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14:10

The final hearing in the murder trial of Şimoni Diril was held today. Apro Diril has been sentenced to life imprisonment for killing Şimoni Diril, two accused have been acquitted.

13:47

The indictment against 19 people, including Dicle Fırat Journalists’ Association Co-chair Dicle Müftüoğlu and MA editor Sedat Yılmaz has been prepared.

11:26

Displaced people of Afrin, who settled in the Shahba Canton of North and East Syria, have been going through difficult times due to the siege imposed by the Syrian government and the ongoing Turkish attacks on the canton.

10:20

Turkish special forces police battered two shepherds at Wargevik outpost located in the Cilo region of Gever (Yüksekova). Being threatened with death, the shepherds will file a criminal complaint.

09:26

Zozan Bekir, coordinating member of the Kongra Star says the Rojava Revolution has united Kurdish people divided by the Treaty of Lausanne.

13:39

LeMan and Bayan Yanı, two satirical magazines in Turkey, have posted the caricatures of Başak Demirtaş on their social media accounts. On the caricatures, they wrote, “We stand by you, Başak Demirtaş.”

11:44

A woman was shot to death in Duhok by an unidentified person or persons.

11:16

Iranian human rights activist Leyla Ziafar, who has a Ph.D. in the food industry, was arrested in Tehran on Wednesday for posting a tweet against Iran’s mandatory hijab law.

11:01

Tunisian filmmaker Salma Bakkar says that Tunisian women will not give up their rights that they gained after struggling for years. “We will not allow our achievements to be taken away, no matter what it costs.”

09:47

“The 19 July Revolution gave another life to women,” said theatre player Leyla Ehmed. “The flow of women into the revolution like a torrent of freedom built faith in women's power and identity.”

15:02

Arab women in Shengal have started a tent protest demanding physical freedom of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.

14:26

HDP Women’s Council has released a written statement condemning the sexist social media post of Osman Taşdemir, a lawyer registered to the Istanbul Bar Association, against Başak Demirtaş.

14:09

Iranian women’s rights activist Sepideh Gholian was denied her right of defense for refusing to cover her hair.

10:45

Gülşen Kandemir, sister of seriously sick prisoner Hayati Kaytan, has been detained in the Ereğli district of Konya province.

10:36

Since being founded in 1987, the Rural Women’s Development Society has carried out activities in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip to support women in all facets of life and to fight gender-based violence.

15:47

Kurdish female activist Bayan Farajollahi was arrested and taken to an unknown location by Iranian security forces on Monday, July 17.

13:57

The Yazidi Free Women's Movement (Kurdish: Tevgera Azadiya Jinên Êzîdî-TAJÊ) visited NGOs, women’s organizations and political parties in Sulaymaniyah to mark the anniversary of genocide committed against the Yazidi community by ISIS.

13:41

Iran’s morality police resume patrols in the streets of Sanandaj, warning women who do not wear the hijab correctly but women are determined not to take a step back.

09:17

Journalist Neşe Budak, who was released from prison on July 12 after 13 months in prison, says a serious isolation has been imposed on prisoners and they are subjected to rights violations. “We will work harder to be their voices.”

15:49

LaliKhan Niknia, a Kurdish woman from Urmia, has been detained and taken to an unknown location by Iranian security forces.