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09:24

“Afghan women must enjoy their rights because this is the only way to build a just and humane society,” said Roqia Sadeghi, journalist and women's rights activist in Afghanistan.

08:44

Mala Jin (English: Women’s House) in Zirgan (Abu Rasin) combats gender-based violence in the shadow of Turkish attacks. “Men and women should fight together against the attacks to build a free and equal life.”

15:57

Zeinab Hamrang, a prominent Iranian teachers’ rights activist and retired teacher, was released from Evin prison after completing her prison sentence.

14:12

Tuncer Bakırhan and Tülay Hatimoğulları, Co-chairs of the Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party), have applied to the Turkish Ministry of Justice to visit Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.

13:57

Fereshteh Souri and her husband, Ali Jahanian, have been released from Nahavand and Malayer prisons on bail.

10:05

The Mesopotamia Women Journalists’ Association (MKG) has released a written statement, condemning the detention of three journalists, including the head of the association. “We will not give up fighting for the truth.”

09:25

Turkish police conducted dawn house raids in five cities, detaining many people, including three journalists.

22:43

On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, November 25, Afghan women activists call on all women to unite and be in solidarity with each other against gender-based violence.

22:40

At least 44,235 Palestinians have been killed and 104,638 others injured in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, the Gaza’s health ministry said in a statement on Monday.

21:14

More than 435 Palestinian women have been detained by Israeli forces in Gaza, the West Bank and Jerusalem since October 7, 2023, the Palestinian Prisoners Society said in a statement on Monday.

18:54

A march was held in Êlih (Batman) to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Women participating in the march chanted slogans against the appointment of trustees to Kurdish municipalities.

18:26

Women held marches in many cities of North and East Syria to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, saying, “As women, we will fight together to build a free and democratic society.”

18:00

Yazidi an Arab women participated in the march held by the Yazidi Free Women's Movement (TAJÊ) in Shengal, calling for an end to violence against women.

14:50

Atefeh Rangriz, a women’s rights and labor activist imprisoned in Shahroud prison, has been sentenced to seven years and seven months in prison, her lawyer announced on Sunday.

14:04

Sairan Khosravi, a Kurdish woman and women’s rights activist, was arrested and transferred to an unknown location by Iranian security forces in Sanandaj on November 19, 2024.

13:56

The latest report on femicides by UN Women found that 85,000 women were killed by men in 2023. “The home remains the most dangerous place for women and girls.”

13:54

One man identified as Bahtiyar Aladağ killed seven people and seriously injured three people in Büyükçekmece, a district of Istanbul, on Sunday.

12:58

In Türkiye, 316 women were killed by men and 170 others died under suspicious circumstances in the first 10 months of 2024, according to Jinnews, an all-women news agency based in Amed (Diyarbakır).

10:24

Early marriage is a common problem faced by young women in Idlib. Young women, who are married off at a young age, are subjected to domestic violence, including physical and psychological violence.

09:39

“The Jin, Jiyan, Azadî philosophy of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan is a shield that illuminates our path,” Arab women say, defining the pre-revolutionary period as a period without identity for women.