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12:08

Emine Şenyaşar has kept holding her sit-in protest for exactly 358 days despite being ignored and all the pressures.

12:00

Najat Anwar, the chair of the “Don't touch my child” children's rights group, drew attention to the increasing number of child abuse in Morocco. “The reason for the increase in child sexual abuse is the lack of implementation of the law protecting children,” she said.

15:32

Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Women’s Council members released purple balloons to the sky in front of Istanbul’s Bakırköy Closed Women’s Prison as part of their activities for International Women’s Day.

14:20

Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar, have a sit-in protest in front of the Urfa Courthouse demanding justice for their killed relatives, are holding their protest in front of the Antep Regional Court of Justice today.

13:15

As International Women's Day approaches, feminist organizations in Algeria have announced their joint program for International Women’s Day. As part of their program, they will organize self-defense workshops for women to protect themselves from violence.

08:42

Activities and events will be held for International Women’s Day, on March 8 across Turkey. Women will also organize rallies in Kurdish cities, Mardin, Amed, Şırnak, and Batman cities. All women in the region are invited to attend the rally with great enthusiasm. “Let’s join the rallies with the spirit of Newroz.”

13:00

Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar have held a sit-in protest in front of the Urfa Courthouse demanding justice for 354 days. On the 354th day of their sit-in protest, Emine Şenyaşar has learned that 14th investigation has been launched against her on charges of “insulting” AKP MP İbrahim Halil Yıldız.

10:49

Today, the family of Gülistan Doku, who has been missing since 2020, was stopped and attacked by police while going to the Ministry of Justice in Ankara province. Gülistan Doku’s sister Aygül Doku has been hospitalized.

08:44

Hasret Alp, an activist of the Free Women’s Movement (TJA), stated that the activities and events for International Women’s Day will be stronger and more organized than in previous years. “Women will change this order. We are women struggling to build a democratic, free and equal order.”

14:15

The family of Gülistan Doku, a university student who went missing on January 5, 2020, was stopped by police while going in front of the Ministry of Justice in Ankara province. The family has been waiting at the hotel for a meeting with the minister of justice.

13:20

The Joint Activity Platform of Women’s Movements and Organizations in NE Syria has announced its program for International Women’s Day, March 8. Women of NE Syria will organize activities and events such as seminars, celebrations, and panels to mark International Women’s Day.

12:44

The Şenyaşar family has held a sit-in protest in front of the Urfa Courthouse demanding justice for their killed relatives for 353 days. “We will continue to demand justice until justice is delivered,” the family wrote on their social media account.

10:32

Nurse Aynur Kor, also a member of the Health and Social Services Workers' Trade Union (SES), stated that women health workers are most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, and they demand more livable working conditions. “Healthcare workers have suffered from a chronic fatigue syndrome since the beginning of the pandemic,” she said.

13:29

Şenyaşar family issued a statement on the Suruç-Urfa highway on the 352nd day of their sit-in protest demanding justice for their killed relatives.

13:01

A photo of a mentally ill woman with foot chained sparked outrage on social media. After the spread of the photo on social media, the Ministry of Women, Family, Children, and Seniors took urgent measures. The woman in her fifties has been reportedly treated at a hospital.

11:00

New Democrat Women (Yeni Demokrat Kadın-YDK) member Ceren Ağaç has been disappeared since she was taken into custody by police in Izmir province, Turkey. Social media users ask “Where is Ceren Ağaç” to know her whereabouts.

10:55

Jailed Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi, who was recently hospitalized due to 75% of blockage in the artery, has been temporarily released from prison for medical treatment.

10:21

Teyba Mihemed, who was subjected to systematic violence by her husband, was murdered as a result of an inflammable substance attack. Even though her murder is tried to be recorded as “suicide”, the statements of the witnesses reveal that the incident was not a suicide but a murder. An investigation has been launched into the incident while her husband hasn’t been arrested yet.

08:41

Dicle Amed Women’s Platform (DAKAP) has announced that they will initiate their activities for International Women’s Day by organizing a march starting at the Dağkapı Square of Amed (Diyarbakır) on March 1. “We will take to the streets with the spirit of resisting women,” Hanife Kardaş, a member of the DAKAP’s organizing committee, told JINHA.

11:55

The Şenyaşar family has held a sit-in protest in front of the Urfa Courthouse demanding justice for their killed relatives for 351 days. “If there is persecution, resisting is a right,” the family said.