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11:11

In the Druze majority city of Sweida, women resist all kinds of human rights violations, weaving networks of solidarity.

11:08

“We saw death with our own eyes. We saw children and adults dying of thirst. We will never forget those painful days.”

15:21

A young Yazidi woman identified as Reham Haji Hami, who was rescued by the Women's Defense Units (YPJ) has reunited with her family in Shengal after 11 years in ISIS captivity.

14:37

The Yazidi Free Women’s Movement commemorated those killed in the village of Qiney in the attacks of ISIS on Shengal and said, “We will not allow the Iraqi state and the United Nations to ignore us.”

14:34

More than 635 women have been killed in Syria since the beginning of 2025, according to human rights organizations in Syria.

12:21

Armaghan Yazdani, a Baha’i citizen residing in Shiraz, was arrested by agents of the IRGC Intelligence on Wednesday while she was making preparations for her upcoming wedding.

11:30

On July 11, 2025, the PKK held a ceremony in Sulaymaniyah to destroy weapons. Besê Hozat led the ceremony. “Besê Hozat represented the will of women demanding freedom and peace,” said women of Kobanê.

10:09

Sectarian tensions have been escalating in Syria; the Alawites and the Druze have been systematically killed by armed groups led by HTS. “This situation reveals the existence of a vengeful regime, not an interim government,” said a witness.

08:56

Mina Mashhadi Mahdi, a documentary filmmaker, editor, and actress, was arrested on Tuesday, her husband announced on Thursday.

08:41

Mahboubeh Rezaei, a political prisoner imprisoned in Qarchak Prison in Varamin, has released a message to support Pakhshan Azizi, calling to be the voice of “this brave woman”.

14:58

Mahsa Shafiee, sister of Nima Shafiee who was killed during the “Jin, Jiyan, Azadi” revolutionary uprising, has been reportedly transferred to Iran’s Yasuj Central prison after seven days in detention.

14:56

88 Nobel Laureates have sent a joint letter to international institutions and Türkiye’s President Tayyip Erdoğan to support the “Call for Peace and Democratic Society” of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.

14:03

A memorial ceremony was held for Emine Ocak, the mother of 30-year-old Hasan Ocak, in Istanbul’s Galatasaray Square on Thursday. “Goodbye, we are here, mother,” chanted the people attending the ceremony.

12:24

Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan must be free to manage the process with people, said Stîvan Îbo, a member of the Armenian Community Council of North and East Syria.

11:11

Women had to leave their homes amid bombardment and flying bullets. Some carried their elderly mothers on their backs, others hid their injured children. “What happened was not a fight but a massacre against civilians.”

10:06

Moroccan women’s rights activist Zahra Alwardi thinks that transnational feminist solidarity is a must to defend women against systems of oppression, colonialism, and war.

15:24

“What is happening in Sweida is no longer just a protest against the government, but a fight for existence,” said Linia Darwish, a women’s rights activist in Sweida, criticizing the international silence against the attacks.

14:28

Leila Saremi and Ahmad Moazzami Goudarzi, parents of political prisoner Farzad Moazzami Goudarzi, were arrested in a house raid conducted by Iran’s security forces in the city of Borujerd on Tuesday.

12:54

Emine Ocak, mother of Hasan Ocak who was tortured to death in custody and one of the Saturday's Mothers, has died at the age of 84, the Saturday Mothers announced in a post on social media platform X on Wednesday.

11:08

Ebir Hasaf, member of the Women’s Council of North and East Syria, expressed their solidarity with women of Sweida, calling on all Syrian women to unite against all kinds of attacks.