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Emine Şenyaşar, whose husband and two sons were killed, has held a protest demanding justice for 63 days.

09:50

Peace Mother Simanperi Akyıldız died of Covid-19 in Istanbul.

15:31

Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar have held a protest demanding justice for their killed relatives for two months.

15:29

Libyan women journalists met to discuss the problems they have faced in Libya. Many women journalists working for local, national, and international press outlets discussed many issues, particularly, “Ensuring freedom of the press is essential for social freedom.” Fatma Nasir is one of the women journalists who participated in the meeting. She has worked as a news editor. “Never allow your fears to prevent your pen,” said Fatma Nasir, who has worked as a news editor.

10:43

Healthcare workers now want to see the value they deserve. One of them is Nebahat Yılmaz, who has worked for a private hospital for 12 years. “COVID-19 hasn’t been accepted as an occupational disease for healthcare workers and this shows the value given to people’s health and us in our country,” Yılmaz said, “The pandemic has pushed my colleagues and me into a hard period. I had to stay away from my family and my children for a while. We had many difficulties looking after our children since my husband has also worked in the private sector. Sometimes, we had to leave them alone at home despite their young age.”

14:45

Emine Şenyaşar and Ferit Şenyaşar have kept holding their protest demanding justice for their killed relatives. “This superiority is not permanent” said the family on their social media account.

11:44

“In the existing system, there is an attempt to create a perception that women are doomed to be killed. We feel angry about this situation. We began our journey to change this. As a women’s news agency, our mission is to contribute to women’s struggle by changing this perception. I must state that we do our best to do this,” said Nişmiye Güler, one of the editors of the Jinnews.

15:52

Prophets Hızır (Al-Khadir) and Ilyas (Elijah) are believed to have met on earth on May 5 and 6. Thousands of people living in many cities of Turkey come together to celebrate Hıdırellez. However, the Covid-19 pandemic has also affected these celebrations and the people haven’t celebrated Hıdırellez for two years. But if you have a red ribbon bow, hang it down from your window and make a wish early in the morning, maybe your wish comes true.

11:36

Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar repeated their demands for justice and said, “We will not give up our cause, we wAill not remain silent.”

14:20

Özge Katma saved her husband's life when he tried to kill himself after trying to kill her.

12:44

The protest held by Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar demanding justice has entered its 57th day. But no state authority has responded their demand yet.

11:54

As of December 31, 2020, 25% of 15.148 people having a press card in Turkey were women.

11:52

16 women were killed by men in Turkey in April, the deaths of 14 women were recorded as suspicious deaths, says We Will Stop Feminist Platform.

10:20

feministbellek.org is a digital dictionary bringing basic debates and concepts of feminism together. The aim of the project is report the knowledge production in the gender and memory and the developments in feminist pedagogy. The team of the online dictionary consists of feminists, activists from the LGBTI + movement, academics, journalists, lawyers, and women from different professions. Yasemin Özgün and Hülya Kendir are two of members of the feministbellek.org, “We wanted to create a memory that includes some important experiences such as, ‘March Against Beating’, and ‘Purple Needle Campaign’ which caused a breaking point in the history of feminism in Turkey, as well as concepts and topics that are new or have started to be discussed again today.”

17:16

A specialized sergeant named Ferhat K. threatened a woman named R.Ö. with death for reacting to him when he ran after her child; he then battered her in the Karlıova district of Bingöl. A court issued a protective order against him but police told the woman, “We cannot do anything. You cannot prevent him from coming to your home.” R.Ö. called on women for solidarity and the HDP Women’s Council issued a statement regarding the incident.

15:19

The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ), which has prepared reports on rights violations against women journalists all around the world, has continued to document the violations of rights against women journalists, the threats and attacks they face, and the harassment cases against them. The CFWIJ calls on world leaders to establish a world where our freedom of expression is protected.

14:50

Emine Şenyaşar, whose husband and two sons were killed, has held a protest demanding justice for 56 days. “Does the nephew of the MP have immunity? Where is justice?” says the tweet posted by the family.

14:37

Mesopotamia Female Journalists’ Platform issued a written statement on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day: “We will keep being in the fields saying, ‘neither your laws nor your prohibitions’ as we did in past.”

13:26

Turkey’s press freedom has been worsening according to reports prepared by journalists’ organizations on the occasion of World Press Freedom. Dozens of journalists have been behind bars in Turkey for their journalism activities.

11:37

Human Rights Association (IHD) Women Rights Commission has announced its report on women’s rights violations in the first four months of 2021 in 11 cities of Turkey. 294 rights violations occurred in four months in 11 cities, says the report.