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14:17

French-Iranian novelist and cartoonist Marjane Satrapi has refused the French Légion d'Honneur over the country’s “hypocrisy” in its dealings with Iran.

14:15

Women activists gathering in front of the governor’s office in Sanandaj protest Iran's Supreme Court for upholding the death sentence of Pakhshan Azizi, calling for revocation of the death sentence.

13:09

In a joint statement, 42 religious leaders called Iranian authorities to revoke the death sentences handed down to Pakhshan Azizi and Warisha Moradi (Verisheh Moradi).

11:14

“All women in Rojava and Rojhelat must unite against the patriarchal mindset,” said Ahîn Ehmed, a teacher in Hasakah.

10:23

Yusra Hasballah, a health worker in Gaza, thinks that everyone in Gaza should know the essential rules of first aid “because first aid saves lives. Everyone in the city must receive first aid training.”

09:41

“The message of leader Öcalan aims to build peace in Syria,” said the women of Raqqa, expressing their support to the efforts of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan for peace.

08:58

“If the new Syrian government does not recognize the will of women, Syria will not be a democratic country,” said Rîhan Loqo, Spokesperson of Kongra Star, reacting to the oppressive policies of the HTS against women.

14:10

The Kamkans, a Kurdish music group from Rojhelat Kurdistan, performed a concert called “Living Fire” in Tehran on January 12, after a six-year hiatus.

12:59

The Forum of Iranian Women (German: Forum Iranischer Frauen-FIF) has published a statement on its social media accounts, condemning Iran's Supreme Court for upholding the death sentence of Kurdish activist Pakhshan Azizi.

12:58

“In Afghanistan, an entire generation of girls will be robbed of its future. The Taliban in Afghanistan do not see women as human beings,” Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai said in Islamabad on Sunday.

10:37

“We must unite to ensure that the life and voice of Pakhshan Azizi continue to inspire hope and change for the next generations,” the WANA (West Asia & North Africa) Women Solidarity Network (WSN) said in a statement.

09:59

A Health Academy has opened in Raqqa. “We aim to build a knowledgeable, developed and healthy society,” said Cûd El Mihemed, Co-chair of the Health Council of North and East Syria.

09:58

Waad Al-Wajri, member of the Diplomacy Committee of the Syrian Women’s Council, emphasized the joint struggle and solidarity of Syrian women and said, “We want to introduce the gains achieved by women in the Rojava Revolution to Syrian women.”

08:23

Farmers in the town of Zirgan (Abu Rasin) demand the end of the Turkish attacks because “Our food security is at risk. The ongoing Turkish attacks destroy biodiversity.”

14:06

The death toll in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 46,584, the Gaza’s health ministry said in a statement on Monday.

13:28

Shirin Ebadi, an Iranian Nobel laureate and human rights activist, called on everyone to unite against the death penalty after the Iranian Supreme Court upheld the death sentence for Pakhshan Azizi.

11:26

“New Syrian constitution must guarantee the rights of all people from different ethnic and religious groups,” said Amani Al-Gharbi, Spokesperson of the Future Syria Party Women’s Council in Hasakah.

10:19

“We must strengthen regional and international women’s solidarity against war,” said Moroccan activist Aisha Lakhmas, commenting on the ongoing conflicts and wars in the Middle East.

09:23

The Turkish Ministry of Interior has announced that the co-mayors of Akdeniz, a district of Mersin, elected from the Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM party), have been removed from office.

08:40

Women journalists in Rojhelat work largely underground due to the pervasive repression of the Iranian regime from the beginning of the “Jin, Jiyan, Azadi” uprising in 2022 to the tenure of Masoud Pezeshkian.