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House raids in Şırnak: Many detained
Many people, including children, were detained in house raids conducted in the Cizre district of Şırnak province in this morning.
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Detained members of Peace Mothers’ Initiative released
Eight members of the Peace Mothers’ Initiative, who were detained in Antalya on charges of “financing a (terrorist) organization”, have been released.
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Hearing of Kobanê trial postponed
The 25th hearing of the Kobanê trial has been postponed to July 3. The court rejected the demand for release and removal of the judicial control order.
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Village guard chief seriously injures woman in Ergani
Selahattin Umay, a village guard chief, has seriously injured a woman namely E.U with whom he has an Islamic religious marriage in Ergani.
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HDP Patnos co-mayors detained
Müşerref Geçer and Emrah Kılıç, Co-mayors of the Patnos Municipality held by the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), have been detained.
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Yazidis return to their homeland: Our return is a rebirth
Yazidi families in the village of Siba Sheikh Khidir, who had to leave their houses due to ISIS attacks, are happy to return to their homeland. They describe their return to their homeland as a rebirth for them.
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Emine Şenyaşar fined 8000 Turkish lira
Emine Şenyaşar, who has been seeking justice in front of the Urfa Courthouse for 808 days, has been fined 8000 Turkish lira on charges of insulting AKP’s former MP İbrahim Halil Yıldız.
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8 members of Peace Mothers’ Initiative detained in house raids
Eight members of the Peace Mothers’ Initiative have been detained in house raids conducted in Antalya on the grounds that they sent money to prisoners.
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İSİG: 730 workers died in the first 5 months of 2023
In Turkey, 730 workers, including 69 women and 11 children, died in the first five months of 2023, according to the report released by the Laborer Health and Occupational Safety Assembly (İSİG).
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Iranian artist Athena Farghdani arrested
Iranian artist Athena Farghdani, former political prisoner, has been arrested after being summoned to testify by the Evin Prosecutor's Office.
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Women artists in Eastern Kurdistan subjected to threats by Salafi groups
Women artists living in the Baneh city of Rojhilat Kurdistan are subjected to the threats by Salafi groups; artworks of artists are destroyed by these groups.
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Green Left Party’s parliamentary candidate Meryem Yıldırım released from prison
Meryem Yıldırım, who was a parliamentary candidate of the Green Left Party from Izmir and arrested on May 31, has been released from prison.
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‘The resistance in Shahba and Afrin against invaders will continue’
In Afrin, 53 people, including four women, were kidnapped in May, according to the Human Rights Organization in Afrin. “The resistance in Shahba and Afrin against invaders will continue,” said Ferîda Îbo, coordinating member of the Kongra Star.
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Woman being subjected to violence by former specialized sergeant found seriously injured
Ayşe Örtmen, who was subjected to violence by Faruk Örtmen, a former specialized sergeant, was found seriously injured at home.
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30-year resistance of 95-year-old Xanê Îzer
95-year-old Xanê Îzer has become a symbol of the resistance against the Iraqi army trying to surround the Makhmour refugee camp. She told us her struggle against the difficulties she has experienced in her 30-year refugee journey.
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Sit-in protest of Şenyaşar family continues on its 807th day
On the 807th day of the sit-in protest of the Şenyaşar family, the members of the Education and Science Workers' Union (Eğitim-Sen) visited Emine Şenyaşar to be in solidarity with her.
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Iranian lawyer Shima Ghooshe summoned to testify
Iran continues crackdown against violators of mandatory hijab laws. Shima Ghooshe, lawyer, feminist and women’s rights activist, has been reportedly summoned to testify for not complying with the mandatory hijab laws.
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4 citizens kidnapped in Afrin
Turkish-backed factions have reportedly kidnapped four citizens, including a woman, in the Jindires town of Afrin. The families of the kidnapped citizens are asked to pay a ransom.
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Iranian actress Shaghayegh Dehghan sentenced to 10 days in prison
Iranian actress Shaghayegh Dehghan has reportedly been sentenced to 10 days in prison on charges of “opposing the mandatory hijab”.
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Families of victims of Suruç Massacre stand trial
The relatives of the victims of the Suruç Massacre stood trial on charges of “threating and insulting” the court for reacting to the court to fail to find the perpetrators of their murdered relatives in Suruç.