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14:56

In Iran, 16 women and five children were killed, 11 women and seven children died under suspicious circumstances between August 21 and September 20, 2024.

13:34

Israel launched hundreds of airstrikes in southern and eastern Lebanon on Monday, killing 492 people, including 35 children and 58 women, Lebanon’s health ministry announced on Monday.

11:08

47 women political prisoners in Iran’s Evin prison announced on Monday that they would go on a-day hunger strike to protest the country's human rights crisis and the escalating number of executions.

10:22

“The physical freedom of leader Apo is also our freedom,” said women participating in the vigil started in the Makhmour refugee camp about a year ago, demanding freedom for Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.

09:01

“Abdullah Öcalan’s freedom is important not only as a symbol of Kurdish rights but also as a step toward achieving broader peace and justice in the region and beyond.”

15:18

An arrest warrant was issued against Jinnews reporter Rabia Önver following the publication of her article titled, “Special war in Colemêrg”. According to reports, the journalist is accused of “spreading misinformation”.

14:55

The death toll from Sudan cholera outbreak has risen to 388 people, with the total number of cases reaching 12,896, the health ministry said in a statement on Sunday.

14:43

The Kurdistan Women's Communities (KJK) urges the Committee of Ministers (CoM) to take urgent action against the isolation imposed on Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan in the prison island of Imrali.

10:57

Journalist Pakhshan Azizi, imprisoned in Evin prison, has been denied medical care although she suffers from severe headaches.

09:26

“Prisons have inhuman conditions. I was held in a ward along with 75-year-old Hanife Arslan and a 3-year-old child,” said Makbule Özer (82), who was released from prison after 254 days.

13:16

The death toll from the cholera outbreak in Sudan has risen to 348, the Health Ministry said in a statement on Friday.

11:40

NGOs urge all states, including UN Security Council members, to adhere to the ICJ’s advisory opinion, which suggests states halt the transfer and sale of weapons and ammunition to Israel.

10:44

Women of Idlib, who are subjected to gender inequality in many facets of life due to the patriarchal mindset, call on human rights organizations to carry out awareness-raising activities.

09:25

In Urmia and its rural areas, where Kurds live, students drop out of school due to the policies of the government. This paves the way for early marriages.

15:19

Nasrin Shakarami, mother of Nika Shakarami, one of the victims of the nationwide protests of 2022, has announced that all roads leading to her daughter’s grave have been blocked.

14:55

On the 29th day of the protest for Justice at the Turkish Parliament, Emine Şenyaşar was blocked from entering the building, where the office of the DEM Party Parliamentary Group is located.

14:24

People in Gaza are only eating one meal every other day, as 83 percent of required food aid does not make it into the besieged enclave due to Israel’s blockade, 15 organizations said on Wednesday.

13:51

One woman was arrested in Iran’s Bushehr city for wearing an inappropriate dress, the police chief of Bushehr announced on Thursday.

12:50

The winners of the 31st Musa Anter and Free Press Martyrs Journalism Awards have been announced. This year’s Honorary Award is given to journalist Pakhshan Azizi, who was sentenced to death by Iran.

11:02

Members of Coalition 188, a group of NGOs, politicians and activists opposed to amendments in the Iraqi Personal Status Law No. 188, say the amendments would “endanger women’s rights and democracy” if passed.