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10:40

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.

09:13

Since Mount Kizwan was liberated from ISIS in 2015, women have rebuilt their lives with the support of Kongra Star.

15:05

Amed Metropolitan Municipality Women's Department has started awareness-raising activities on “gender equality” for employees of the Women's Life Centers in neighborhoods.

14:15

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.

13:48

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.

12:24

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.

11:31

The UN registered at least 33,443 deaths in armed conflicts in 2023, a 72% increase compared to 2022.

10:43

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.

08:15

Esra Solin Dal, Mehmet Aslan and Erdoğan Alayumat have been released under judicial control.

15:28

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.

15:10

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.

14:38

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.

14:31

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.

13:07

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.

10:56

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.

09:45

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.

15:38

The Syrian Women’s Council has been holding its 2nd congress in Aleppo with participation of 200 women delegates across Syria.

15:26

The 7th National Cultural Festival for Women's Literature and Cinema will be held in the city of Saïda, northwestern Algeria, from May 23 to May 26.

14:00

97 students were hospitalized on Sunday night for suspected food poisoning at the Çivril KYK dormitory (State-run dormitory) in Denizli.

13:14

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has said it estimates more than 810,000 people fled Rafah in the past two weeks.