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12:00

Women fighting polygamy in Manbij held their fourth seminar in the new eastern IDP camp of Manbij, northern Syria. The women participating in the seminar stated they will fight polygamy to the end

09:48

Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Öcalan has been held in isolation for 23 years. Human rights defenders and activists call on international organizations to end isolation and rights violations against Abdullah Öcalan and to ensure permanent justice.

13:40

The sit-in protest of the Şenyaşar family demanding justice in front of the Urfa Courthouse has entered its 343rd day.

13:30

Men killed at least 339 women in 2021, according to the data compiled by Bianet from the news reported in the local, national and online press in the period of January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021.

13:00

In the morning, police raided the house of Peace Mother Halime Işık in the Artuklu district of Mardin province. Halime Işık has been detained by police.

10:39

Journalist Zeynep Durgut has been taken into custody in the Cizre district of Şırnak province.

13:30

Kurdish activist Khadijeh Mehdipour, who has been held in Ilam Prison on charges of “propaganda against the government”, “disrespect for the founders of the Islamic Republic of Iran” and “disrespect for the leader of Iran”, was reportedly attacked by three inmates being provoked by wardens.

12:30

Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar have demanded justice for their killed relatives in front of the Urfa Courthouse for 340 days.

11:56

Birsen Kars, who survived in the 19 December Prison Massacre and died from cancer in Germany, was bid farewell to her last journey at Gazi Cemetery.

14:36

On the 339th day of her sit-in protest, Emine Şenyaşar went to Elazığ to visit her jailed son Fadıl Şenyaşar while her son Ferit Şenyaşar held the protest in front of the Urfa Courthouse.

12:44

The sit-in protest held by Emine Şenyaşar, whose husband and two sons were killed, and her son Ferit Şenyaşar has entered its 338th day. Today, Emine Şenyaşar calls on all women to go there and see the oppression they face.

14:58

Two sisters attempted suicide by jumping from a bridge in Baghdad, Iraq. Two sisters were rescued by the river police. Rezan Shex Dler called on women to demand their rights not to commit suicide.

14:23

The sit-in protest held by Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar has entered its 337th day. “We are right, we shall prevail,” the Şenyaşar family said.

14:21

Journalist Nurcan Yalçın, who was taken into custody on February 4 in Diyarbakır province, has been released under judicial control.

14:03

The HPV vaccine can prevent most cases of cervical cancer but the cost of the vaccine is not covered by insurance in Turkey. Most women cannot get this life-saving vaccine due to its high price. Obstetrician and gynecologist Irmak Saraç states that this vaccine should be free of charge for everyone. “This vaccine is one of the weapons against HPV.”

13:29

Teachers, members of the Committee for Democratic Education and Society (KPCD), made a statement to condemn the attack on a village school in Shehba. The teachers called on the international community to not keep silent against the attacks on civilians and schools.

13:12

Emine Şenyaşar, whose husband and two sons were killed, has demanded justice in front of the Urfa Courthouse with her son Ferit Şenyaşar for 336 days.

13:11

Women’s right to alimony is again on the agenda of the Turkish government. The ruling party, which draws its strength from the patriarchal system, keeps standing by men. For this reason, the women’s right to alimony is discussed on the victimization of men not the reality of women.

13:25

Another woman activist has been reportedly arrested by the Taliban after she participated in protests in Afghanistan.

13:14

People of Shengal held a march today to protest the Turkish airstrikes on their homeland. They called on the Iraqi government and UN to set up a no-fly zone for Turkey over Shengal.