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Varisheh Moradi still denied access to medical treatment
Verisheh (Warisha) Moradi, a Kurdish political prisoner and women's rights advocate at imminent risk of execution, is still denied access to medical treatment although she suffers from lumbar and cervical disc disease.
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Zhina Modares Gorgi temporarily released from prison in Sanandaj
Zhina Modares Gorji, a journalist and women's rights activist in Sanandaj, was temporarily released from Sanandaj Prison on Tuesday.
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265,000 Afghans returned from Iran in 2025
109,891 Afghans returned from Pakistan in a month, between April 3 and May 3 and 265,000 undocumented Afghans returned from Iran between January and April 2025, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
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Intense clashes between India and Pakistan
Tensions between India and Pakistan have escalated into intense clashes in two countries, killing dozens of people.
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Power of women’s solidarity: Networks across borders, global support
Women in the MENA region heal their wounds, making their voices heard, advocate for women's issues and achieve real solidarity through networks across borders and global solitarily of women.
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JINNEWS: 34 women, 3 children killed in April
In Türkiye, 34 women and three children were killed and 14 women and two children died under suspicious circumstances in April 2025, according to a report released by JINNEWS, an all-women’s news agency based in Amed.
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Political prisoner Layan Darvish released on medical parole
Layan Darvish, a political prisoner held in Evin prison, was released on medical parole on Monday.
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Nasrin Roshan temporarily released from Evin prison
Nasrin Roshan, a British-Iranian citizen, was temporarily released from Evin prison on Monday after being granted a medical leave for three days.
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Afghan woman calls for struggle against forced marriage
“As women, we are subjected to psychological and physical violence every day by the Taliban,” said women’s rights activist Wajiha Nejat, calling for a struggle against forced marriage.
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Alawite women: Organizing ourselves is the key for change
“Organizing ourselves is the key for change. Thus, we can support all members of our society,” said Alawite women, who were forcibly displaced from Syria’s coastal areas to North and East Syria.
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Journalist killed in Syria
Journalist Mihemed İsmail was reportedly killed in the city of Homs by armed groups affiliated with the interim government of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).
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Iranian court reduces prison sentence of Mahboobeh Rezaei
An Iranian appeals court has reduced the six-year and three-month prison sentence of Mahboubeh Rezaei, a political prisoner imprisoned in Evin Prison, to five years in prison following an appeal.
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Mehregan Namaver summoned to Revolutionary Court of Dehdasht
Mehregan Namaver, a poet and civil activist from Dehdasht, has been summoned to Branch 1 of the Revolutionary Court of Dehdasht by the agents of the Ministry of Intelligence.
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AANES announces end of vigil on Tishreen Dam: The resistance has prevailed
The vigil started on the Tishreen Dam has been staged by civilians, making a great sacrifice for more than 100 days, said the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) on Monday, announcing the end of the vigil.
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MKG: 9 women journalists are behind bars in Türkiye
Nine women journalists are behind bars and 17 others stand trial for their journalism, said a report released by the Mesopotamia Women Journalists Association (MKG).
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Death toll in Israel’s attacks on Gaza rises
At least 20 Palestinians were killed in the Israeli airstrikes on various areas in the Gaza Strip early Monday morning, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.
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Women’s heart attacks rising in Gaza
The number of women suffering from heart attacks is on rise in the Gaza Strip due to the fear and panic caused by Israel’s attacks
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Kurdish Democracy – ANALYSIS
The narrow-minded attitude without a horizon can only be overcome by a democratic system. In this sense, the efforts to ensure national unity means the development of Kurdish democracy in every way.
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Aid ship hit by drones on way to Gaza
A ship carrying humanitarian aid and 30 activists for Gaza was attacked by drones in international waters off Malta early on Friday.
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At least 542 civilians killed in North Darfur in last three weeks
“In the last three weeks, the confirmed number of civilians killed in North Darfur was at least 542,” UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said in a press briefing on Thursday.