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11:20

Some of them are retired, some are workers and some are students; all of them have to work to make ends meet. All of them complain about the price hikes. They are back from shopping empty-handed.

15:15

Gozel Jalalian, the mother of political prisoner Zeynab Jalalian, has been reportedly summoned to testify by the Iranian Intelligence Agency in Maku after she called on the international community to see her daughter.

15:05

Armenian teachers in NE Syria stated many languages went extinct due to the monist system in Syria and said, “But there is multilingualism in NE Syria now. The monist system was destroyed by the revolution. This revolution should be protected by everyone.”

14:10

Emine Şenyaşar and her Ferit Şenyaşar, who have held a sit-in protest in front of the Urfa Courthouse demanding justice for their killed relatives, said, “We prefer freezing in front of the Şanlıurfa Courthouse than sitting at home and living under persecution. This should be the shame of those who talk about law and justice in Turkey.”

11:26

No information has been received from Zeynab Jalalian, who has been held in prison by the Iranian regime for years. Her mother Gozel Jalalian, who hasn’t seen her daughter for 15 years, calls on lawyers and authorities to find a solution for her to see her daughter.

09:40

Kurdistan Free Women's Movement (RJAK) has announced its program in Sulaymaniyah for International Women’s Day, March 8. The movement will organize a painting exhibition, plant trees, distribute roses and hold mass celebrations.

09:30

Kurdish PEN member writer Roza Metina talked about the policies of oppression and assimilation on the Kurdish language for years as part of the International Mother Language Day and said, “Mother language is learned at home. Families should speak Kurdish with their children.”

12:42

The Şenyaşar family has held a sit-in protest in front of the Urfa Courthouse demanding justice for their killed relatives for 347 days. “If there is no justice, there will be no trust, peace, economic stability!” the family posted today.

08:40

Women of Amed will mark the International Women’s Day by taking to the streets in order to protest femicides, attacks on women, the economic crisis and rights violations against sick prisoners.

08:30

Journalist Zeynep Durgut, who was detained in a police raid in Şırnak on February 14, has been released under judicial control.

14:26

Leila Khaled, a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), has sent a message for solidarity with jailed Kurdish politician Aysel Tuğluk, who is kept in prison despite being diagnosed with dementia.

13:10

Djamila Boupacha, an Algerian female revolutionary who was subjected to torture by the French army, refuses to be senator.

12:20

The Şenyaşar family has held a sit-in protest in front of the Urfa Courthouse seeking justice for 346 days. “We ask the government, we have been in front of the courthouse for 346 days, how long will we wait for the law to be implemented?” the family posted on their social media account.

10:00

Roza Emin Bereket, a Yazidi woman rescued from ISIS with the support of Yazidi Women’s Aid Network and the Syrian Democratic Forces, has reunited with her family in Shengal after eight years.

09:10

Tunisian Minister Family, Women, Children and the Elderly, Amal Belhaj Moussa joined a Zoom meeting held with the motto, “The Role of Arab Youth in Fighting Stereotypes against Women.” In her speech, she emphasized that the role of young women in the struggle against gender inequality in society, workplace and politics is important.

13:38

The Şenyaşar family continues to seek justice for their killed relatives in front of the Urfa Courthouse despite the silence of the authorities.

13:00

Prisoners have faced rights violations in Turkey. Kurdish politicians have faced arbitrary detentions and arrests. “Turkey violates international law,” lawyer Roşin Hido said.

12:00

Social media users have launched a campaign to support women in Afghanistan with the hashtag #StandwithwomeninAfghanistan.

15:10

Gazan women exhibited their handmade products at the Palestinian Bazaar Fair, held for small-scale projects. The women, most of whom are university graduates developing their own projects because they cannot find a job, call on women to keep working despite the challenges they face.

13:22

The sit-in protest held by Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar demanding justice for their killed relatives has entered its 344th day. “Those lost before the public is obvious,” the family posted on their social media account.