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Iranian political activist Mahnaz Tarrah sentenced to more than 4 years in prison
Iranian political activist Mahnaz Tarrah has been sentenced to 52 months in prison.
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People living in occupied Idlib face difficult living conditions
Women living in the occupied Idlib burn household items and plastic to keep themselves and their children warm due to high prices of fuel. Smoke rising from burning items threatens public health.
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‘Syrian government must lift the siege on Shahba’
“The Syrian government must lift the siege on Shahba,” said Zelox Bekir, Co-chair of the Educational Institution of Afrin-Shahba, emphasizing that the Syrian crisis can be resolved by the people of Syria through dialogue.
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Iman Al-Halaf: Family law is an opportunity for women
Iman Al-Halaf from the Zenubya Women's Community Education Committee says that women, who lived under the control of ISIS in Raqqa, still suffer from trauma, “Some are still afraid of going out. But now, they have a family law.”
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Iran executes four women in three days
Four women were executed in Iran in the last three days of 2023, according to the NCRI Women Committee.
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Turkey: Men kill 315 women in 2023
In 2023, at least 315 women were killed, 248 more died under suspicious circumstances in Turkey, according to the We Will Stop Femicide Platform.
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Displaced women of Afrin living under Turkish attacks in Shahba
Women, who were displaced from Afrin to the Um Hoşê village of Shahba after Afrin was occupied by the Turkish state, have been living under Turkish attacks in Shahba.
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Syrian government continues to impose siege on Shahba
The siege and embargo imposed on Shahba by the Syrian government obstruct residents’ access to fuel and other essential supplies.
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‘Women have shaken the throne of the patriarchal mindset in Egypt’
Abeer Hamdy, lawyer and women’s rights activist, thinks Egyptian women have shaken the throne of the mindset by raising social awareness.
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Death toll in Gaza rises to 22,185
At least 22,185 Palestinians have been killed and 57,035 injured in the Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7, said the Gaza’s health ministry.
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Iranian political prisoner Narges Mansouri banned from family visits
Narges Mansouri, Iranian labor rights activist and political prisoner held in Evin prison, has been banned from family visits.
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36 political parties to run for local elections in Turkey
The Turkish Supreme Election Board (YSK) announced that 36 political parties would compete in the local elections that will be held in Turkey on March 31.
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Deniz Poyraz commemorated on her birthday
Deniz Poyraz, who was killed in the armed attack on the HDP Izmir Provincial Office in 2021, was commemorated on her birthday.
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Dialysis center in Qamishlo starts providing service again
The dialysis center in Qamishlo, which was damaged by the Turkish attacks on December 23, 2023, has started providing service to patients again.
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Moroccan women heal wounds of earthquake in solidarity
Moroccan women, who still have to live in tents after the earthquake that struck Morocco on September 8, 2023, try to overcome difficult living conditions by being in solidarity with each other.
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11 civilians killed in Turkish attacks on Kurdistan Region
11 civilians were killed in the Turkish attacks on the Kurdistan Region of Iraq in 2023, according to the Community Peacemaker Teams (CPT).
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‘We are not afraid, we have chosen to resist’
Speaking about the ongoing Turkish attacks on North and East Syria, Rîm Cewher, member of the Women’s Internal Security Forces in the Zirgan town of Cizîre Canton, said, “We are not afraid and we have chosen to resist.”
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Iran executes four prisoners in Urmia Prison
Iran executed three men and one woman in Urmia Prison for “collaborating with Israel”, according to media affiliated with the judiciary.
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Call on international human rights organizations to “stop Turkish attacks”
Women in the Euphrates Canton of North and East Syria call on international human rights organizations to stop the ongoing Turkish attacks on the region, highlighting that the Turkish state commits war crimes against civilians.
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Iranian political prisoner Narges Mansouri starts hunger strike
Iranian labor rights activist Narges Mansouri has started a hunger strike to protest an Iranian court's decision to issue an order to sell her mother's property.