law

14:56

Journalist Sadiye Eser, Mezopotamya News Agency (MA) reporter Sadık Topaloğlu, Eren Keskin, the former editor-in-chief of Özgür Gündem newspaper, and Reyhan Çapan, the former managing editor of the newspaper, appeared in the court today.

13:06

While Iraqi laws don’t protect women, some articles are in favor of men. Stating that the laws in the country are patriarchal laws, Esra Mehmud Selman demanded the abolition of the laws against women. “We push the parliament to abolish or amend the laws. We need equal laws,” she said.

08:40

Rania Al-Sultan, the field coordinator of the Union of Palestinian Women's Committees (UPWC), drew attention to the economic violence against women in Gaza, “Women need programs that economically empower them.”

12:54

A police officer named Samer Ghanam raped his four-year-old niece. Human rights defenders demand the criminal be immediately arrested and punished.

09:40

A father has been arrested for sexually abusing his child in the Sur district of Diyarbakır, the child has been reportedly put under protection. The father has been reported that he inflicted violence against his children and wife for years.

13:50

5.6 million Egyptian women are annually subjected to domestic violence, according to the report of the Egyptian Center for Women's Rights. While the laws in the country cannot protect women from violence, women take to the streets to raise awareness of the public against violence. “Our society can change when our families change,” the activists say.

11:38

Başak Demirtaş was sentenced to two years and six months in prison together with Dr. RB for allegedly submitting a false medical report. Reacting to the prison sentence against their client, her lawyers said that their legal struggle will continue.

09:30

Ayşe Gökkan, a women’s rights defender and politician, was sentenced to 30 years in prison. The court prepared its reasoned decision for the prison sentence given to Ayşe Gökkan. In the decision, Ayşe Gökkan’s activities in her political life are described as crimes and “a serious threat to democratic life.”

11:00

Pointing out that the process of the violence against women cases has changed after Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, lawyer Çiğdem Sevimli said, “Women’s requests to get protection orders and restraining orders are denied by the courts. The courts’ decisions affect women, who are subjected to violence.”

12:20

Journalist Ayşe Kara has been acquitted of terrorist charges against her.

08:55

Nergiz İbiş was beaten by her neighbor Ramazan Akçan with a stick until she lost consciousness. Ramazan Akçan was released despite the criminal complaint of Nergiz İbiş. “I am not safe,” Nergiz İbiş says.

11:00

While the laws of Algeria do not guarantee women's rights, women are subjected to great injustice, particularly in divorce cases. Many women human rights defenders came together in Algeria and proposed a draft law to amend Article 66 of the Algerian Family Law, “Women's rights should be guaranteed under the law.”

12:20

The hearing of the trial against Yemeni model Intisar al-Hammadi, who was arrested by plainclothes security forces at a checkpoint in Sana’a on 20 February, was held. The next hearing will be held on November 7.

09:58

The indictment against Aslan Karakaş, who killed Emine Karataş, and his sister Münevver Karakaş has been prepared. In the indictment, the prosecution demands a life sentence for the perpetrator and his sister. The first hearing will be held on November 15.

11:06

Pointing out that women are not safe in Tunisia, sociologist Amira Yacoubi said that women have a long way in the struggle. She also welcomes the appointment of 10 women in the new cabinet.

15:00

Gülten E. killed her husband in self-defense. “If I hadn’t killed him, he would kill me,” Gülten E. said in her statement.

10:18

Free Women’s Movement Term Spokesperson Ayşe Gökkan was sentenced to 30 years in prison by a court. Commenting on the prison sentence against Ayşe Gökkan, lawyer Özüm Vurgun said, “The ruling party wants to give a message to women. But the women’s struggle cannot be intimidated with prison sentences.

15:30

The Lebanese Rectorate and Ministry of Education and Higher Education decided to demand foreign currency from foreign students studying in Lebanon. According to the decision, Lebanese women, who cannot obtain Lebanese nationality because they are married to a foreign national, will have to give foreign currency to the state. The decision sparks outrage in the country and a campaign has been launched in the country against the decision with the motto, “Everyone should be equal.”

08:45

Lawyer Diren Elif Vurgun, a member of the Diyarbakır Bar Association Women's Rights Center, spoke to our news agency and said that most of the applications to the center are about sexual assault and violence against women since the beginning of 2021. She drew attention to the rulings of courts in favor of the perpetrators, “Recently, we observe a more male-dominated judiciary.”

12:50

Yemeni human rights activists demand the immediate release of journalist Amatullah al-Hammadi, who has been unlawfully held in prison for nearly a month without any reason.