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‘Abortion Service Guide for Healthcare Professionals’ available online
‘Abortion Service Guide for Healthcare Professionals’ is now available online in Turkish. The guide aims to provide information and guidance to healthcare professionals when providing abortion services.
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Serious sick prisoner Hanife Arslan transferred to hospital for report
Serious sick prisoner Hanife Arslan (76) has been transferred to the Van Training and Research Hospital to receive a health report saying that she cannot stay in prison.
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Woman killed in Turkish attack on Manbij
A woman was killed in a Turkish mortar attack on Manbij, northeastern Syria, Hawar News Agency (ANHA) reported on Thursday.
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14 children killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza
14 children have been killed in Israel’s latest attacks on the Gaza Strip since Tuesday.
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‘Where Did You Take Them?’: Campaign against enforced disappearances in Sudan
Sudanese civil society groups launched the “Where Did You Take Them” campaign in 2023 to highlight the issue of the many enforced disappearances in Sudan since the outbreak of the war in the country.
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‘Women of Mount Kizwan have regained their identity thanks to Kongra Star’
Since Mount Kizwan was liberated from ISIS in 2015, women have rebuilt their lives with the support of Kongra Star.
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Gender awareness-raising activities started by Amed Metropolitan Municipality
Amed Metropolitan Municipality Women's Department has started awareness-raising activities on “gender equality” for employees of the Women's Life Centers in neighborhoods.
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Over 1,400 Israeli academics call on government to end war in Gaza
Over 1,400 academic staff and administrators from institutions of higher education in Israel have signed a petition urging the Israeli government to promptly end the war in Gaza and to secure the immediate release of the hostages.
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Call on international organizations to monitor upcoming municipal elections in NE Syria
The High Election Commission of North and East Syria has released a statement calling on international governmental and non-governmental organizations to send election observers to monitor the municipal elections to be held on June 11.
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Social media hashtag campaign by Yazidi women
The Yazidi Free Women’s Movement (TAJÊ) has announced that it will launch a social media hashtag campaign on May 22, calling on all women to support the campaign.
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Civilian deaths in armed conflicts rise by 72% in 2023
The UN registered at least 33,443 deaths in armed conflicts in 2023, a 72% increase compared to 2022.
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Hepatitis spreading among displaced Palestinians in Gaza
Health care worker Fatima Abu Shaban evaluated the spread of epidemics, especially hepatitis among displaced Palestinians in the Gaza Strip amid Israeli attacks, and called for immediate measures to prevent their spread.
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3 journalists released under judicial control
Esra Solin Dal, Mehmet Aslan and Erdoğan Alayumat have been released under judicial control.
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At least 35,647 Palestinians killed in Israel’s attacks on Gaza
At least 35,647 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s attacks on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, the Gaza’s health ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.
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DEM Party member Senem Eriş subjected to ‘strip search’ in prison
Senem Eriş, member of the DEM Party Young Women's Coordination, was reportedly subjected to “strip search” after being transferred to the Bakırköy Women’s Closed Prison.
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“Berfin” film screened in Qamishlo
Berfin, a film telling the story of a Kurdish family facing brutal practices of the Turkish state in the 1990s, was screened in the city of Qamishlo, on Monday.
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Dozens of Palestinians killed in Israel’s attacks
Dozens of Palestinians, including children and women, were killed and injured in Israeli bombardment on various parts of the Gaza Strip in the early Tuesday morning, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.
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70 Yazidi families return to Shengal
The return of Yazidis, who were displaced by ISIS, to Shengal (Sinjar) continues. 70 Yazidi families have returned to Shengal from two IDPs camps in Duhok.
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New 6-month lawyer visit ban on Abdullah Öcalan
A new 6-month lawyer visit ban has been issued against Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan. His lawyers will submit an application to the Constitutional Court for lifting the ban.
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‘We will tear down capitalism by using self-defense’
Women should struggle to tear down the oppressive pillars of capitalism, said Songül Güler, coordinating member of İştar Assembly and Jineology Committee in the Makhmour refugee camp.