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Baran Saedi, a Kurdish activist and women’s rights defender, was arrested and transferred to an unknown location by Iran’s security forces in Sanandaj on Monday.

13:27

In a statement, Kongra Star condemned the genocidal attacks carried out by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) against the Alawite community in Syria, accusing the government in Damascus of committing the genocidal attacks.

11:37

973 people have been killed in genocidal attacks on Syrian coastline and Latakia mountains, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a Britain-based monitoring group, said on Sunday.

11:27

Women of North and East Syria celebrated International Women’s Day, March 8, welcoming the historical call by Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan and demanding his physical freedom.

11:25

“On March 8, women demonstrated their determination to lead the ‘Peace and Democratic Society’ process,” the Kurdistan Women's Communities (KJK) said in a statement, calling on all women to turn Newroz into a festival of struggle.

09:42

Women, who celebrated International Women’s Day on the Tishreen Dam by chanting the “Jin, Jiyan, Azadî” slogan, said, “This dam is ours, we protect it. We will not give up our cause

16:50

In Amed, women celebrated International Women’s Day at the Istasyon Square on Saturday. “Mr. Öcalan will lead us to the future as the architect of peace under free conditions,” said Kurdish politician Gültan Kışanak.

15:07

In a statement, Afghanistan Women and Children Strengthen Welfare Organization (AWCSWO) called on the UN and international community not to “leave Afghan women alone on International Women’s Day.”

13:20

Shinda Adil Kisho, a medical student from the city of Qamishlo, was killed in a clash that broke out between Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and an armed group in Latakia.

13:07

The 7th anniversary of JIN TV, first women’s channel in North and East Syria, was celebrated in the Jazira Canton by women journalists.

11:02

The Mesopotamia Women Journalists Association has issued a statement to mark International Women’s Day, calling on all women to be the voice of women journalists.

10:58

The Kurdistan Women's Communities (KJK) has issued a statement, condemning rape and killing of Alawite women in Syria. “Everyone must raise their voices against the attacks on the Alawite minority.”

09:16

The women of Gaza, who welcome International Women’s Day amid destruction, will tell their stories by participating in virtual seminars.

14:22

“The struggle will be crowned with victory by the strong will of women,” the General Command of the Women's Defense Units (YPJ) said in a statement to mark International Women’s Day.

13:27

Clashes broken out between Damascus-backed forces and armed groups in Latakia, Tartus, Idlib, Homs and Daraa on Thursday evening are going on. AANES issued a statement calling on all parties to end the escalation.

11:17

The flogging on Mehdi’s body is a whip on the proud, resistant women of Iran,” Nobel peace prize laureate Narges Mohammadi wrote Wednesday on social media platform X.

10:01

“We fight with high morale because this is a war of dignity and everyone must protect their dignity.” These are the last words of YPJ commander Rohanî Yekta, who was martyred while defending the Tishreen Dam.

08:16

Displaced women working at the Iştar Tandoor Cooperative in Til Temir voiced their messages for International Women’s Day, calling on the Turkish state to withdraw from their homeland.

13:20

In Türkiye, 15 women and two children were killed and 18 women and one child died under suspicious circumstances in February 2025, according to a report released by Jinnews, an all-women’s news agency based in Amed.

13:09

Nearly a quarter of governments worldwide reported a backlash on women’s rights in 2024, said a report published by UN Women on Thursday.