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11 people injured in car bomb attack in Manbij
A car bomb attack injured 11 civilians in the Al-Serb neighborhood of Manbij in the evening of Wednesday.
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Women arrested for demanding peace acquitted
100 people, including 95 women, who were detained on September 1, 2013 for demanding peace in Istanbul’s Kadıköy, have been acquitted of all charges.
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Letter from Narges Mohammadi for Newroz
“From behind prison bars, I extend my warmest congratulations on Nowruz, the Persian New Year, a symbol of renewal, rebirth, growth and hope, with the onset of spring,” said the letter of Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi.
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Gambia votes to repeal its ban on FGM
Gambia’s parliament voted Monday to repeal its ban on female genital mutilation (FGM).
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Floods kill 3 people in Erbil and Duhok
Floods kill three people, including a child, in Erbil and Duhok cities of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
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‘Yazidis should return to Shengal’
Elmas Nayif, Co-mayor of the Siba Sheikh Khidir Municipality, calls on all Yazidis to return to Shengal in order to rebuild their homeland together.
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Rihan Loqo: We will demand the physical freedom of leader Apo at Newroz celebrations
At the Newroz celebrations to be held in seven places of Jazira Canton of North and East Syria, people will demand the physical freedom of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
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Spring fair held in Qorveh
A spring fair has been held in Qorveh, a city in Kurdistan Province of Iran, from March 19 to the first day of April with the participation of women from many cities such as Kermanshah, Hamedan, Divandarreh and Bijar.
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‘My Stolen Planet’ wins Top Prize at Thessaloniki Festival
“My Stolen Planet”, a documentary film directed by Iranian filmmaker Farahnaz Sharifi, has won the Golden Alexander award at the 26th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival.
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Documentary film ‘Tearing Walls Down’ released on website of Rosa Luxemburg Foundation
The “Tearing Walls Down” documentary film telling the life stories of four female politicians - Figen Yüksekdağ, Gültan Kışanak, Aysel Tuğluk and Sibel Yiğitalp- has been released on the website of the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation.
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Women of Sweida call on journalists to make their voices heard
Women participating in the peaceful protests in Sweida for months react to the pro-government media distorting their protests and call on “real” journalists to make their voices heard.
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IBS cases on rise in Idlib
There is an increase in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) cases in Idlib, especially among displaced women, due to contaminated water. Women have no access to health services due to financial reasons.
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Writer and poet Fewziya El Mirî dies at 76
Writer and poet Fewziya El Mirî, member of the Intellectuals' Union of Raqqa, died in Raqqa on March 17, at the age of 76. She wrote dozens of poems and nine books.
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Leyla Arzû Îlhan: We will light the Newroz fire against the international conspiracy
“We will light the Newroz fire against the international conspiracy,” said Leyla Arzû Îlhan, member of the İştar Assembly in the Makhmour refugee camp, indicating that Newroz is a stand against the government, slavery and the oppression of nature.
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Newroz celebrated in Divandarreh’s Bash Qeshlaq village
Newroz fire was lit in Bash Qeshlaq, village in the Divandarreh County Iran’s Kurdistan province with the participation of hundreds.
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Pakistani airstrikes killed at least 8 people in Afghanistan
Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan early on Monday killed at least eight women and children.
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Death toll in Gaza rises to 31,726
Death toll in Gaza, where Israel has blocked aid and used hunger as a weapon, has risen to 31,726, Gaza’s health ministry reported on Monday.
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Dozens detained in Turkey
Dozens have been detained in dawn house raids conducted in Şırnak, Izmir and Êlih (Batman) by riot police and soldiers.
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‘Sustainable solutions are need for women and children with special needs’
In Egypt, people with special needs face challenges and violations. Women and children with special needs face more challenges and violations.
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Killing of Ehmed in Afrin sparks anger: The whole world must rise up
Displaced women of Afrin living in Shahba reacted to the killing of a Kurdish boy named Ehmed Xalid Mamo in the Jindires town of Afrin and called on everyone to rise up.