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Egyptian activists: We must take action for Iranian women
Reacting to the killing of 16-year-old Armita Geravand by Iran’s morality police, Egyptian activists called on all women to take action for Iranian women against the oppressive regime of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Turkey: Men kill 19 women in October
In Turkey, 19 women were killed by men and 18 more died under suspicious circumstances in October, according to the We Will Stop Femicide Platform.
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Narges Mohammadi's hospital transfer blocked for refusing to wear hijab
2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi's hospital transfer has been blocked by Iranian prison authorities for refusing to wear the compulsory hijab.
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Patients victimized by Taliban's systematic discrimination against women
In Afghanistan, the Taliban allow female doctors only to treat female patients and male doctors only to treat male patients. This ban victimizes patients in the country.
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Figen Yüksekdağ attends her brother’s funeral
Jailed former HDP Co-chair Figen Yüksekdağ attended the funeral of her brother, who died in Adana on November 1.
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63 journalists and media workers are behind bars in Turkey, report says
Dicle Fırat Journalists’ Association has released its October report on rights violations against journalists in Turkey. 63 journalists and media workers are behind bars in Turkey, the report said.
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Xantûr Kara: Young people and women will defend Makhmour camp
“We, as young people and women, will defend the Makhmour refugee camp against the attacks of the Turkish state and KDP,” said Xantûr Kara, coordinating member of the İştar Assembly.
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‘We will ensure justice for the girls held captive by ISIS’
“We will keep struggling to rescue all Yazidi women and girls held captive by ISIS. We will ensure justice,” said Hilwa Feqir, council member of the Shengal (Sinjar) Self-Administration.
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Each street of Kobanê bears traces of resistance
Each street of Kobanê, where ISIS was defeated after a 134-day resistance of the YPJ and YPG, bears traces of resistance.
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‘Exchange offer is important for Palestinian women in Israeli prisons’
Political activist Ghazal Al-Natour thinks the exchange of prisoners offered by Hamas should be supported for the release of Palestinian women in Israeli prisons.
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Former HDP Istanbul MP Hüda Kaya arrested
Former Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Istanbul MP Hüda Kaya was sent to prison after being taken into custody at Istanbul Airport on Wednesday.
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Narges Mohammadi: Victory is not easy, but it is certain
Jailed Iranian women's rights activist Narges Mohammadi has smuggled out a letter of thanks for her Nobel Peace Prize awarded in October 2023, saying, “Victory is not easy, but it is certain.”
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Women victims of unofficial marriages in Idlib have no rights
The number of unofficial marriages in Idlib increases every day. Women victims of these marriages have no right to inherit and custody. They have to prove their marriages to get custody of their children.
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Israel attacks Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza
Israel airstrikes targeted the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza, killing and injuring many more 400.
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‘The resistance in Kobanê turned into a global solidarity’
Today is the International Day of Solidarity with Kobanî, annually celebrated on November 1 since 2014.
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Rêzimanê Kurmancî: Kurdish grammar book
Kurdish Language Institute Co-chair Viyan Hesen, one of the writers of “Rêzimanê Kurmancî”, a grammar book in Kurmanji dialect of the Kurdish language, says that the book is a product of the revolution in North and East Syria.
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DBP Co-chair Saliha Aydeniz: The address for solution of crises is Imrali
“The address for solution of crises is Imrali,” said DBP Co-chair Saliha Aydeniz, emphasizing that the physical freedom of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan must be ensured.
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Haniyeh Tawasoli summoned by Iran’s judiciary
Iranian actress Haniyeh Tawasoli announced on her Instagram that she received another summons instructing her to appear in Branch 9 of the Tehran Culture and Media Prosecutor's Office within five days.
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‘More than 420 children are being killed or injured in Gaza each day’
“More than 420 children are being killed or injured in Gaza each day,” said UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell.
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Rural women display their handicraft products in Bojnord
Meryam Saedi thinks the handicraft exhibition held in Bojnord provided an opportunity for rural women to promote their handmade products, “Because we cannot promote our products in villages.”