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07:40

A top administrative court ruled on Tuesday that Turkey’s President Erdoğan’s decision to pull Turkey out of the Istanbul Convention was lawful.

14:38

Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar have held a sit-in protest in front of the Urfa Courthouse to demand justice for their killed relatives for 498 days.

14:30

The Revolution in Rojava has become an inspiration to all women over the world, including the women in Kurdistan and the Middle East. We interviewed women living in Sulaymaniyah about the revolution.

13:38

“Why does everyone play ostrich?” asked the families of prisoners in their press statement issued in front of the Diyarbakır D-type Closed Prison.

12:00

The victims of the Halabja chemical attack came together to discuss the decision made by the Kurdistan Regional Government to reduce the amount of benefits paid to them.

10:06

The Literary Salon of Noon, an intellectual literary female group, held its monthly meeting in the Gaza Strip.

15:10

Zenûbiya Women's Community issued a statement condemning the killing of journalist Menal Salih al Mizel. They demanded the perpetrators be punished severely.

14:30

The Middle East Women’s Forum is expected to be held on July 22-23 with the participation of many women. Kongra Star Democratic Relations and Alliances member Rûken Ehmed spoke to NuJINHA about the forum.

14:00

The fourth hearing of the murder trial of Deniz Poyraz has been held today. A man holding a gun tried to enter the courthouse and threatened the people monitoring the hearing.

12:58

On the 497th day of the sit-in protest held by the Şenyaşar family, Emine Şenyaşar demanded the release of her son Fadıl Şenyaşar, who has been kept in a solitary cell for more than four years.

07:15

Susan Raheel is an Afghan journalist, who has been unemployed since the Taliban returned to power in 2021. “Working in media is like committing suicide for women nowadays. We are under serious threats," she said.

12:48

“Millions have supported our sacred struggle. The truth came out through our struggle,” the Şenyaşar family said on their social media account on the 494th day of their sit-in protest.

12:35

Dead body of journalist Menal Salih El Mizel was found in a ruined house near the Mahmoudi camp in Deir ez-Zor. The journalist was reportedly brutally killed.

09:45

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) presents its 2022 International Press Freedom Award to Kurdish journalist Niyaz Abdullah.

15:20

Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar went to Elazığ to demand justice with jailed Fadıl Şenyaşar. “We will never lose our hope,” the family said on their social media account.

09:50

The United Nations Human Rights Office has expressed concerns about Iran’s recent detention of film directors, civil society activists and family members of victims of human rights violations.

09:40

Dutch journalist and writer Frederike Geerdink was detained by the KDP forces while trying to cross the border into North and East Syria. The journalist announced her detention on her social media account. She faces deportation from the region.

14:00

German lawmakers have recognized the 2014 massacre against Yazidis by ISIS as a genocide.

13:55

“Tomorrow is the Feast of Sacrifice. While the leaders will release statements celebrating the feast, the mother will continue to demand justice for 487 days. For 4 years, the unrelieved pain, tears…” the Şenyaşar family said.

14:18

Women in the MENA region have launched a two-day general strike to protest the recent murders of women across the Middle East.