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‘Roboski is a problem not only of Şırnak or the Kurds, but of Turkey’
11 years have passed since the Roboski Massacre. “Since the law enforcement in Turkey has been protected, many rights violations have been committed in Roboski,” lawyer Reyhan Yalçındağ Baydemir said.
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Iran: 3 women sentenced to lashings and prison terms
The Iranian regime has sentenced two women in the province of Sistan and Baluchestan province and one woman in the city of Behbahan to four months in prison and 74 lashes.
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Esmer Özer: We defend women's rights against the male codes of the judiciary
Stating that they received more than a thousand applications from women victims of physical violence in the city in a year, Esmer Özer, member of the Women Rights Center of the Diyarbakır Bar Association said, “Our most basic principle is to defend women'
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Lawyer Şükran Eroğlu: International conventions are more than a signature
The news about the marriage of the six-year-old daughter of Yusuf Ziya Gümüşel, the founder of the Hiranur Foundation reminds the Lanzarote Convention. Lawyer Şükran Eroğlu says the international conventions are more than a signature.
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‘Women survivors of violence must be empowered in Morocco’
Law 103-13 on the Elimination of Violence against Women in Morocco was passed in February 2018. However, the law has not been effectively implemented.
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Zenûbiya Women’s Association fights violence against women
Zenûbiya Women’s Association member Muna Ewêd said the aim of the association is to fight violence against women in Hajin and Deir ez-Zor by “providing psychological and financial support to women victims of violence and empower them.”
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Man faces prison sentence for trying to kill woman
An indictment has been prepared against Cemil Eser, who tried to kill his wife, on charges of “Attempting to kill” his wife.
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Mala Jin aims to support women
Mala Jin is a women’s organization based in North and East Syria. Since it was founded on November 25, 2016, it has carried out activities to protect women from violence.
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Child marriage legitimated in Libya
Activists think that child marriage is child rape legitimated by the law and society and that this phenomenon has increased especially in recent years due to poverty, ignorance, war and turmoil.
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More girls forced into child marriage in Yemen
Child marriage rates have increased in Yemen, which suffer from a civil war since 2015, and a deteriorating economic situation, particularly in villages where girls are not allowed to complete their education.
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Response from Ayşe Gökkan to retrial: Jin Jiyan Azadî
Free Women's Movement (TJA) Term Spokesperson Ayşe Gökkan shouted the slogan “Jin jiyan azadî” during the first hearing of the retrial against her as a response.
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Migrants subjected to violence and abuse in Libya
Migrants are subjected to violent practices such as kidnapping, torture, imprisonment, harassment and assault until they are sent to detention centers after being detained by Libyan security officials.
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Kurdish politician Çağlar Demirel sentenced to five months in prison
Çağlar Demirel, the former Diyarbakır MP of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), has been sentenced to five months in prison.
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New indictment against Aysel Tuğluk
A new indictment has been prepared against Aysel Tuğluk on charges of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization” over the statement of a person.
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Prosecutor decides not to prosecute strip search of 5-year-old children
On March 19, Z.A.B and her five-year-old twins were detained while celebrating Newroz in Bismil. They were subjected to strip search in custody. A prosecutor has decided not to prosecute the investigation launched into the incident.
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Prosecutor finds prison sentence against journalist Nurcan Yalçın insufficient!
Diyarbakır Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has applied to the Turkish Court of Cassation to review the prison sentence given to journalist Nurcan Yalçın.
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Murder Indictment of Amara Dwla includes no autopsy report!
The murder indictment of Amara Dwla, who was burned to death by her father Mohammad Dwla in Urfa province, has been prepared. In the indictment, which includes no autopsy report, an aggravated life imprisonment is demanded for the father.
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Prosecutor demands reduced penalty for unjust provocation
While Rozerin Yıldız, who was attacked by watchman Özcan Yıldız in June, still fights for her life at a hospital, in the indictment, the prosecutor's office demands a reduced penalty for Özcan Yıldız, who tried to kill Rozerin Yıldız, for unjust provocati
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Kazım Altınmakas sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment for killing his wife
A court has sentenced Kazım Altınmakas to aggravated life imprisonment for “Deliberately killing,” his wife Fatma Altınmakas in Muş province.
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Investigation into killing of Firdevs Babat completes
The investigation into the killing of Firdevs Babat by Ahmet Babat in the city of Şırnak has completed. According to the report, Firdev Babat was sexually attacked and killed by Ahmet Babat, who used the gun of village guard Ramazan Babat.