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11:45

In Hasakah, women have been going through difficult times because Turkish forces have turned off the Alok water pumping station. The women call on the international community to raise their voice against this crime being committed by the Turkish state.

11:39

H.G. is a woman from Kermanshah believing that having a free life is one of the most fundamental rights of every individual. “Iranian women want to have equal rights with men,” she said.

14:51

In Afrin, 79 women and girls were kidnapped and 21 women and girls were killed by the Turkish forces and Turkish-backed factions between 2021 and 2023, said the Center for Research on Women's Rights in Qamishlo.

12:13

The second hearing in trial against six men for raping a 15-year-old girl in 2021, has been postponed. Women organizations demand the perpetrators be given the heaviest punishment.

11:30

15 journalists were released from prison last night after 13 months in prison. Being welcomed with applause, they said, “We showed that the trial is unlawful.”

11:03

Emîna Mele Hesen, head of Afrin-Shahba Women’s Council, criticizes the silence of the international community although the crimes committed in Afrin by the Turkish state and Turkish-backed factions have been already documented.

10:14

Gulistan Eli says that about 10,000 foreign ISIS members from 60 countries will be prosecuted according to regional, international laws, and that the prosecution will boost women’s confidence.

18:06

A Turkish court has issued the release of 15 journalists, who have been held in pretrial detention for 13 months.

15:19

The ban of the Taliban on hair and beauty salons leaves many women unemployed. S.S, one of these women, is looking for new ways to keep working.

10:56

A report submitted to the UNHRC by UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Francesca Albanese found that since 1967, more than 800,000 Palestinians, including children as young as 12, had been arrested and detained by Israeli authorities.

09:59

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) has announced that Turkish authorities deported 200 Syrian refugees from Turkey to Syrian territory in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

15:44

Last night, many people took to the streets of Mahabad to protest the killing of Kurdish political prisoner Peyman Galvani.

15:41

Dr. Sahar H. Rashid, who researches on plant physiology in Halabja, says Halabja has a rich nature containing medicinal plants and herbs. “A healthy society must be built.”

12:34

A “Women's House" was opened in the Mergeda town of Hasakah Canton, where mostly Arabs live. “Women suffered. Now, they deserve to have a safe and peaceful life.”

11:53

Women, who support the decision of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) on the prosecution of foreign ISIS members held in North and East Syrian prisons, say ISIS still poses a threat to them.

11:18

Novelist Elif Şafak calls for the release of Kurdish singer Nûdem Durak, who has been behind bars for eight years. “How can singing be a crime? How can expressing yourself in your mother tongue be a crime?” she said.

14:49

Hundreds of hazelnut and fruit trees were uprooted in the Xûlepûr village of Bitlis’ Hizan district during the five-day curfew declared in 10 villages and hamlets in the Hizan district of Bitlis.

14:14

Reminding that her son Fadıl Şenyaşar will stand trial on July 18, Emine Şenyaşar said, “If my son is released on July 18, I will go home. If justice is not delivered, I will seek justice in Ankara.”

13:41

The women attending the 2nd International Conference of Religions and Beliefs of Mesopotamia in Hasakah highlighted in their speeches that religious sects must unite based on fraternity of people from all religions and nations.

11:45

Democratic Union Party (PYD) Women’s Council chair Aziza Heso emphasizes that pioneering women are targeted by Turkish attacks on NE Syria and calls on the international community and women’s organizations to “Stand by North and East Syrian women.”