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Journalist Pınar Gayip: Women journalists are targeted by male-state violence
Women journalists are sometimes targeted by their male colleagues, sometimes by the police, and sometimes by the perpetrators, journalist Pınar Gayip said, calling on women journalists to unite and struggle against violence.
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Thousands of women flock to streets in NE Syria
Thousands of women flocked to the streets in North and East Syria to celebrate the International Women’s Day and say “No” to genocidal attacks, occupation and the policies of isolation.
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Jinnews’ Kurdish X account suspended
X platform (formerly Twitter) has suspended the Kurdish account of Jinnews, the only all-women’s news agency in Turkey on International Women’s Day.
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Women chant Jin, Jiyan, Azadi in Amed
Women in Amed came together today with great enthusiasm to celebrate International Women’s Day by chanting the “Jin, Jiyan, Azadi” slogan.
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UNICEF: Over 230 million girls and women worldwide have undergone FGM
Over 230 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM), according to a newly released UNICEF report.
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Iran sentences Zainab Khaniabpour to additional prison term
An Appeals Court in Khuzestan has sentenced Zainab Khaniabpour, a resident of Behbahan who was arrested during the Jin, Jiyan, Azadi uprising, to an additional four months in prison.
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Women journalists: We strengthen our hope for the future
“We strengthen our hope and protect our future. We say Jin, Iiyan, Azadî,” the Mesopotamia Women Journalists’ Association said in a statement to mark the International Women’s Day.
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Afghan activist: Women should turn March 8 into a day of solidarity and global struggle
“Women should turn March 8 into a day of solidarity and global struggle,” Mahrameh Qadri, an activist for children's rights in Afghanistan, said in a message to women all around the world.
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At least 6,000 Palestinian women killed since Oct.7
As the humanitarian crisis is deteriorating in the Gaza Strip due to Israeli attacks, this situation deeply affects Palestinian women.
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Hundreds abducted in Nigeria by Boko Haram
Hundreds of Nigerian students have been abducted along with their teacher by Boko Haram in the north-western town of Kuriga, according to local reports.
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Amnesty International condemns Iran’s compulsory headscarf crackdown
“The Iranian authorities are terrorizing women and girls by subjecting them to constant surveillance and policing,” Amnesty International’s Middle East and North Africa Deputy Director Diana Eltahawy said in a press statement on Wednesday.
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Message from KJK to RAWA: If women unite, no power can defeat us
“If women unite, no power can defeat us,” the Kurdistan Women's Communities (KJK) said in a message to the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA).
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Voice message from Gültan Kışanak for IWD
In a voice message, Gültan Kışanak, DEM Party's co-mayoral candidate for Ankara in the upcoming local elections, calls on all women to participate in activities for the International Women’s Day.
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South Africa urges ICJ to impose more measures against Israel
South Africa has asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to impose more emergency measures against Israel to end starvation in Gaza.
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Moroccan women demand amendment of family code on March 8
Moroccan women describe the International Women’s Day, March 8, as “A day of struggle with enthusiasm to immortalize women’s struggle for rights.”
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Students of Jineology Department: We want to build a free society
“We want to build a free society,” said the students of the Jineology Department, Rojava University, wishing a happy International Women’s Day to women all around the world.
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Women to hold 21st Feminist Night March in Istanbul
Women will hold the Feminist Night March in Istanbul for the 21st time on March 8. “This year, we have the same rebellion and anger again,” said Seda Yanmış, member of Purple Solidarity.
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Death toll in Gaza rises to 30,717
30,717 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza since October 7, 2023, Palestinian Ministry of Health said in a press statement on Wednesday.
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Riham Hico: We will demand freedom for leader Apo on March 8
We will raise our voices for the physical freedom of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan and the autonomy of Shengal on March 8, said Riham Hico, Spokesperson of the Yazidi Free Women’s Movement (TAJÊ).
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‘Freedom of expression is in peril in Türkiye’
“Freedom of expression is in peril in Türkiye, with journalists, human rights defenders and civil society operating in a critically hostile environment,” said a memorandum released by the Council of Europe.