law

15:16

The first hearing of the trial launched against women politicians Ayla Akat Ata, Meryem Adıbelli, Dilek Yağlı, Pervin Oduncu and Ayşe Yağcı for making lemon juice at their ward has been postponed.

10:39

Women in Iraq still face many challenges in obtaining their right to inheritance. “Although there is a law giving women equal inheritance rights, most people deny it,” said lawyer Nour Jawad Jassim.

09:16

“All we want is to live in peace. We do not want our homeland to be occupied,” said women of Manbij, reacting to the attacks of the Turkish state and its mercenaries on the northern and western countryside of Manbij.

14:58

Lawyer Eşwaq Necîb says women’s rights are violated in the Kurdistan Region, where laws protect men, not women.

14:59

The second hearings in the trials against Iranian journalists Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi were held in Tehran. The journalists denied all accusations against them. “My loyalty is to my people since I see myself as their voice.”

14:18

The hearing of the trial against Hiranur Foundation’s founder for forcibly marrying off his six-year-old daughter to a 29-year-old man in 2004 has been adjourned to October 9.

10:35

Dilek Bitgin was seriously injured after her husband Ahmet Bitgin tried to kill her. She seeks justice in the attempted murder trial.

14:02

One-year prison sentence given to six men accused of raping a 16-year-old girl in Morocco’s Tata city has sparked debate on Moroccan judicial system.

11:52

Lebanese activists say killings of women in Lebanon increase because of impunity and call on the government to fulfill its responsibility.

14:13

A group of women’s organizations and activists have formed a new initiative called, “Women's Coordination for a Comprehensive Amendment of the Family Code” in order to carry out activities for having a family code based on gender equality.

14:14

Moroccan women victims of violence face many barriers when they try to report violence.

15:40

11 members of the Peace Mothers’ Initiative and two journalists stood trial today for supporting the hunger strike against the isolation imposed on Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan. The next hearing will be held on July 13, 2023.

14:12

In 2022, an investigation was launched against Jinnews editor Gülşen Koçuk on charges of “membership of a terrorist organization”. After a year, a Turkish prosecutor has decided not to prosecute the journalist.

10:53

A lawsuit has been filed against Saturday Mothers and human rights defenders even if they were attacked by police. “The indictment was prepared without any evidence. This legal disgrace must end now,” they said.

17:44

TJA Spokesperson Ayşe Gökkan has been sentenced to three years and nine months in prison on charges of “Knowingly and willfully helping a (terrorist) organization”.

14:39

The second hearing of the murder trial against Metin Aydoğdu, who killed his wife Cansu Geyik after she filed a divorce case, was held today. The next hearing will be held on July 2, 2023.

13:44

Two-year prison sentence to the perpetrators, who gang raped a 11-year-old girl in Morocco, has sparked anger in Morocco. Taking to the streets, Moroccan women protested the court decision.

11:56

The territories of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank are separated from each other by Israeli territory. This separation causes women and children to suffer more.

10:09

The Iranian regime's Revolutionary Court has upheld a 18-year prison sentence against political activist Fatemeh Sepehri.

14:39

Lawyer Suzan Hisên says divorced women face many rights violations in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, adding, “Awareness-raising activities should be carried out in the region.”