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Floods affect 46,500 people in Yemen
More than 46,500 people have been affected by floods in Yemen since early August 2025, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Thursday, calling for international support to the country.
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Abdullah Öcalan: A new stage is needed
“Democratic society, peace, and integration are the three key concepts of the process,” Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan said during the meeting with the Imrali Delegation of the DEM Party on Thursday.
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‘The upcoming elections in Syria do not represent the people’
Parliamentary elections to be held in Syria between 15 and 20 September 2025 do not represent the Syrian people, said Meryem İbrahim of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES).
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Conference of Yazidi Women’s Renaissance ends
The Conference of Yazidi Women’s Renaissance ended on Thursday after the announcement of the final declaration. At the conference, women decided to strengthen their struggle to ensure the physical freedom of Abdullah Öcalan.
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Parliamentary elections in Syria: Policies of denial, exclusion in NE Syria
Women in North and East Syria (NES) accused the Syrian Interim Government of perpetuating denial and exclusion by blocking parliamentary elections in their stable regions, calling instead for a democratic and participatory Syria.
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Dengbêj Eda Mehdo buried in her hometown
Eda Mehdo, a Yazidi woman and dengbêj, was laid to rest in her hometown, Viranşehir.
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TJK-E: We stand with Sharifeh Mohammadi
“We stand with Sharifeh Mohammadi,” the European Kurdish Women's Movement (TJK-E) said in a statement on Thursday, condemning the upholding of Sharifeh Mohammadi’s death sentence.
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Conference of Yazidi Women’s Renaissance kicks off in Shengal
The Conference of Yazidi Women’s Renaissance organized by the Yazidi Free Women’s Movement (TAJÊ) has kicked off in Shengal on Thursday.
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Woman killed by her cousin in Iraq
University professor Khetam Ahmed Al-Shammari was shot dead by her cousin in Salah al-Din after rejecting his marriage proposal, highlighting a surge in femicides and the ongoing failure to protect women across Iraq.
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Women of Sweida demand justice
People of Sweida demand an investigation into the massacres committed in the province and those who are responsible for the massacres not to go unpunished.
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Peyas Municipality strengthens its solidarity networks for ‘a life without violence’
The Peyas Municipality in Amed has been strengthening its solidarity networks for “a life without violence”. “Local administrations are the strongest mechanism to ensure organization and solidarity,” said Günay Yakut.
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When life becomes cheaper than bread
Imagine a reality where people are forced to barter the details of their daily existence for a single loaf of bread. In Gaza, where children are starving, life itself has been stripped of value—bread has become a currency, and the world watches in silence
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Kurdish Women's Union Initiative condemns death sentences for three women in Iran
The European Kurdish Women's National Union Initiative has issued a written statement, condemning Iran's Supreme Court’s reaffirmation of the death sentence handed down to labor activist Sharifeh Mohammadi, calling for action against the death penalty.
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Riding for freedom: Iranian women resist restrictions
In a country where women’s simplest rights are restricted, bicycles and motorcycles have become a symbolic battlefield—a struggle between women seeking freedom and authorities enforcing laws and fatwas to suppress them.
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Artist in Gaza uses soot on bottom of empty pots as pencil to depict famine
Raghda Taym Sheikh Al-Eid, an artist in Gaza, depicts the suffering of her people, the war, famine by using black soot on the bottom of empty pots as a pencil.
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‘Women will lead peace and justice in Syria’
The Social Contract of North and East Syria is a draft of democracy and justice for Syria, said Edalat Omer, Chair of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria Women’s Council.
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62,819 Palestinians killed in Gaza since Oct.7, 2023
62,819 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s attacks on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, the Ministry of Health in Gaza said in a statement on Tuesday.
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Mariwan honors environmental victims, demands protection of nature
On the seventh anniversary of the Mariwan environmental disaster, participants highlighted women’s role in protecting nature, urged institutional accountability, and called for stronger action against environmental destruction in Kurdistan.
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5 activists held in detention in Tehran for six days
Five activists, including Marjan Ardeshirzadeh, have been held in detention without a trial in Tehran since they were arrested on August 20, 2025.
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Iraqi actress Salima Khudair dies at 79
Iraqi actress Salima Khudair, who was born in Basra, has died at the age of 79, the Iraqi Artists Syndicate announced on Tuesday morning.