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09:30

The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) leads the polls in Kirkuk by 139,373, according to preliminary results by the Iraqi Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC).

08:00

“These lands are our lands. We will not surrender them to the invaders,” said Fatima Hiso, a shepherd in the town of Zirgan, which is under attack and siege.

14:46

At least 364 textile workers have lost their lives at workplaces since 2013, according to the report released by the Laborer Health and Occupational Safety Assembly (İSİG).

12:48

Women participating in the peaceful protests in Sweida say they will continue to take to the streets until their living conditions are improved.

11:53

At least 19,453 Palestinians have been killed in the Israeli assault since October 7, the Gaza health ministry said on Monday.

10:01

Tayber İnan, known as Mother Taybet, was killed and her dead body was left in the street for seven days and seven nights during the 24-hour curfew declared in Şırnak’s Silopi district.

09:10

Yemeni Judge Ishraq Al-Maqtari confirms that the Yemeni civil war has led to an increase in violence against women.

08:25

Palestinian journalist Haneen al-Qashtan was killed in an Israeli airstrike at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the Gaza Strip on December 17.

14:10

“Isolation is a practice that violates all international conventions,” said the members of the Zenûbiya Women's Community in North and East Syria, demanding the isolation imposed on Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan be lifted immediately.

14:08

The only health center in the Zirgan town of Hasakah Canton, northern Syria, is out of service due to the ongoing Turkish attacks targeting critical civilian infrastructure.

11:52

In December 1981, Ema Delforno, an Italian human rights activist, set herself on fire in Treviso to protest the execution of Iranian teenagers. She is now the hero of his daughter Elena, and women all around the world.

11:29

Evîn Paşo, head of the Women’s Council of the Cizîrê Region, says that the council will give priority to “Education” in 2024.

14:32

An Iranian court has sentenced Armita Pavir, a student activist and one of the detainees of the “Jin, Jiyan, Azadi” (Women, Life, Freedom) movement, to 22 months and 17 days in prison.

13:56

“We cannot remain silent against the isolation. We will keep struggling in our countries,” said the International Women’s Delegation in a press conference after compiling a report regarding their visits in Istanbul and Amed.

12:36

Iranian journalist Elnaz Mohammadi has announced that she was forced to resign from Hammihan newspaper a month ago.

11:52

Women's Platform for Equality (EŞIK) issued a written statement calling on political parties to ensure that at least 50 percent of the candidates nominated in local elections are women. “If women win, democracy and the country also win.”

10:41

Star FM station, first women’s radio station in North and East Syria, began broadcasting seven years ago to be the voice of women.

09:28

Democratic Regions Party (DBP) Nusaybin Co-chair Remziye Bayhan and former Co-chair Bedia Adıgüzel, who were taken into custody on December 12, have been released.

09:08

Although eight years have passed since the 24-hour curfew was declared in Cizre, where dozens of women, young people and children were killed, there is no one standing trial.

13:27

An International Women’s Delegation consisting of lawyers, parliamentarians, ecologists and representatives of civil society organizations visited journalists’ organizations in Amed.