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Women to hold 21st Feminist Night March in Istanbul
Women will hold the Feminist Night March in Istanbul for the 21st time on March 8. “This year, we have the same rebellion and anger again,” said Seda Yanmış, member of Purple Solidarity.
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Death toll in Gaza rises to 30,717
30,717 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza since October 7, 2023, Palestinian Ministry of Health said in a press statement on Wednesday.
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Riham Hico: We will demand freedom for leader Apo on March 8
We will raise our voices for the physical freedom of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan and the autonomy of Shengal on March 8, said Riham Hico, Spokesperson of the Yazidi Free Women’s Movement (TAJÊ).
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‘Freedom of expression is in peril in Türkiye’
“Freedom of expression is in peril in Türkiye, with journalists, human rights defenders and civil society operating in a critically hostile environment,” said a memorandum released by the Council of Europe.
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Jinnews: Men killed 39 women in February
In Turkey, men killed 39 women and 15 women died under suspicious circumstances in February, according to Jinnews.
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Israel’s attacks on Lebanon, Gaza continue
Israeli fighter jets targeted a house in Lebanon, killing three people from the same family. A Palestinian journalist was killed in an Israeli airstrike on the Gaza Strip.
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‘We are in solidarity with all resisting women’
Women of Kermanshah are getting ready to take to the streets on March 8. “March 8 is a day of resurrection against darkness,” said political activist H.G. from Kermanshah, emphasizing that they are in solidarity with all resisting women.
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Women in Makhmour to celebrate IWD with spirit of struggle
“Women will celebrate International Women’s Day with the spirit of struggle,” said Edîbe Paksoy, a teacher in the Makhmour Martyr Rustem Cudi Camp (Makhmour Refugee Camp).
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Amed ready for March 8 rally: We will carry this enthusiasm to March 31
“We will carry this enthusiasm to March 31,” said women, who are getting ready for the rally to be held in Amed on March 8, International Women’s Day.
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13,430 children killed in Israel’s attacks on Gaza since Oct.7
13,430 Palestinian children have been killed in Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, the Gaza Media Office said in a statement on Monday.
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Documentary filmmaker Sibel Tekin acquitted of terrorism charges
Documentary filmmaker Sibel Tekin has been acquitted of terrorism charges.
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Message from Rojava to all women in resistance worldwide
“We call to unite and strengthen our common struggle and to turn the 8th of March protests into a worldwide women’s revolution,” said Kongra Star in a message saluting all women who are resisting all over the world.
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Caroline Chaptini: Guinness Woman
Caroline Chaptini is a Lebanon recycling artist, holder of five Guinness World Records. Several years ago, she was known as “Divorced woman” but today she is known as “The Guinness Woman”.
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France becomes first country making abortion constitutional right
France becomes the first country in the world to make abortion a constitutional right. “We could never have imagined that the right to abortion would one day be written into the constitution,” said Claudine Monteil.
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HRW: Warring parties restrict women’s movement in Yemen
Parties to the conflict in Yemen are systematically violating women’s right to freedom of movement, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday.
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Diana Montsen: Women's confederalism arouses our interest
“Thanks to Kurdish women, we saw that the revolution was not a dream,” said Diana Montsen, women’s rights defender from Catalonia, emphasizing that women’s confederalism arouses their interest.
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Death toll in Gaza rises to 30,534
At least 30,534 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s attacks on Gaza since October 7, 2023, the Gaza’s health ministry said in a statement on Monday.
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‘42 journalists are still behind bars in Turkey’
In February 2024, 13 journalists were detained, three more were sent to prison in Turkey, said the report released by the Dicle Fırat Journalists Association (DFG). 42 journalists are still behind bars, according to the report.
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Indictment prepared against Shida Saberi for holding sign reading “Jin,Jiyan, Azadi”
An indictment has been prepared against Shida Saberi, a civil activist, actress and women’s rights defender from Yasuj for holding a sign reading “Jin, Jiyan, Azadi” in a video message.
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‘Babies in Gaza slowly perishing under the world’s gaze’
At least 10 children have reportedly died in recent days from dehydration and malnutrition while at a hospital in the northern Gaza Strip, Adele Khodr, UNICEF's regional director for the Middle East and North Africa, said in a statement.