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11:43

Gohar Eshghi, mother of Sattar Beheshti, Iranian blogger who was killed in 2012 by Iran’s security forces, shared a Newroz message saying, “Ali Khamenei, Iran is not your father’s property. You cannot do whatever you want in this country.”

10:46

“Jina has become the messenger of women’s freedom,” said Mojgan Eftekhari, mother of Jina Mahsa Amini, in a social media post.

08:37

Sahar Ayubi is one of the women who managed to overcome the difficulties and finish her education. She addresses Afghan women: "Rights are not given; they are taken! You have to fight for your rights."

13:50

Holding a press conference, the Democratic Union Party (PYD) office in Sulaymaniyah condemned the killing of four people in Afrin’s Jindires town on the evening of March 20.

12:47

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake hit Maraş today at 12:19 p.m., Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said.

12:38

The sit-in protest staged by the Şenyaşar family seeking justice for their killed relatives has entered its 731st day.

12:03

Women agricultural workers in Jordan demand better working conditions, indicating that they are paid less than men and work 11 hours a day.

10:36

HDP Co-chair Mithat Sancar has announced that the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) will enter the upcoming general elections in Turkey through the Green Left Party.

10:02

An investigation has been launched against police officers for beating 14-year-old Y.D. in the Lice district of Amed on March 21. Amed Bar Association has filed a criminal complaint against the police officers.

13:43

14-year-old child namely Y.D. was allegedly kidnapped by police while returning to his home in the Lice district of Amed. Being forced to say “I am a Turk”, the child was thrown into a swamp after being tortured by police.

13:03

“Wake up now!” said today’s social media post of the Şenyaşar family seeking justice in front of the Urfa Courthouse for 730 days.

13:01

Journalist Nujiyan Erhan was commemorated in Shengal today, on the 6th anniversary of her murder.

11:38

The Constitutional Court of Turkey (AYM) has rejected the demand of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) to postpone its verbal defense after the upcoming elections.

11:29

The Kurdish people and their friends celebrated Newroz in Tokyo, the capital of Japan.

10:41

Six years have passed since the killing of journalist Nujiyan Erhan, who made the voices of the women of Shengal heard all around the world. Her colleagues Emira Zozan and Suham Şengali spoke to NuJINHA about her journalism.

09:39

Yesterday, the Newroz fire was lit in many cities of Rojhilat Kurdistan. The people often chanted the slogan, “Jin, Jiyan, Azadi” despite the attacks of the security forces.

15:09

“Long live our just struggle. We will not lose our faith in bringing justice and peace to this country by struggling,” said the social media post of the Şenyaşar family attending the Newroz celebration in Amed.

13:45

Last night, the fire of Newroz was lit in the Jindires town of Afrin. Today, thousands gathered in the town to take the bodies of four civilians killed by a Turkey-backed faction yesterday and light the Newroz fire.

13:23

Hundreds of thousands have been participating in the Newroz celebration in Amed. “May 14 will be the day for the third way for politics, for the end of AKP’s politics,” said Çiğdem Kılıçgün, Co-Spokesperson of the Green Left Party.

11:55

In North and East Syria, people have been flocking to the streets to celebrate Newroz.