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Millions suffer from severe food insecurity in Sahel region of Africa
The number of people suffering from severe food insecurity in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger has jumped to 7.5 million people, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) warned on Monday.
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Jinnews: Men killed 30 women and 2 children in April
In Turkey, men killed 30 women and two children, 15 more women and one child died under suspicious circumstances in April, the report released by Jinnews said.
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Pınar Aydınlar sentenced to more than one year in prison
Musician and politician Pınar Aydınlar has been sentenced to one year, six months and 22 days in prison.
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Floods and lighting strikes kill at least 15 in Afghanistan
Lightning strikes and floods have killed at least 15 people in Afghanistan.
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Women’s Council to be created in Amed to support women
Amed Metropolitan Municipality is getting ready to create a “Women’s Council”. “Our aim is to solve the problems faced by women and reach all women,” said Nevin Oyman, member of the Women's Commission of the municipality.
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Kenya floods death toll rises to 228
The number of people killed by floods in Kenya has risen to 228, the interior ministry said on Monday. A warning issued about Cyclone Hidaya, expected to bring heavy rainfall and strong winds to the coastal region.
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DFG demands release of journalists
The Dicle Fırat Journalists Association (DFG) has released a statement demanding the release of journalists, who were taken into custody in dawn house raids in Amed on Monday. “They aim to prevent us from doing our jobs.”
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Exhibition by students of Farnoosh Derakhshani in Sanandaj
The black ink paintings by the students of Farnoosh Dereakhshani have been exhibited at Soureh Gallery of Bahman Cinema in Sanandaj.
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Man kills his wife, three children in Kilis before killing himself
A man named Yusuf Kuvara, a refugee in Kilis, killed himself after killing his wife, Merve Kuvara, and his three children aged 8,6 and 5.
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Israeli army orders Palestinians to evacuate some neighborhoods of Rafah
Ahead of a military operation, the Israeli army has ordered the evacuation of some neighborhoods of Rafah, which hosts more than 1 million displaced Palestinians.
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Co-mayoral candidate for Zirgan: We will work with our people
Hebûba Ridwan Mihemed, co-mayoral candidate for Zirgan (Abu Rasin) in the municipal elections to be held on May 30 in North and East Syria, says that they will work with women and people.
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2 journalists taken into custody in Amed
Many people, including journalists Nurcan Yalçın and Derya Us, have been detained in dawn house raids conducted in Amed (Diyarbakır).
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Turkey: Men kill 32 women in April
32 women were killed, 13 more died under suspicious circumstances in Turkey last month, according to the report released by the We Will Stop Femicide Platform.
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Kenya floods death toll rises to 188
The number of people who have lost their lives in floods in Kenya has risen to 188, the interior ministry said on Thursday.
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YRA: Do not remain silent against attacks on journalists
The Union of Free Media (Kurdish:Yekîtiya Ragihandina Azad-YRA) has released a statement calling on the UN and international organizations not to remain silent against attacks on the freedom of press and journalists in North and East Syria.
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Iranian asylum seeker commits suicide after her request for asylum denied
Sanaz Jalili, an Iranian asylum seeker living in Antalya, committed suicide and died after Turkish authorities issued a deportation order against her.
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Turkey ranked 158th in RSF’s 2024 World Press Freedom Index
The Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has published its 2024 World Press Freedom Index on the World Press Freedom Day, May 3. Turkey is ranked 158th out of 180 countries in the index.
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47 people taken into custody in Istanbul
47 people have been taken into custody in dawn house raids conducted in Istanbul for trying to march from Saraçhane to Taksim Square in order to celebrate the International Workers’ Day on May 1.
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Nagihan Akarsel's dream promotes reading culture in Aleppo
The Nagihan Akarsel Reading House, opened in Aleppo’s Sheikh Maqsood neighborhood on October 4, 2023, allows people of all ages to easily access books and creates a reading culture in society.
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World Press Freedom Day: We resist oppression
We welcome the World Press Freedom Day by resisting oppression, said Roza Metina, President of the Mesopotamia Women Journalists’ Association. “The attacks on press freedom are not a coincidence. They are against the struggle for truth.”