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12:45

The 2nd Middle East and North Africa Women's Conference, attended by 100 delegates, ended yesterday. The women decided to form a regional women's alliance in the Middle East and North Africa.

11:41

On August 3, 2014, Sipan Xelil was taken captive in the Kocho village along with her family members. She was first taken to Mosul and then to Raqqa by ISIS. After seven years of captivity, she returns to Shengal.

12:11

Seven members of the Dedeoğulları family were killed in a racist attack that occurred in the Meram district of Konya province yesterday evening. The family had been subjected to a racist attack by a group of 60 but police did nothing to protect them.

14:14

The sit-in protest staged by the Şenyaşar family in front of the Urfa Courthouse to demand justice for their killed members has entered its 144th day.

08:50

The 2nd Middle East and North Africa Women's Conference will take place today in Lebanon with the participation of 100 delegates.

15:47

On the 143rd day of the sit-in protest, Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar held their protest along with their lawyer Serhat Kurt. Serhat Kurt called on all NGOs to be in solidarity with the Şenyaşar family.

14:37

The Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in Iran (ABC) released a statement about the recent kidnapping plot against US-based Iranian activist Masih Alinejad. “Iran’s security forces killed, abducted 540 people abroad in the past four decades,” the center said in the statement.

12:04

Hundreds of women came together to protest the murder of Yağmur Tayhan (16) in Didim. “Our struggle in the streets will continue until femicides and violence against women end, we will struggle for women to live safe and not be killed like Yağmur,” the women said in their statement.

11:08

Environmental lawyer Hilal Küey died after receiving cancer treatment for years.

15:10

Members of Eğitim Sen Diyarbakır Branches No. 1, 2, and 3 visited Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar, who have held a sit-in protest in front of the Urfa Courthouse demanding justice for 142 days.

12:55

The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) starts a petition demanding action to end police brutality against journalists in Turkey with the #WeAreNotSafe hashtag.

12:05

Child abuse cases are increasing in Turkey, which ranked 18th out of 60 countries in 2019 Out of the Shadows Index on the response to child sexual abuse and exploitation, with a score of 56.7. Why child sexual abuse cases cannot be prevented? What should we do to prevent child sexual abuse cases? We spoke to Clinical Psychologist Suna Bayram about what we can do to prevent child sexual abuse.

15:58

A curfew has been declared in Tunisia for one month. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the Biden administration was “concerned about the developments in Tunisia”.

14:53

Two women named İ.E. and Neda Şeban were found dead in the Federal Kurdistan Region. An investigation has been opened into the suspicious death of two women.

14:24

The sit-in protest staged by Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar continues on its 141st day.

13:48

Seven years have passed since ISIS attacked Shengal. Yazidi women came together in Suka Kevin, where they were forced to walk as slaves. The Free Yazidi Women's Movement (TAJÊ) member Fehîme Silêman made a speech and she noted that they have formed their own defense units to not face any genocide. Yazidi women marched by wearing black burqas and then set fire to burqas symbolizing the genocide against them.

07:35

“How can children draw something that they don’t know? When children say they are subjected to sexual abuse, their statements will not be considered as evidence and more concrete evidence will be demanded. In this way, children will be left unprotected.”

14:10

The sit-in protest staged by Emine Şenyaşar demanding justice for her killed relatives and jailed son has entered its 140th day.

11:01

The seeking “concrete evidence” for arrest in sexual abuse crimes has increased the concerns of lawyers, women's and children's rights organizations. While some say the new regulation will pave the way for impunity, some discuss how concrete evidence will be provided. But there is a common opinion; children who have been deeply affected by what they faced will be thrown into total darkness with the new law. Turkey has officially ignored children with its new law. We try to prepare an article series about the rate of child abuse and how the new law will affect children in Turkey.

15:04

Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar have held their protest at their home located in Urfa’s Suruç district.