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12:34

Women of Sweida gathered at the Karama Square of Sweida and demanded all prisoners be released.

11:46

Yosra Bouafia, head of the Association of FNARA in Tunisia, thinks that the effective implementation of Tunisia’s Law-58 can prevent violence against women. “We should strengthen the culture of accountability,” she said.

10:18

“Women started a revolution within the revolution,” said Kongra Star Spokesperson Rihan Loqo, speaking about the anniversary of the foundation of Yekitiya Star.

08:49

“We determined our candidates through primary elections that will serve as a model for world politics,” said DEM Party MP Meral Danış Beştaş.

07:47

Elaheh Mohammadi and Niloofar Hamedi, two Iranian journalists who were among the first to cover the death and the funeral of the 22-year old Jina Mahsa Amini on September 16, 2022, have been released on bail.

13:35

The Free Women’s Movement (Kurdish: Tevgera Jinên Azad-TJA) will hold a two-day international conference in Amed with the motto, “Chain of Silence: Break the Walls around Women Political Prisoners”.

13:03

Iranian authorities show no signs of ending their brutal repression of peaceful dissent across the country one year after nationwide protests that erupted in September 2022, Human Rights Watch said in its World Report 2024.

12:33

Political prisoners held in Şakran Women’s Closed Prison have been subjected to more pressures after the hunger strike started in the prison.

12:20

76-year-old Hanife Arslan, one of the sick prisoners in Van T-type Prison, requested for the suspension of her prison sentence; however, her request has been rejected.

10:43

“We will keep Sakine Cansız alive in our thoughts and personality and maintain her resistance,” said women participating in the education program started by Kongra Star Education Committee in memory of Sakine Cansız, Fidan Doğan and Leyla Şaylamez.

10:34

Kongra Star Health Committee will open a health center in the Qidûrbek neighborhood of Qamishlo. The health center will provide service to women and hold women’s health courses.

08:58

Turkish-backed factions kidnapped two sisters in Afrin, reported the Human Rights Organization in Afrin.

08:47

Female genital mutilation and child marriage are prevalent in Egypt despite the legal change and increased penalties. More efforts are needed to eliminate them, says lawyer Naour Al-Huda Wali Al-Din.

12:58

The number of killed and injured people in Israel’s war on Gaza has kept rising. The people of Gaza struggle against ongoing Israel’s attacks, infectious diseases and hunger.

11:40

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has released a statement condemning the punitive actions taken against journalists and calls on the Iranian authorities to release all imprisoned journalists and media workers.

11:38

Nasim Sultan Beigi, a journalist serving her three years and six months prison sentence in Evin prison, has been banned from family visits until January 27, 2024, said her mother on Instagram.

10:36

The women of Sweida think that Syria has been suffering from an economic collapse in recent years due to the government’s policies and that the economic collapse affects all sectors.

09:44

Speaking about the international campaign demanding freedom for Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan, Zahida İshak called on everyone to support the hunger strike started by political prisoners in Kurdistan and Turkey.

08:10

The prisoners on hunger strike in Antalya L-type Prison are given only water, face disciplinary punishments and forced to serve food to ordinary prisoners, their relatives say.

13:33

Women-headed households are the most vulnerable population group in Afghanistan, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).