community/life

11:30

Wesfiya El-Haci, who lost her daughter and one leg in the attack of ISIS on Shehba, called on the international organizations “Criminals should be prosecuted.”

11:30

In Iraq, a 12-year-old girl was forced into child marriage by her father. The video of the wedding, which was shared on social media platforms, sparks anger in the country. We spoke to victims of child marriages and their families in Iraq.

08:00

NGOs in Palestine started a new study. Violence against women and the language used by the press outlets were discussed again.

11:55

Stating that domestic violence affects women both psychologically and physically, Kholoud Sawalmah, the projects officer at Community Media Center in Gaza, said that women should be educated to know their rights.

14:58

While people of Afrin have faced serious rights violations since Turkey took the control of the city, hundreds of tents have been recently set up in many settlements. Lawyer Roşîn Hido pointed out that a dirty plan is being implemented in Afrin, “They are trying to clear out the Kurds and civilizations that have lived in the region for centuries. The demographic structure of the city has been changed. They settled 400 people, including Turkmen, Arabs, and Palestinians in the region in a short time.

09:58

Drawing attention to the recent increasing sexual abuse cases particularly in public institutions, Emine Akşahin, the co-chair of Eğitim-Sen Diyarbakır No. 1 Branch, said, “Keeping the identities of perpetrators of child sexual abuse and the policy of immunity allow the perpetrators to walk freely among the people and they pose threat to other children and women. Steps should be taken to ensure that the identities of perpetrators of sexual assault should never be kept confidential.

09:55

People living in the refugee camps of Idlib are struggling for their lives due to bad conditions. Women, who have faced many dangers, are waiting to be visible.

10:30

Women of Idlib seeking a divorce due to domestic violence are killed by their husbands. Buthaina El-Omer (35) was one of the women killed by their husband.

09:30

Free Women’s Movement (TJA) member Şükran Çelebi points out that youth have been drifted into drugs and prostitution in Batman, “People living in the Mobil, Petrolkent and Seyitler neighborhoods complain about this situation. Parents can no longer take their children outside. The policy being practiced there drives our children, future, into this swamp.”

14:00

Turkey and Turkish- backed groups opened an office called, “Polygamy Office” in the city of Azaz. Mizgin Xelil, Spokesperson of the Kongreya Star in Euphrates Region, told us they would stand against it. “The Polygamy office is actually a slavery center. We don’t accept such offices and we will hold marches and activities to protest it.”

10:00

Less people tell fairy tales to children due to the development of technology. 80-year-old Hedle Facir, who lives in the city of Aleppo, preserves the culture of storytelling and fairy tales. She gathers her grandchildren around herself and tells fairy tales and stories to them. “This culture should be preserved,” she said.

09:00

TitulaARTS project initiated in cooperation with the Mesopotamia Migration Monitoring and Research Association and the Association of Middle East Cinema Academy has held workshops for refugee women and children. Felek Fidan, the assistant of the project, stated that their aim is to heal the great marks left by the war on women with the workshops. “During the workshops, we saw the effects of war on women and children. Something should be done to stop wars,” Felek Fidan told us the associations will prepare a report after holding workshops for a year.

13:42

Migrant women, who risked their lives to go to different countries for a better life, spoke to our news agency about the difficulties they faced during their journey. These women, who lost many of their friends on their journey, preferred to flee to build a better future for themselves and their children.

12:45

Şam Qiryo, the head of the Syriac Women's Union in Syria, stated that the operation launched into Serêkaniyê is planned and carried out by the great powers, “Their aim is to change the demographic structure and weaken the autonomous administration project.”

14:18

Eyşe Mihemed looks for her husband abducted by ISIS, Cemile Murad Eli looks for her son and Şamira Xelil looks for her husband Omer Biro… They are still hopeful about finding their loved ones. They react to the ongoing silence of the international community.

12:24

Many historical places of Syria were destroyed by ISIS or other armed groups. Destroyed historical places of Idlib become living spaces for forcibly displaced people. The displaced people have to live in historical places due to poverty and hard living conditions.

10:22

In Amed’s Sur district, two men harassed women in the last week and they were exposed by the inhabitants of the district. “We don’t feel safe in our neighborhoods,” the women of the district said and demanded a definitive solution for the harassment incidents in their district.

10:44

Fadima Mihemed lives in the village of Um El-Xêr. Her husband and two sons were killed in the attacks on the village. “Every hour is like a year,” she said. “We want to live in peace in our village. This war should end in order that all displaced people return to their homes. Invaders should leave our lands.”

09:22

Committee of Prisoners' Families is an organization founded in Manbij and Kobanî by families of those who were “detained” by ISIS to find out whether their children are alive or not. The families have looked for their children abducted by ISIS since ISIS took the control of Manbij in 2014.

13:46

Zin Mihemed Mustafa is 108 years old now and she grew up listening to tales from her parents. Children gather around her to listen to tales from her now. She calls on parents to “Preserve your culture.”