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14:36

Life was stopped in Shengal (Sinjar) today at 10am for five minutes to mark the anniversary of the genocide committed against the Yazidi community by ISIS on August 3, 2014.

14:19

Releasing a statement on the anniversary of the genocide against Yazidis, the Kurdistan Free Women's Movement (RJAK) said, “Since the defeat of the ISIS, the Turkish state has attacked Shengal (Sinjar) with the same mentality.”

13:24

At least 225 people, more than 58% of whom were Kurds, were arrested in Iran in July.

12:15

“I am happy but also feel the pain of losing my children,” said Munfiyeh Al-Abdullah, whose son, daughter-in-law and her unborn grandchild were killed by ISIS in Manbij.

11:24

On the anniversary of the genocide committed against the Yazidi community by ISIS in 2014, Yazidis visited mass graves in the village of Hardan.

10:23

Tunisia’s prime minister Najla Bouden has been sacked by Tunisia’s president. Najla Bouden was the first woman to hold that position in an Arab League nation.

09:47

A court has rejected the indictment prepared against 49 people, including journalists Dicle Müftüoğlu and Sedat Yılmaz.

15:14

Emine Şenyaşar and Green Left Party Riha MP Ferit Şenyaşar, who have been seeking justice for their killed relatives, were prevented from entering the building of Turkey’s Ministry of Justice today.

14:51

The young people of Shengal held a march with torches to commemorate those who lost their lives in the genocidal attacks of ISIS in Shengal on August 3, 2014.

14:36

“A joint fight is needed against genocidal attacks,” said Gorran movement member Sazgar Abdullah, emphasizing that the struggle of the Yazidi women and the Democratic Nation system have become a role model for the whole world.

13:27

15-year-old Mohammad Farid al-Za'areer was shot and killed by Israel forces in the city of Hebron on Tuesday. Condemning Israel, Palestinian authorities drew attention to the fact that Israel violates international law by killing civilians every day.

10:42

The conflict that has been going on in Sudan since April 15 has displaced many people. Displaced women hope for the end of the conflict to return to their home.

14:44

Iran has decided to close government offices, banks and schools this week on Wednesday and Thursday due to the extreme heat.

14:15

Four female prisoners in the Patnos L-type Closed Prison have been put in solitary confinement for singing in Kurdish and practicing Kurdish dance.

14:14

The Democratic Alevi Women’s Union has released a statement expressing solidarity with Yazidi and Afghan women. “We will fight all kinds of disrespect, denial and assimilation.”

12:26

Iranian journalists Saeideh Shafiei and Nasim Beigi have been sentenced to eight years and four months in prison on charges of “propaganda against the state.”

12:15

Diplomacy Committee of the TAJÊ has sent an open letter to the countries officially recognizing the atrocity of ISIS against the Yazidi community as a genocide. Yazidi women demand the countries to take steps for the prosecution of ISIS.

10:54

Imprisoned journalist Dicle Müftüoğlu and journalist Serdar Altan have been elected as the co-chairs of the Dicle Fırat Journalists’ Association (DFG).

10:37

In the al-Hol camp, ISIS members 178 people who did not obey them in four years, militarized children and raped children; however, UN special rapporteur keep criticizing the AANES instead of highlighting crimes committed by ISIS members in the camp.

17:25

A communication ban has been imposed on five women prisoners, including lawyer Gülhan Kaya and ETHA editor Nadiye Gürbüz, for commemorating those killed in the Suruç Massacre.