Assembly to have an urgent meeting for discussion on the re-signing of the Istanbul Convention.
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Turkish Supreme Court rejects Kurdish party’s new acronym
The Turkish Supreme Court has rejected the request of the Green Left Party to change its name to the People’s Equality and Democracy Party (HEDEP) due to its acronym.
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‘The patriarchal mindset in Morocco prevents women from participating in politics’
Human rights activist Khadija Rebbah says that the patriarchal mindset in Morocco prevents women from participating in politics, demanding gender equality be guaranteed by law.
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‘Women have the power to solve all the problems in the Middle East’
“Women have the power to solve all the problems in the Middle East, particularly the problems faced by women,” said Siham Davut, Secretary General of the Future Syria Party.
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‘We must organize against attacks’
Xurbet İşlek, coordinating member of the İştar Assembly in the Makhmour refugee camp, says that organized women have the power to stop all attacks, emphasizing that November 25 is an indicator of women's struggle.
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Two more journalists killed in Israeli airstrikes
Two journalists Issam al-Barsh and Mohammad al-Rizk were killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza.
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Political prisoner Nasim Simiari starts hunger strike in Evin prison
Political prisoner Nasim Simiari has been on a hunger strike in Evin prison since Monday to protest her unlawful detention and violation of her right to an attorney.
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ESP deputy co-chair Beycan Taşkıran detained
Socialist Party of the Oppressed (ESP) deputy co-chair Beycan Taşkıran and Socialist Women's Council (SKM) Central Executive Board member Satiye Ok were taken into custody in house raids conducted in Amed.