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12:55

“Women will change the bad luck of this country” said the Şenyaşar family on the 262nd day of their sit-in protest demanding justice for their killed relatives.

12:50

75 women, including a transwoman, were killed in Turkey between September 1 and November 22, according to the report released by the Socio-Political Field Research Center (Sosyo-Politik Saha Araştırmaları Merkezi).

10:18

Kongreya Star has issued a statement on the International Day for the Elimination Violence Against Women. In the statement, Kongreya Star draws attention to rights violations in NE Syria by Turkey and calls on UN Women to work together against attacks.

09:40

Yesterday, women of Amed protested the deepening economic crisis and said, “We cannot make ends meet.” The women demanded the change of the current system and said, “We will raise our voices everywhere.”

08:10

6,284 women called for help on the hotline for domestic violence (Le numéro vert 1899), 75.5% of women reported that they were subjected to domestic violence, according to the statement of the Minister of Women, Family, Children, and Seniors (MFFES).

13:45

The Şenyaşar family has been holding a sit-in protest in front of the Urfa Courthouse for 261 days to make their voice heard.

10:25

Hasret Alp, a member of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Women’s Council, calls on all women to take the streets on November 25 to protest the policies of the government, which increase violence against women and femicides. Stating that they, as organized women, will march with the spirit of Mirabal sisters, Hasret Alp invites all women to join the march to be held in Amed on November 25.

15:10

Women will take to the streets across Turkey on November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women to protest male-state violence against them.

13:38

On the 260th day of their sit-in protest in front of the Urfa Courthouse, Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar continue to demand justice for their killed relatives.

09:56

Dicle Müftüoğlu, the co-chair of the Dicle Fırat Journalists Association (DFG) and editor of Mesopotamia News Agency (MA), spoke to NuJINHA about the increasing violence and rights violations against women journalists in Turkey. “Despite the pressure, women journalists continue to write and report,” she said. Jinnews reporter Şêrin Çınar also criticized the pressure against them, “We will continue to be the voice of women.”

16:40

Beity Association organized a meeting in Beirut with the cooperation of UN Women to heal the wounds and reduce the damage caused by the Beitur’s August 4 blast. The representatives of many associations, non-government organizations attended the meeting held on November 19.

14:12

Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar have demanded justice in front of the Urfa Courthouse for their killed relatives for 259 days.

09:08

Star Women’s Association, which has been producing policies against gender-based violence in the city of Van since its foundation, draws attention with its projects for women. The last project of the association is for Afghan women and children who fled from Afghanistan to the city of Van.

08:36

Women of Bazian point out that the absence of women's organizations in Bazyan causes violence against women to increase and they are afraid to go somewhere else to tell their problems.

13:22

“They set the country on fire to not account before the public,” said Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar on the 256th day of their sit-in protest for justice.

11:11

Plainclothes police officers and gendarmerie raided the house of Jinnews reporter Hikmet Tunç in the city of Van.

09:35

Müşerref Geçer, co-mayor of Patnos Municipality, noted that they will open “Women’s Counseling Center” in the Patnos district of Ağrı in order to make the district a center for women.

11:58

Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar have demanded justice for their killed relatives for 255 days.

10:42

Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi, who was arrested in Iran for participating in the events to mark the anniversary of the 2019 November protests, has been sent to Evin Prison.

08:39

Justice Council of Qamishlo will hold a conference to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, November 25. At the conference, the women will discuss social problems faced by women due to war, conflicts and patriarchal mentality, and the attacks of Turkey.