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12:37

Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, also known as Ethiopian “piano queen” has died at the age of 99.

09:58

Two women have been arrested in Iran after a photo showing them on a motorbike without a hijab was shared on social media platforms.

09:26

Jailed Kurdish politician Sebahat Tuncel sent a message about the upcoming elections in Turkiye through her lawyers. “End discussions and take action,” she said in the message.

14:47

A young woman killed herself after being raped by the brother-in-law of Maulvi Amanuddin, a Taliban politician, local sources said.

14:14

Four members of the Peace Mothers’ Initiative have been detained in Istanbul while celebrating the birthday of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.

14:13

Closure of stores, the attacks by leaders, the fine from 500 million to 3 billion Toman, and threats by Imams, none of these could stop women in Kermanshah from refusing to wear hijab.

13:37

Today marks the 10th anniversary of the foundation of the YPJ. “The YPJ is our identity, our source of existence, will and strength,” said the mothers of the YPJ fighters, who lost their lives while fighting for the revolution in Rojava.

11:28

At least five girls were hospitalized on Monday, April 3, after poisoning at the 22 Bahman Girls' School located in the city of Naqadeh in West Azerbaijan Province of Iran.

11:20

On the 58th day of the February 6 earthquakes, eight dead bodies were pulled out of the rubble in the Defne district of Hatay. Local sources say there are more bodies under the rubble in the district.

10:39

Yesterday, the Organization for Yazidi Community, Language and Education held activities for children in Shengal to mark the birthday of Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Öcalan, April 4.

10:00

Dilbirîn Kobanê, YPJ Commander in the Cizîrê Region, says the YPJ fights for women all over the world with the aim of globalization of women’s defense in order to ensure women’s rights.

08:17

Researcher Hind Abu Nijela and activist Thuraya Abu Zuhri think an effective struggle must be carried out against all forms of gender-based violence in Palestine.

14:46

The members of the Ahrar al-Sharqiya affiliated to the Turkey-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) destroyed the tomb of “Melek Adi”, one of the sacred places of Yazidis in Afrin.

14:16

In Turkey, at least 23 women were killed by men, 19 more died under suspicious circumstances in March 2023, according to the report released by the We Will Stop Femicide Platform.

13:46

300 trees have been planted in Shengal’s Kesre Valley by Yazidi women to mark the birthday of Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Öcalan.

13:44

“The Jin, jiyan, azadi uprising is a historical milestone in the lives of women in Iran,” said Iranian poet Joman Hosseinzadeh, drawing attention to the discriminatory practices against women in Iran.

11:37

A women delegation, including Ilham Ehmed, Co-chair of the Executive Committee of the Syrian Democratic Council (SDC), had meetings with women’s organizations in Başûrê Kurdistan, Southern Kurdistan.

10:47

Youth organizations in the Makhmur refugee camp say they will continue to hold actions until they ensure the physical freedom of Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Öcalan.

10:25

Many people, including HDP members and Democratic Modernity Journal employee Sema Korkmaz have been detained in the home raids in Istanbul.

10:18

“We have to fight against the oppressive systems together. We will secure women's freedom,” said YPJ Spokesperson Rûksen Mihemed.