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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).

11:39

“As women, we must rebuild our society. We must be stronger, make our voices heard and make efforts for our rights,” said Salwa Latif, director of the National Union of Tunisian Women branch in Sousse.

10:28

The Israeli army has killed 23,210 Palestinians and injured 59,167 others since October 7. 112 journalists have been killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza since October 7, according to the Media Office in Gaza.

09:47

The Bar Aman Initiative in Alexandria has held storytelling workshops for survivors of violence to “break the silence” on sexual and gender-based violence.

08:51

Speaking about Sakine Cansız's life full of struggle, Leyla Arzû İlhan, member of the İştar Assembly in the Makhmour refugee camp, said, “We must strengthen the struggle and make it successful with Sara’s spirit of resistance.”

14:30

The Free Women’s Movement (TJA) held an activity in Van to commemorate three Kurdish women politicians, who were murdered in Paris on January 9, 2013.

13:42

Açlık Grevi İzleme ve Takip Koordinasyonu 12 cezaevine dair hazırladığı raporda, mahpusların hak ihlallerine maruz kaldığı belirtilerek, sorumlulara çağrıda bulunuldu.

13:00

A fire erupted Monday evening at Women and Children’s Hospital in Diwaniyiah killed four babies who had been born prematurely.

12:45

The Taliban have arrested several women in Kabul for wearing ‘bad Hijab’.