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14:27

“Ms. Nasim Soltanbeygi, a journalist and human rights defender who has been on medical furlough, is at risk of being returned to prison,” Mai Sato, UN Rights Rapporteur for Iran, said in a post on Wednesday.

13:38

84 human rights organizations have issued a joint statement, calling for action to stop the execution of Afghan nationals in Iran.

12:55

Cheryl Benard’s recent article titled “Afghan Refugees Should Not Fear Repatriation” sparks outrage among Afghan women activists. “The struggle is our only salvation,” said Yalda Ahmed, a women’s rights activist in Afghanistan.

11:35

“We want a Syria, where the rights of all people are guaranteed,” said Delal Bedûr, a woman originally from the city of Latakia but has lived in Qamishlo for 40 years.

10:21

“How can the centralized government know our needs?” asked Lujain Hamza, a physician and writer in Sweida, stressing that federalism “is a must to protect diversity in Syria.”

08:23

Six women have been each sentenced to one year and three months in prison for protesting the appointment of a trustee to the municipality of Van in 2019.

08:15

The people of Makhmour Refugee Camp held a march on Wednesday, protesting the siege imposed on the camp by the Iraqi government. They called on the Iraqi government to fulfil its duties and responsibilities.

14:48

5.7 million people in Haiti face some sort of emergency level of hunger, Lola Castro, Regional Director for World Food Programme (WFP) in Latin America and the Caribbean, said during a briefing on Tuesday.

14:46

Maryam Jalal Hosseini, a teachers' union activist and political prisoner, returned to Kachoui prison in Karaj on Monday after the completion of her medical leave.

13:41

Three new cases of rape allegedly committed by Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters and the disappearance of five girls were documented in Omdurman, Khartoum State, in late May 2025, according to a local emergency response group.

11:45

The Turkish parliament has passed a judicial reform bill, also known as “10th Judiciary Package” which was criticized by the People's Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) and opposition parties.

10:38

In May 2025, 21 women were killed by men and 20 more died under suspicious circumstances in Türkiye, said a report released by the We Will Stop Femicide Platform.

10:29

“Peace cannot be achieved by the sacrifice of one party,” said Cemile Xelif, a martyr’s relative, who expressed her support to the “Call for Peace and Democratic Society” of Abdullah Öcalan.

15:19

40 Palestinians have been killed and 208 injured in Israel’s attacks on the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, Gaza’s health ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

14:32

Mahvash (Sayeh) Seydal, a political prisoner held in Evin Prison, has been transferred back to Evin prison from hospital despite her deteriorating health. The political prisoner has been on a hunger and medication strike for nine days.

14:03

A women's solidarity center in Curnê Reş (Hilvan) has been named after Durre Kaya, one of the first elected female council members of the Kurdish political movement.

12:19

Women living in the rural areas of Afghanistan play important roles in the rural economy despite poverty, conflict and restrictions imposed on them. They work for a brighter future.

10:44

Iran executed at least 152 people, including four women, five Afghan nationals, 19 Baluch, nine Kurdish and two Arab minorities, in May 2025, Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) said in a report on Monday.

10:24

The Nûjiyan Women’s Film Festival held in Qamishlo from May 25 to May 31, 2025 brought dozens of women from many countries together.

08:38

The Council of Sheikh Maqsood and Ashrafiyeh neighborhoods in Aleppo and Syria's interim government led by HTS conducted the second phase of the prisoner exchange in northern Aleppo on Monday.