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‘The suicide attack on the church was a crime against humanity’
The Democratic Islamic Congress condemns the suicide attack on the Mar Elias Church in Damascus, saying the attack was “a crime against humanity” and Syria’s interim government is “responsible for it”.
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Peyam Association provides support to women, children in Amuda
The Peyam Association for Orphan Care founded in the town of Amuda, Jazira Canton of North and East Syria, provides health, psychological and educational support to orphans and women.
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Female Baloch teacher dies after being shot by plainclothes security agents in Iran
Hossniyeh Kolkoli, a 41-year-old Baloch teacher, died of her injuries at Khatam-al-Anbia Hospital in Iranshahr on Wednesday after six days in coma. She was seriously injured after being shot by plainclothes security agents on June 19.
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Security forces attack teachers, civil servants in Sulaymaniyah
Security forces attacked teachers and civil servants holding a demonstration to demand their unpaid salaries in Sulaymaniyah on Thursday, arresting many protesters, including journalists.
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Women’s organizations in NE Syria: Attacks on minorities must be prevented
Women’s organizations in NE Syria say that the attack on the Mar Elias Church in Damascus was a threat to stability and safety for minorities in Syria, demanding those responsible for the attack be held accountable.
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Journalist receives threats for her report on prostitution ring in Şırnak
Journalist Zeynep Durgut has been threatened following her report on a criminal network that forced women into prostitution in Şırnak.
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Declining Euphrates River water level poses threat to food security in NE Syria
The Turkish state has restricted the flow of the Euphrates River water to North and East Syria. The decline in the water level causes power and water shortages in the region, affecting agriculture.
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March organized in Qamishlo for physical freedom of Abdullah Öcalan
The people of Qamishlo participated in a march organized by the Syrian Initiative for the Physical Freedom of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan on Wednesday.
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Israel targets aid distribution sites in Gaza
Israel uses starvation of civilians as a method of warfare in the Gaza Strip. Recently, the Israel forces have carried out attacks on aid distribution sites in the enclave, targeting civilians, especially women and children.
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Akram Sabzi, her husband Kianoush Cheraghi arrested in Dehloran
Akram Sabzi and her husband Kianoush Cheraghi, a former Kurdish political prisoner, were arrested in Dehloran on Tuesday. Akram Sabzi was released after several hours of detention while her husband was transferred to prison in Ilam.
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Female prisoners held in Evin prison transferred to Qarchak prison
The Iranian authorities transferred women held in Evin prison in Tehran to Qarchak prison in Varamin on Tuesday without giving information to their families, according to local reports.
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Women protest violence against women at sports tournament in Amed
At a sports tournament in Amed’s Bismil district, women unfurled a banner reading, “Jin Jîyan Azadî” to protest violence against women.
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Message from Afghan photographer to Iranian women: Never give up
“Innocent people, especially women and children, pay the highest price in war and conflict,” said Zalfa Mohammadi, an Afghan photographer and child human rights defender, calling on Iranian women to “never give up”.
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516 aid seekers killed in Gaza since May 27
516 aid seekers have been killed and 3,799 others injured in Israel’s attacks on the aid distribution sites of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) since May 27, 2025, according to the Government Media Office in Gaza.
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Women’s organizations in Qamishlo condemn suicide attack on church in Damascus
Women’s organizations in the city of Qamishlo have released a joint statement, condemning the suicide attack on the Mar Elias Church in the Dweila neighborhood of Damascus on Sunday.
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More than 17,000 children killed in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023
At least 17,121 children have been killed in Israel’s attacks on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said in a report on Monday.
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Journalist Derya Ren acquitted from charges of ‘insulting’
A Turkish court has acquitted journalist Derya Ren, who was facing charges of “insulting a public officer”, stating that there was no evidence of a crime.
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Memorial mass in Sweida to commemorate victims of suicide attack on church in Damascus
A memorial mass was held in the Druze majority city of Sweida on Monday to commemorate 22 people, who were killed in a suicide attack on the Mar Elias Church in Damascus on Sunday.
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Israel-Iran ceasefire begins
US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that the ceasefire between Israel and Iran “is now in effect”. Iranian state television reported Tuesday that a ceasefire with Israel had begun.
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Women in Zirgan rebuild their homes destroyed by Turkish attacks
Dada Ebdal and Um Hermela, villages of Zirgan, have been under bombardment by the Turkish state since October 2019. Women of the villages rebuild their homes despite the ongoing Turkish attacks.