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09:36

Peace Mother Hediya Temel died while receiving treatment at a hospital in Şırnak province.

15:41

Activist Sumeye Karger was reportedly released from prison on Wednesday after her family paid on 500 million Iranian Toman ($20.000) bail.

15:35

Emine Şenyaşar, whose husband and two sons were killed, has held a sit-in protest demanding justice for 53 days.

11:28

The decree of Turkey’s President Erdoğan announcing Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention was published on Friday in Official Gazette, stating that the Istanbul Convention will expire on July 1, 2021.

15:50

Journalist Rawa Abu Morshed was attacked by Hamas security police officers for not wearing hijab while reporting from in Juhr al-Dik region of Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Journalist Syndicate (PJS) issued a statement and condemned the attack against the journalist. “Hamas police should publicly apologize to the journalist and those who attacked her should be punished,” the PJS demanded in the statement.

13:30

Emine Şenyaşar has held a sit-in protest in front of Urfa Courthouse for 52 days with her son Ferit Şenyaşar demanding justice for her killed husband and two sons. Today, she will visit her son Fadıl Şenyaşar held in prison.

14:23

The sit-in protest held by Emine Şenyaşar demanding justice for her husband and two sons has entered its 51st day.

11:30

Local sources say the suspicious deaths of women have been recorded as “suicide” in the official documents in Iraq having the highest suicide rate in 2020.

10:19

Philippines journalist Maria Ressa wins UNESCO press freedom prize.

16:38

Women in Sulaymaniyah issued a press statement to condemn the Turkish government’s military operation launched in South Kurdistan on April 24 and they called on the international powers to stop the invasion.

15:19

Şenyaşar family has held a sit-in protest in front of Urfa Courthouse for 50 days. “There is an oblivious sad truth; there is no LAW and JUSTICE for us,” said the family.

14:35

“I cannot find any justification for the way I was treated in the European Treaties. So, I have to conclude, it happened because I am a woman. Would this have happened if I had worn a suit and a tie?” asked European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that she felt hurt and left alone in her speech to the European Parliament on Monday.

12:31

Midwifery is one of the oldest professions in history. Midwives have been practicing as long as women have been having babies. The National Midwifery Week is annually celebrated in Turkey between April 21 and 28.

16:35

The Iranian court has ruled the temporary release of activist Somayeh Kargar on 500 million Iranian Toman bail ($20.000) but the activist cannot go out of jail because she cannot afford to pay the high bail.

13:22

On the 49th day of their sit-in protest, Emine Şenyaşar, and her son Ferit Şenyaşar call for solidarity.

15:01

The report prepared by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) reveals the striking fact in Istanbul. 807 children aged between 16 and 17 years old became the victims of child marriage in Istanbul in 2020.

14:25

At least 30 women were killed by men in a month after Turkey withdrew from the Istanbul Convention, say the reports by women’s organizations and political parties. Three women were killed in the last 24 hours.

13:05

Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar have kept demanding “justice” for 46 days.

09:57

Purple Roof Women's Shelter Foundation (Turkish: Mor Çatı Kadın Sığınağı Vakfı) has announced the final declaration of the “Workshop on Combating Violence Against Women While Losing Rights”.

14:58

The number of the suspicious death of women has increased in Turkey. A woman has been found dead in the Kağızman district of Kars province.