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13:08

Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar have held a sit-in protest demanding justice for 45 days. “We will resist until we get justice. We will not leave here,” said the family.

12:03

The rape of a girl at school by an unknown man in Casablanca sparks outrage in Algeria. Families and police work together to find the rapist.

14:27

Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar have held a sit-in protest for 44 days demanding justice.

14:05

Iraqi army forces wanted to enter the Til Ezer village of Shengal. But mothers didn’t allow them and Iraqi forces had to withdraw.

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11:45

Yeni Yaşam Newspaper Managing Editor İnci Aydın, who faced terror-related charges, has been acquitted. The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) has announced that they welcome the court ruling, adding, “However, we demand the same decision for other journalists on trial. Journalism is not a crime.”

14:56

Ayşe Efendi, who did journalism for 10 years when the Ba'athist regime controlled the region, is known as politician now. The stage the Kurdish journalists have reached is pleasing, said Ayşe Efendi. “I have loved journalism since I was a child but I decided to be a journalist after Deniz Fırat was killed in Maxmur by ISIS,” said Rebia Êto, who has worked as a war reporter for years.

14:54

Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar have held a sit-in protest for 43 days. “We keep resisting injustice on the 43rd day…” says the tweet of the family.

10:52

In the first three months of 2021, 60 women were killed, 10 women escaped from being killed, 140 women were subjected to violence, says the report issued by Edraak Foundation for Development and Equality in Egypt.

08:49

Peace Mother Hanım Sönmez, who was ill and received treatment for a while, passed away.

16:10

Women delegation, consisting of Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and Peoples' Democratic Congress (HDK) members, visited Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar, who have held a sit-in protest in front of Urfa Courthouse for 42 days demanding justice for their relatives. “Even if it takes too long, the truth will always come out in the end, and those who committed the massacre will be punished,” the women said.

16:05

Afghan journalist Anisseh Shahid has been awarded the “Face of Freedom of Expression" award for her journalistic works.

14:07

Gülistan Doku, a student at Munzur University in Dersim, has been missing for 471 days. “A new prosecutor was appointed in the case. Can the new prosecutor tell us what he has done for three months? I know the case file is intended to put into the archive. Everyone gives their word, why don’t they keep their word? Where is Gülistan Doku?” asked her sister Aygül Doku.

11:03

60-year-old Mevlüde Parlak was killed by her husband Rahmi Parlak in the Karşıyaka neighborhood of Sivas province.

14:37

Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar have held a sit-in protest in front of Urfa Courthouse for 39 days demanding justice.

12:41

Lawyer of Iranian activist Nesibe Şemsai, who had to go to Turkey after being sentenced to 12 years in prison in Iran, has announced that they haven’t received any news from Nasibe Şemsai since she was attacked at her home.

08:57

Lawyer Öykü Çakmak, member of the Diyarbakir Bar Association’s Women's Rights Center executive committee, reported that 165 female victims of violence applied to the bar association just in March. She pointed out that the number of female victims of violence is higher than official figures.

14:49

Emine Şenyaşar, whose husband and two sons were killed, has held a sit-in protest in front of Urfa Courthouse for 38 days demanding justice.

12:23

Journalism is a difficult job in the Middle East for both male and female journalists. But if you are a female journalist, it is more difficult. Nur Hamza has worked as a journalist and a television broadcaster in Baghdad for seven years. She promised herself to never bow down to harassment when she started her career by refusing the “beauty standards” of media outlets.

09:59

Samsun Medical Chamber Chair and Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Specialist Dr. Funda Furtun warns that a 15-day total shutdown is needed to reduce the Covid-19 cases and deaths. She emphasizes that the increasing number of cases in Samsun is largely caused by the mutant variant of virus and that the vaccination pace should be increased.