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14:06

At least 19 women journalists faced physical assault in October; Turkey was the leading country with the most cases in October, according to the report released by the Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ).

14:04

“Justice should be immediately delivered,” said Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar, who have demanded justice in front of Urfa Courthouse for their killed relatives for 239 days.

11:48

“Women should form your unity, they should form a circle around the women's revolution and defend it,” said Eyla Oglo, who worked for organizations of the Syrian regime for many years but has worked for the organizations of the Autonomous Administration after the revolution in Rojava.

15:53

Nusrat Beheshti, who started a hunger strike to protest the bad condition in the Central Prison in Vakilabad, Iran, has reportedly ended her hunger strike after being hospitalized.

15:11

Democratic Union Party (PYD) member Almaz Romi spoke to our news agency about World Kobanê Day. Drawing attention to the possible new attacks, “The people will respond to these attacks with unity,” she told us. Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and Democratic Regions Party (DBP) issued statements to draw attention to the resistance of Kobanê.

14:18

On the 238th day of their sit-in protest demanding justice, Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar called on the authorities to deliver justice once again. Ferit Şenyaşar called for support.

11:38

Yesterday, Afghan women took the streets after poverty and hunger killed eight children in western Kabul. They were subjected to insult and violence by the Taliban militants. “We will keep taking to the streets even if they kill all of us,” Afghan women said.

09:20

Makbule Berktaş, one of the founders of the Human Rights Association (IHD) Adana Branch, died from a heart attack.

09:16

The Islamic Republic of Iran executed Susan Rezaipour, who had to kill her abusive husband in self-defense. Soheila Abedi, who killed her husband in self-defense, is in danger of being executed soon.

13:15

The Şenyaşar family has demanded justice for their killed relatives for 235 days.

13:00

A health center named after murdered Kurdish female politician Hevrin Khalaf has provided health services to the people of Manbij. All health workers at the center called, “The Laboratory of Hevrin Khalaf” are women.

16:22

The protest of 22,000 non-contract teachers demanding permanent employment has continued for two weeks. They held a protest in Halabja today to make their voices heard.

14:50

Kurdish lawyer Necah Omer Eros has been reportedly kidnapped by Turkish-backed factions after returning from Aleppo to her village in Afrin.

14:20

Yemeni National Cancer Control Foundation has launched a campaign to raise awareness about the impact of breast cancer. Sanaa Seif, head of the Women and Child Department at the NCCF, said the foundation provides free medical services for cancer patients in their clinics. In 2020, 1,121 women visited the clinics of the foundation. Sanaa Seif said, “Women should be educated about the risks of breast cancer.”

14:15

Sit-in protest staged by Emine Şenyaşar, whose husband and two sons were killed, and her son Ferit Şenyaşar has entered its 234th day.

15:01

“Injustice is the reason for all ongoing problems in Turkey,” says the Şenyaşar family on the 233rd day of their sit-in protest for justice.

11:48

Gazan women diagnosed with breast cancer spoke to our news agency about their difficult treatment process. They hold on to the life stronger after recovery, “You should resist breast cancer.”

14:38

Emine Şenyaşar, whose husband and two sons were killed, and her son Ferit Şenyaşar have demanded justice in front of Urfa Courthouse for their killed relatives for 232 days.

14:22

Afghan women take to the streets every week to draw attention to the ongoing rights violations, unemployment, and poverty in the country since the Taliban took the control of the country. This week, Afghan women called on the international community and said, “History is ashamed of your silence!”

13:32

61 representatives of institutions and NGOs headed by women held a meeting to participate in preparing CEDAW Shadow Report on the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in Yemen to be submitted to the 80th session of the CEDAW Committee. Amal Basha, the president of the Sisters Arab Forum for Human Rights (SAF), spoke to our news agency about the Shadow Report and said, “It is the result of a voluntary feminist effort that lasted for months.”