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Martyr Gulistan TARA Documentary Commune established
The Martyr Gulistan TARA Documentary Commune has been established, the commune announced in a statement on social media platforms, saying that “Kurdish Resurrection”, a 90-episode documentary series telling the history of the PKK, will be screened soon.
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Filmmakers, actors of ‘My Favourite Cake’ stand trial in Iran
The filmmakers and actors of “My Favourite Cake”, an Iranian film that premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival, stood trial at Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran on Saturday.
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Türkiye: 16 women killed by men in February
In February 2025, 16 women were killed by men and 21 more died under suspicious circumstances in Türkiye, said a report released by the We Will Stop Femicide Platform.
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Women of Deir ez-Zor ready for IWD: No one can dim the sunlight of free women
“No one can dim the sunlight of free women. We will continue to be the sun lighting the future,” said women of Deir ez-Zor, who are ready to celebrate the International Women’s Day.
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TJA announces its program for International Women’s Day
The Free Women’s Movement (TJA) has announced its program for the International Women’s Day. According to the program, the movement will organize rallies and other activities in many cities.
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‘This issue concerns everyone and this peace should be the peace for all of us’
“This issue concerns everyone and this peace should be the peace for all of us,” said Müşerref Ülker, calling on everyone to support the call for peace by Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
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Turkish artillery strikes on villages of Kobanê
The Turkish forces and Turkish-backed factions targeted three villages of Kobanê on Sunday by using heavy weapons.
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Mina Soltani Zareh sentenced to 8 months in prison
Mina Soltani Zareh, the mother of Shahryar Mohammadi, a protester killed in Bukan during the “Jin, Jiyan, Azadi” protests in 2022, has been sentenced to eight months in prison, with a bail of one million tomans.
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Iranian singer Hiwa Seyfizadeh arrested in Tehran
Iranian singer Hiwa Seyfizadeh was arrested by Iran’s security forces during a live performance in Tehran on Thursday.
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Amnesty International: Sharifeh Mohammadi is at risk of execution
Iranian human rights defender Sharifeh Mohammadi is at risk of execution after a Revolutionary Court in Rasht sentenced her to death again in February 2025, Amnesty International said Thursday in a post on X.
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At least 56 Baloch children killed in Iran since 2017
At least 56 Baloch children have been killed by Iran’s security forces since 2017, the Baloch Activists Campaign (BAC) said in a statement on Thursday.
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Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees keeps working for women
“We kept working for women and girls despite Israel’s attacks on the Gaza Strip,” said Suhair Khader, President of the Union of Palestinian Women's Committees (UPWC).
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'Call for Peace and Democratic Society' from Abdullah Öcalan
After a meeting with Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan in the prison island of Imrali, the Imrali Delegation read the historic “Call for Peace and Democracy” from Abdullah Öcalan in a press conference on Thursday.
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Iranian Parliament rejects proposal to teach literature in local languages
The Iranian Parliament rejected Wednesday a proposal to introduce literature classes in local and ethnic languages in schools.
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Death toll in Afghan floods rises to 37
The death toll from recent rainstorms and flash floods across Afghanistan has risen to 37, the Taliban authorities said on Wednesday.
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WHO: Extreme weather events have increased by 400% due to climate change
Climate-related extreme weather events have increased by 400% in the region in the past 50 years, the WHO Regional Office for Europe said Wednesday on social media platform X.
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Yazidi, Arab women getting ready for Women’s Day
Yazidi and Arab women in Shengal (Sinjar) have been getting ready to celebrate the International Women’s Day, calling on all women to say, “Enough is Enough” and to stand against oppression and restrictions.
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‘Freedom of expression and the media is at risk in Tunisia’
Tunisia’s Decree-Law No 54 of 2022 on cybercrime is a crackdown on media and freedom of expression, said Tunisian journalist Jihan Al-Lawati. “Freedom of expression and the media is at risk in Tunisia.”
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Co-chair of TEV-DEM: The unity of the people can liberate Syria from occupation
“The unity of the people can liberate Syria from occupation,” said Remziye Mohammed, Co-chair of the Movement for a Democratic Society (TEV-DEM).
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Atefeh Tahernia released from Yasuj Prison
Atefeh Tahernia, a resident of Iran’s Dehdasht city, has been released on bail from the Yasuj Prison.