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15:37

Members of the Peace Mothers’ Assembly Branches in Siirt, Mardin, Şırnak, and Batman marched to protest the use of chemical weapons in the Federal Kurdistan Region by Turkey.

14:41

Every year on 9 November, the Coalition for Sexual and Bodily Rights in Muslim Societies (CSBR) organizes the international One Day, One Struggle (ODOS) campaign. The aim of the campaign is to raise awareness of women about sexuality.

13:42

Emine Şenyaşar, who has demanded justice for her killed relatives for 248 days, will appear in court on the charges of “insulting” AKP MP İbrahim Halil Yıldız.

13:18

Photojournalist Rahil Mousavi, who becomes popular after taking photographs of a rally to protest against potential environmental damage in the southwestern port city of Khorramshahr, was reportedly detained in the city of Ahvaz, Iran, on Tuesday evening, (November 9). No news has been received from her since her detention.

16:23

Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar have held a sit-in protest in front of Urfa Courthouse for 247 days to make their voices heard.

13:24

Since the assassination of the Mirabal sisters, women demanding equality, justice, freedom, and peace have been targeted by governments. Fewza Henifi, a member of Sara Organization, a women’s organization combating violence against women, has announced that they, as the organization, have held events against violence.

14:17

On the 246th day of the sit-in protest, Emine Şenyaşar testified at Suruç District Police Department within the scope of a new investigation launched against her.

11:36

Press outlets in Federal Kurdistan ignore women and women’s issues. The language used by the press outlets is also criticized. Women journalists react to the ignorance of the press outlets, “Every woman should consider the problems faced by women as their own problems.”

10:09

United Nations Population Fund and the Embassy of the Netherlands in Algeria have launched a campaign called “16 Days” within the scope of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence.

13:00

Emine Şenyaşar is demanding justice for her killed husband and children at home today due to her health problems.

12:00

Bodies of four women activists, who had been shot to death, were found in the city of Mazār-i-Sharīf, Afghanistan. One of the victims, Forouzan Safi, was a university professor.

11:00

In 2020, the female unemployment rate in Morocco reached 16.5 percent, increasing from 13.5 percent in the preceding year, the Moroccan national statistics office said on Wednesday.

15:10

Mobile Mammography buses of the Donia Center for Gynecologic Oncology Research encourage breast cancer screenings. “The mobile buses have visited many rural areas and provided free breast cancer screenings to 40 women until now,” Nafth Maslamani, the director of the center, told us.

12:37

Gohar Eshghi, mother of Sattar Beheshti, and his sister Sahar Beheshti have been reportedly arrested in Iran.

12:30

Emine Şenyaşar is holding her sit-in protest for justice in front of the Urfa Courthouse with the intravenous drip attached to her arm.

11:48

Moroccan women have been subjected to political violence. Drawing attention to the political violence they have suffered from, they call on the authorities to protect women.

10:44

First graduates of Kobanî University are happy to have received education in their mother language.

16:07

High school graduates in the Federal Kurdistan Region must take an entrance exam to enter university every year. The high school graduates, who couldn’t enter university despite getting a high score in the exam, have taken to the streets to demand their rights. Aram Mohammad Qadir, the Minister of Higher Education, promised to solve the problem six days ago but he hasn’t taken any step until now.

15:19

Sit-in protest staged by Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar in front of the Urfa Courthouse has entered its 240th day.

08:54

18 women were killed in October 2021, 19 more died under suspicious circumstances, 72% of women were killed at home, according to the report of the We Will Stop Femicide Platform.