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Being women in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan: Flogging, imprisonment, resistance
Under the oppressive rule of the Taliban, Afghan women do not remain silent despite violence, imprisonment and humiliation faced by them.
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NADA to hold its first congress in Sulaymaniyah
The Democratic Women's Alliance in the Middle East and North Africa (NADA) will hold its first congress in Sulaymaniyah between May 15-17 2025. At the 3-day congress, many issues will be discussed.
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Lida Alexani released from Evin prison
Lida Alexani, an Armenian citizen living in Tehran, has been released from Evin prison on bail.
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HRW: Türkiye-backed armed groups detain, extort civilians in northern Syria
Syrian National Army (SNA) factions that fought the Assad government with backing from Türkiye continue to detain, mistreat, and extort civilians in northern Syria, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a news release on Wednesday.
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Ayten Dêrsim: The PKK is a philosophy, ideology and lifestyle
“The PKK is not just a name; it is a living entity. It is a philosophy, ideology and lifestyle,” said Ayten Dêrsim, coordinating member of the Kurdistan Women’s Liberation Party (PAJK).
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At least 51 Palestinians killed in Israel’s attacks across Gaza
At least 51 Palestinians, including women and children, have been killed in Israel’s attacks across Gaza since dawn, according to medical sources in the Gaza Strip.
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Iran executes 96 people since April 21
Iran has executed 96 people since April 21, 2025, said political prisoners imprisoned in Iran in the 68th week of the“No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign.
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Foza Yusif: The struggle of the PKK has entered a new birth process
“The struggle of the PKK has entered a new birth process with a historic decision,” Foza Yusif, member of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) Co-Presidency Council, said regarding the dissolution decision of the PKK.
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Civil war in Sudan displaces more than 7,000 households from West Kordofan
7,204 households were displaced from Al Khiwai and An Nuhud localities, Sudan’s West Kordofan, between May 1 and 2, 2025, due to heightened insecurity, according to the United Nations Migration Organization (IOM).
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Number of journalists killed in Gaza rises to 215
An Israeli airstrike on the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis on Tuesday killed two people, including journalist Hassan Eslaih. The number of journalists killed in the Gaza Strip has risen to 215.
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Story of women knitting their lives in their village
Women living in the village of Hamza Bek, North and East Syria’s Derik city, have a simple life, spending their days knitting their lives knot by knot.
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OCHA: The blockade of Gaza has put 2.1 million lives at risk
The blockade imposed by Israel on the Gaza Strip has put 2.1 million lives at risk, said the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
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Iran: Maryam Karimi sentenced to two years, seven months in prison
Maryam Karimi, a designer and tourist guide in the city of Rasht, has been sentenced to two years and seven months in prison on charges of “encouraging corruption and prostitution” and “propaganda against the system”.
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SOHR: 10 people killed across Syria on Sunday
At least 10 people were killed across Syria on Sunday, according to daily statistics kept by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a UK-based monitoring group.
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People of NE Syria persist in building system based on democracy
The people of North and East Syria persist in building a system based on democracy, demanding a decentralized Syria based on equality, ecology and communal life.
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PKK decides to dissolve itself, end armed struggle
At the 12th Congress, the PKK decided to dissolve itself and end the armed struggle, the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) announced on Monday.
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Iran defeats Hong Kong at AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup
The Iran women's national futsal team has secured its place in the quarterfinals at the 2025 AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup held in China after defeating the Hong Kong women’s national futsal team on Friday.
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5 political prisoners executed in 2010 commemorated in Evin prison
Political prisoners held in the women's ward of Evin Prison commemorated five political prisoners, who were executed in Iran on May 9, 2010.
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PKK holds its 12th Congress
The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) held its 12th Congress in the Medya Defense Zones between May 5 and May 7, 2025, the PKK announced in a statement on Friday.