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Sudanese women: Conflicts must be immediately stopped
Feminist activists say women have paid the heaviest price for the ongoing conflicts between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces and call for international support to stop conflicts immediately.
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Afghan journalist Lailuma Sadid honored with Henri La Fontaine International Prize for Humanism
Afghan journalist and women’s rights activist Lailuma Sadid has been honored with the prestigious Henri La Fontaine International Prize for Humanism.
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KJAR: Where is Verishe Moradi?
The East Kurdistan Free Women Society (KJAR) has announced that Verishe Moradi, a member of the KJAR, has been arrested and transferred to an unknown location by members of the IRGC. “We are worried about her life.”
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Palestinian women excluded from politics
Political activist Rania Al-Louh says Palestinian women are excluded from politics and their role in politics is ignored although their presence in decision-making positions strengthens feminist issues and serves public interests.
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‘The people of Sweida see the Autonomous Administration as the solution’
Ruken Malla İbrahim, deputy spokesperson of the Raqqa Women’s Council, says the people of Sweida see the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) as the solution to build a democratic, free and equal life in Syria.
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Saturday Mothers resist: The aim of the state is to cover up its crimes
Indicating that they, as Saturday Mothers, have revealed the crimes committed by the state, Besna Tosun, a relative of disappeared, said, “The aim of the state is, of course, to silence us and cover up its crimes.”
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Thousands marching in Qamishlo demand freedom for Abdullah Öcalan
Thousands held a march in Qamishlo, demanding the Turkish state to lift the isolation imposed on Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
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41 women, 11 girls killed in Iran in first six months of 2023, report says
41 women and 11 girls were killed in Iran in the first six months of 2022, according to the report released by the Statistics and Documents Center of the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
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Nevin Obaid: Gender equality is the solution for violations committed against women
Nevin Obaid, the Chair of the Board of Trustees of the New Woman Foundation (NWF) and researcher on gender studies, thinks that gender equality is the solution for violations committed against women.
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Women of Sweida keep demanding change of system
Demanding the change of the regime, the women of Sweida also demand a life with dignity.
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Thousands hospitalized in Iran due to sandstorms
2,107 people have been hospitalized in Iran's Sistan-Baluchestan province due to sand and dust storms.
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Child shot by AKP’s supporters during ‘celebration’ for election results dies
14-year-old Kübra Çoban, who was shot in the head in Urfa during a celebration held after the presidential election, has died at hospital after 120 days.
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‘The popular movement in Sweida is the continuation of the July 19 Revolution’
“The popular movement in Sweida is the continuation of the July 19 Revolution,” said Mizgin Xelil, member of the AANES Executive Council, calling for resistance against authoritarian regimes.
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Hoda Sadeghi arrested in Ilam
Hoda Sadeghi was arrested by Iranian security forces in the city of Ilam at the commemoration ceremony held for Mohsen Qeysari on his death anniversary.
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‘Art is a tool to raise awareness and fight violence against women’
Bushra Abdo, the head of the Tahadi Association for Equality and Citizenship (ATEC), thinks that art is an important tool to raise awareness and fight violence against women.
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Child killed in Hasakah amid clashes between two forces
A two-year-old child was killed when one of the rockets fired during the clashes between Syrian government forces and the Difa al Watani forces hit a house in Hasakah.
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Women prisoners transferred to other prisons after being subjected to torture
Two of three women, who were subjected to “hogtie” torture in the Patnos L-type Closed Prison, have been transferred to other prisons.
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Afghan activist Neda Parwani arrested along with her husband
Neda Parwani, a member of the “Spontaneous Women’s Movement of Afghanistan”, has been arrested and taken to an unknown location along with her husband and four-year-old son by the Taliban forces.
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Jina Mahsa Amini nominated for EU's Sakharov Prize
Jina Mahsa Amini and the women of Iran have been nominated for the EU's 2023 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.
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‘We should take an immediate action for women in the occupied areas’
Macîde Hesûn, coordinating member of the Kongra Star, draws attention to the inhuman living conditions faced by women in the occupied areas and calls on all women’s organizations and movements to take an immediate action.