politics

09:50

Dutch lawmakers on Tuesday passed a motion recognizing ISIS crimes against the Ezidi community in Shengal in 2014 as genocide. The Dutch parliament formally recognizes the Êzidî genocide. On July 1, the Belgium parliament formally recognized the crimes against Êzidîs as genocide.

10:26

Yemeni Southern Movement (al-Hirak) announced that they have appointed Zaina Al-gallabi, feminist and human rights defender, as the official spokesperson of the Southern Separatist Movement. The appointment is a revolutionary step for Yemen.

14:46

Abeer Moussa, the president of the Free Destourian Party in Tunisia, was subjected to male violence at the parliament and male MPs did nothing just watched the attack. Abeer Moussa shared a video and photos showing the attack on her social media account and wrote, “The Tunisian judiciary hasn’t done anything about the attack yet.”

15:30

Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Co-chair Pervin Buldan has filed a criminal complaint against Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Vice President and Istanbul MP Semih Yalçın for targeting and insulting her.

13:55

Republican People's Party (CHP) Women's Branch Chair Aylin Nazlıaka called on the Turkish Council of State about the Istanbul Convention to take a stand for justice.

11:57

Republican People's Party (CHP) MP Gamze Taşçıer has announced that they will form a “Shadow Commission” to do what the parliamentary commission investigating the reasons for the violence against women has to do. “We will invite scientists and non-governmental organizations and we will prepare a comprehensive report together,” Gamze Taşçıer said.

16:32

Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Batman MP Feleknas Uca made a speech at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). “Eliminating all barriers against women’s participation in politics is our common responsibility. Women will never give up their struggle for existence. We will continue to keep women’s gains alive,” she said.

15:51

Republican People's Party (CHP) Istanbul MP Sera Kadıgil announced her resignation Friday and joined the left-wing Workers' Party of Turkey (Türkiye İşçi Partisi-TİP). “If I'm going to be in politics, I want to be in as who I am. Maybe some will say it is impossible but I persist in having a world without any exploitation and social class inequality,” she said.

15:13

Future Syria Party Spokesperson Emanî Ehmed El-Xerbî pointed out that those who killed Hevrin Khalaf, the Secretary-General of the Future Syria Party, and Deniz Poyraz may have a connection with each other, “As media outlets reported, he was arrested without being questioned to cover this connection.”

08:24

Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) MPs Dersim Dağ and Feleknaz Uca commented on the acceptance of the indictment seeking the closure of the HDP by the Constitutional Court. “HDP never bows down to fascism, it is the successor of a deep-rooted tradition that has waged glorious struggles and always focused on absolute victory,” Dersim Dağ said. “The decision is political, not legal. We will not bow down to this. Our political works and struggle will always continue,” Feleknas Uca said.

17:04

Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Co-chair Pervin Buldan criticized Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli, who accused Deniz Poyraz. “They will not make us bow down. They couldn’t destroy our hopes for peace and democracy and they will not,” she said.

16:26

The indictment seeking the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) closure has been accepted by Turkey’s Constitutional Court. HDP Diyarbakır MP Remziye Tosun criticized the decision and said, “Peoples will not allow this.”

11:17

Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) MP Semra Güzel criticized the Turkish Parliamentary Committee on preventing violence against women to invite Nevzat Tarhan, a consultant on psychological warfare of SADAT.

10:19

Iraqi parliamentary elections will be held on October 10. Women have worked hard for the elections even if they have been ignored. Activists Sarah El Moussawi and Enas Halim stated that women should continue to stand firm and that if women voters care about elections by breaking all barriers, laws based on women's rights will be passed by the parliament.

10:41

“Both the Kurdistan Regional Parliament and the Iraqi government must take a strong stance against the Turkish state's attacks on Southern Kurdistan,” said women politicians in Southern Kurdistan, who raise their voices against Turkey's operations in Southern Kurdistan.

15:17

The number of women participating in elections of Algeria has increased since the Algerian constitutional referendum was held on 1 November 2020. The number of female candidates registered to the Independent Election Commission is approximately 1,500. In 1995, the percentage of female MPs in the parliament were 6.7. In 2020, the percentage increased to 25, 8; the rate of women participating in politics across the country was 19.1 percent.

14:41

The statements of the AKP MPs during the meeting of the committee in the Turkish Parliament to investigate violence against women hit the headlines. AKP Konya MP Hacı Ahmet Özdemir claimed that violence is “a feeling given to us by God”.

13:00

Since April 23, Turkey has attacked Metina, Zap, and Avaşin-Basyan region of Iraqi Kurdistan with air and howitzer strikes under the name of “Claw-Lightning and Claw-Thunderbolt operations”. The vineyards and orchards of the Christian Çelkê village have been completely burned, and 1,600 acres of forest in the village of Keste have turned into ashes due to airstrikes. Moreover, the forest area on the border under the control of soldiers and village guards has been destroyed. The Iraqi parliamentarians demand this issue to be taken on the international agenda.

14:54

HDP Izmir MP Serpil Kemalbay demands a parliamentary investigation commission to be established to investigate the problems faced by migrant, refugee, and asylum seeker women in working life.

16:16

HDP MP Feleknas Uca submitted a parliamentary question about Êzidî girls to be answered by Turkey’s Vice President Fuat Oktay.