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Women in Damascus think public transportation unsafe
Women in Syria complain about social silence and lack of enforcement for laws against harassment especially in public transport since Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) took power in the country.
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UN experts welcome advisory opinion of ICJ on protection of climate system
UN experts welcome the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the obligations of States in respect of climate change.
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Mahsa Shafiee released from Yasuj Central Prison
Mahsa Shafiee, sister of Nima Shafiee who was killed during the “Jin, Jiyan, Azadi” revolutionary uprising, has been released from Iran’s Yasuj Central prison after 12 days in detention.
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Bişenga Min: Song in memory of Bişeng and Sara
Kurdish musician Viyan Kiçî has released the “Bişenga Min” song on the second anniversary of the deaths of Bişeng Brûsk and Sara Hogir.
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Yazidi woman waits for return of her daughter, grandchildren for 11 years
Qemer Lîfa Xidir has been waiting for the return of her daughter and grandchildren since they were abducted by ISIS in 2014. “If they return, I will play drums and zurna,” she said.
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‘The implementation of the Democratic Nation Paradigm is a must’
Remziye Mihemed believes that the paradigm of the Democratic Nation is a must in social organization, calling on women to lead social organization.
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‘One in three people in Gaza hasn’t eaten for days’
“The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is devastating. One in three people in Gaza hasn’t eaten for days,” Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, said in a statement on Monday.
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Family visit takes place in Imrali
Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan met with his nephew Ömer Öcalan and his legal guardian Mazlum Dinç in the prison island of Imrali on Monday.
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At least 43 killed in church attack in eastern DR Congo
At least 43 people have been killed in an attack by militants, with ties to ISIS, on a church in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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Farzaneh Rashidi released from prison in Saqqez
Farzaneh Rashidi, a Kurdish civilian from Baneh, Kurdistan Province, has been released from prison in Saqqez on bail after two months in prison.
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Aid blockade in Gaza continues: People in Gaza are neither dead nor alive
Gaza has been experiencing a humanitarian crisis due to famine, drought and shortages of basic supplies caused by the ongoing blockade imposed by Israel.
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Al-Mawadda Party: First women’s party founded in Iraq
Women from different sects and social backgrounds in Iraq have founded the first women’s party named “Al-Mawadda” to increase women’s political participation in the country.
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100 women from 13 countries: We want to visit Abdullah Öcalan
100 women from 13 countries have sent a formal letter to the Turkish Ministry of Justice, requesting to visit Abdullah Öcalan as part of the “I want to visit Abdullah Öcalan” campaign.
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84 people swim from Morocco to Spain
At least 54 children and about 30 adults swam from Morocco to Spain, Spanish television reported on Saturday.
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Solidarity amidst destruction in Sweida
In the Druze majority city of Sweida, women resist all kinds of human rights violations, weaving networks of solidarity.
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‘It was 3 a.m. in the morning of August 3…’
“We saw death with our own eyes. We saw children and adults dying of thirst. We will never forget those painful days.”
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Yazidi woman rescued by YPJ reunites with family after 11 years in ISIS captivity
A young Yazidi woman identified as Reham Haji Hami, who was rescued by the Women's Defense Units (YPJ) has reunited with her family in Shengal after 11 years in ISIS captivity.
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TAJÊ: We will not allow Iraq to ignore us
The Yazidi Free Women’s Movement commemorated those killed in the village of Qiney in the attacks of ISIS on Shengal and said, “We will not allow the Iraqi state and the United Nations to ignore us.”
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Syria: More than 635 women killed in 2025
More than 635 women have been killed in Syria since the beginning of 2025, according to human rights organizations in Syria.
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Baha’i woman arrested in Shiraz
Armaghan Yazdani, a Baha’i citizen residing in Shiraz, was arrested by agents of the IRGC Intelligence on Wednesday while she was making preparations for her upcoming wedding.