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16:44

Women’s participation in Lebanese parliamentary elections

13:45

Rosa Salih, a Kurdish politician of the Scottish National Party (SNP), has been elected to Glasgow City Council.

13:24

“Those who have made the mother wait in front of the courthouse for more than a year will be remembered with curse in the history,” the Şenyaşar family says on the 436th day of their sit-in protest.

14:28

In Turkey, 71 children died of preventable causes in April, the report released by the FİSA Center for Children’s Rights says.

14:27

Hanife Yıldız, a member of Saturday Mothers, has been detained after a press statement was held in front of Çağlayan Courthouse to mark the International Week of the Enforced Disappeared.

14:25

On the 435th day of their sit-in protest, Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar say the second step in the massacre case was prevented and call for a solution.

11:24

Women participating in the Arab Women Creators Forum stressed the importance of joint women’s efforts in MENA to break gender stereotypes.

13:48

Dozens of women and women’s organizations wrote an open letter to the UN Secretary-General. The women call on the UN to take action against the Turkish attacks on the Kurds.

13:25

The latest sandstorm in Iraq causes the closure of schools and offices, and the cancellation of flights.

12:50

80-year-old Makbule Özer, who has been held in prison, says “I could die here at any moment,” and demands her release.

12:06

The “فيمنيسيدز ألجيري (Femicide Algerie)” website has announced that 16 women have been killed in Algeria since the beginning of 2022.

12:05

We will resist to the end to fail these dirty plans. We are ready to fight against the invaders along with the guerrillas,” the young women of Shengal say.

10:25

Türkiye İldem, a member of the Peace Mothers Movement, died of a heart attack in the Kızıltepe district of Mardin province.

13:51

Women participating in the candlelight vigil urged that journalists must be protected and an international investigation into the murder of Shereen Abu Alqeh must be conducted in order to hold the killers accountable.

14:16

Baroness Haleh Afshar, the prominent Muslim feminist who successfully left her mark on feminism, died at the age of 77.

13:38

On the 431st day of their sit-in protest, the Şenyaşar family addresses the Ministry of Justice and says, “If you cannot ensure justice, resignation is also an honor.”

13:38

Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies has released a report including recommendations for prohibiting polygamy, child marriage, criminalizing marital rape, and eliminating violence and harassment against women in Morocco.

09:52

Leyla Qasim was a Kurdish activist, who was executed in Baghdad by the Iraqi Ba'ath regime. She is now a symbol of courage and resistance for high school students.

15:02

Police raided the house of Dengbêj Xalide in Istanbul. She was reportedly battered and detained by police.

14:27

“Officeholders may change, our struggle is for justice and it will never change,” the Şenyaşar family says on the 430th day of their sit-in protest.