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In Turkey, 276 people stood trial in March for using their right to freedom of speech and press; 130 of them were women activists and journalists advocating for the rights of women and LGBTI+, according to the March 2022 Trial Monitoring Report released b

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An investigation has been opened against Jinnews reporter Rabia Önver for her social media posts.

09:33

Three women, including a peace mother, have been acquitted of terrorism charges after a six-year trial.

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Eight persons were taken into custody on the charges of sexually abusing two children in the Pertek district of Dersim (Tunceli) province. Seven of them have been sent to prison.

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Zekiye Tekin, 65, diagnosed with colon cancer, hasn’t been released from prison despite her advanced age and illness. Zekiye Tekin, who will start chemotherapy, is currently being held in solitary confinement.

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Speaking about the increasing hate speech in Turkey, İHD Co-chair Eren Keskin said, “The state does not change until we change. We will begin to change by first changing ourselves.”

09:10

An arrest warrant has been issued for Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) MP Semra Güzel, whose legislative immunity was lifted in March 2022.

10:20

The verdict was upheld by Morocco's Court of Appeals in Settat.

11:08

Lawyer Geşe Nexşin Hafid pointed out the Kurdistan regional government tries to intimidate the people through arbitrary arrests and detention.

08:00

Peace Mother İncile Fidan, who was sentenced to six years and three months in prison solely based on anonymous witness statements without any concrete evidence, has suffered from heart disease.

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Man named Cahit Yakışıklı reportedly sexually abused a child with an intellectual disability in Amed last year. While jail sentence is demanded against Cahit Yakışıklı in the indictment prepared against him, he will stand trial on April 13.

08:30

Identity erasure, systematic relocation and extermination, resettlement operations, assassinations, and rape of women within and outside of detention centers.

10:02

Lawyer Roşin Hido, a member of the Human Rights Organization in Afrin, draws attention to the targeting of women and human rights violations in Afrin and calls on the international community to “Stop the crimes against humanity,” in Afrin.

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Irtiqa Association is a Tunisian non-government organization working on many issues such as gender equality, the right of inheritance, the right of citizenship, and the delivery of justice and discrimination against women.

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Lawyer Asya Cemre Işık pointed out that although there is no concrete evidence in the trial against the member of the Rosa Women’s Association. “The trials are an attack on women's struggle,” she said.

12:00

While the internet has made our lives easier, it can also become a nightmare for women. Female lawyers in Gaza have rolled up their sleeves to raise awareness against sextortion and online violence.

14:30

The man accused of killing Marya Sami in Erbil on March 6 has been reportedly arrested.

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Drawing attention to the ongoing rights violations against political prisoners, particularly women prisoners, Jiyan Ormanlı, a member of the Human Rights Association (İHD) Diyarbakır Branch Prison Commission...

09:00

For the first time in Egypt’s history, a woman sits on the bench of Egypt's State Council, a top court in the country. Egyptian women are happy with the decision.

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Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation against Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) MP Semra Güzel, whose legislative immunity was lifted on March 2.