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11:15

The Free Women’s Movement (TJA) has released a video calling on women to attend the night march to be held on Istanbul’s Taksim Square on November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

10:57

Hebe de Bonafini, the leader of Argentina’s Plaza de Mayo, has died at the age of 93. A three-day national mourning has been declared in the country.

09:47

Calling on women to take to the streets on November 25 with the motto, “We strengthen as we raise our voices,” Dilek Başalan, head of the Women's Time Association, said that the only solution for gender-based violence is women’s unity.

09:42

Iranian actors Hengameh Ghaziani and Katayoun Riahi have been arrested for removing their hijab in solidarity with the protests that sparked in Iran and Rojhilat following the killing of Jina Mahsa Amini.

15:00

TAJÊ member Edol Hecî condemned Turkey for using chemical weapons in its attacks on the Kurdistan Region and called on everyone to oppose to the use of chemical weapons.

13:46

The women attending the seminars held by Kongra Star in Shahba to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, said they would never bow to violence.

13:26

More than 16,000 people have been arrested in Iran since the protests sparked in the country following the killing of Jina Mahsa Amini. Iranian comedian Zainab Mousavi, who was among the arrested people, has been reportedly released.

11:26

“God is greater than Erdoğan,” the Şenyaşar family said on the 620th day of their sit-in protest for justice.

11:20

The Yazidi Free Women's Movement (Kurdish: Tevgera Azadiya Jinên Êzîdî-TAJÊ) has announced its program to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

11:15

Police raided the activity held to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and detained 11 women, including Socialist Party of the Oppressed (ESP) President Özlem Gümüştaş. The detained 11 women have been released.

09:10

The 25th Interim Assembly of Women’s Shelters and Solidarity Centers was held in Amed. Women participating in the interim assembly stated that unity makes them stronger and that the only way against femicide and violence is solidarity.

14:17

Journalist Beritan Canözer has been sentenced to one year and three months in prison for social media posts shared by journalist Beritan Sarya, who works in Rojava.

13:56

Members of the Peace Mother Initiative in Mardin visited the Şenyaşar family on the 619th day of the sit-in protest for justice.

13:09

The Taliban continue to arrest Afghan women activists for participating in protests.

12:48

Yemeni sources reveal that Yemeni artist and model Intisar al-Hammadi, who has been imprisoned in a Houthi prison in Sanaa for more than one and a half year, was subjected to violence in prison.

10:27

The general strike started in the city of Mahabad, Rojhilat Kurdistan by shopkeepers and merchants in memory of those killed in the November 2019 protests, continues.

09:40

Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, said in a tweet on Wednesday that she was very concerned about death threats against Jiyan Tosun and her family.

08:46

Sara Organization Spokesperson Arzo Temo, who spoke about the role of the association in women’s struggle, said that they have trained many women and that this training is the first step for uprising against violence.

07:54

Women of Amed will hold many activities for a week to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. They will draw attention to femicide, violence against women and special war policies being carried out in the region.

14:29

Citizens living in IDPs camps in Shahba cannot meet their basic needs due to the high prices caused by the embargo and economic crisis. They call for urgent support.