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10:51

The Turkish Ministry of Family and Social Services has announced that 58 quake survivor children stay in childcare centers affiliated to the ministry and that two earthquake survivor children have been still unidentified.

10:09

Former Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair, Figen Yüksekdağ sent a message about the arrests of journalists, saying, “The arrests of Mesopotamia Agency, Jinnews and free press workers cannot darken the light of truth and resistance.”

10:05

Four-year-old Muhammed El Hasan Ali died in a tent fire in the city of Malatya, Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey.

15:32

The University College of Applied Sciences in the Gaza Strip launched activities to mark the International Girls in ICT Day, annually observed on the fourth Thursday in April. A technology exhibition was held to close the gender gap in technology.

13:57

“We will keep holding our protest until justice is ensured for all the victims,” the Şenyaşar family said on the 777th day of their sit-in protest for justice.

12:26

Iran has executed two people, who had been sentenced to death for “Burning the copies of Quran and insulting Islam, Prophet Muhammad.”

12:24

The closure of Ward 8 of Qarchak Prison was announced by Iranian activist Mozhgan Ilanlo saying, “We are celebrating our victory.”

11:37

Students in North and East Syria will be able to attend the master’s program offered by the Department of Kurdish Language and Literature at Rojava and Kobanê Universities.

10:28

The Swiss Kurdish Women's Union (YJK-S) held its congress as part of the campaign called, “Towards Women’s Revolution with Jin, Jiyan, Azadî,” and made plans and decisions for the new period.

15:33

The Şenyaşar family has been holding a sit-in protest in front of the Urfa Courthouse demanding justice for their murdered relatives for 774 days.

15:29

The Taliban have announced that women doctors will not be allowed to take medical expert exams and that male doctors will be recruited to positions in hospitals.

14:27

In Turkey, 27 journalists were detained and five journalists were sent to prison in April, according to the 2023 April report on the rights violations against journalists released by the Dicle Fırat Journalists Association (DFG).

13:40

“The declaration released by the AANES for a solution in Syria has been welcomed by many countries,” said Cîhan Xelîl, advisor of the AANES, adding, “The declaration offers a democratic, social and political solution for the Syrian crisis.”

12:52

Iranian political activist Sepideh Gholian has been sentenced to two years in prison

11:28

People demanding freedom continue to hold overnight protests in many cities of Iran and Rojhilat despite the repression, threats and the increase in the number of security forces.

09:26

Mesopotamia Women’s Journalists’ Platform (MKGP) Spokesperson Roza Metîna thinks the arrest of her journalists as a pre-election crackdown. “Raise your voices in solidarity with journalists,” she said.

15:27

Malda Kosar, who was a member of the Jineology Academy who was killed by ISIS in 2019, was commemorated in al-Hol town of Hasakah on the fourth anniversary of her murder.

15:05

Green Left Party’s parliamentary candidate Kezban Konukçu and 15 workers have been forcibly detained during the protest of the construction workers demanding their unpaid wages.

14:23

In Turkey, 21 women were killed by men, 23 more died under suspicious circumstances in April, according to the report released by the We Will Stop Femicide Platform.

14:20

Dozens of human rights groups and activists call on the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to put pressure on Iran to stop disrupting internet services in the province of Sistan and Baluchestan.