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14:03

The HPV vaccine can prevent most cases of cervical cancer but the cost of the vaccine is not covered by insurance in Turkey. Most women cannot get this life-saving vaccine due to its high price. Obstetrician and gynecologist Irmak Saraç states that this vaccine should be free of charge for everyone. “This vaccine is one of the weapons against HPV.”

13:29

Teachers, members of the Committee for Democratic Education and Society (KPCD), made a statement to condemn the attack on a village school in Shehba. The teachers called on the international community to not keep silent against the attacks on civilians and schools.

13:12

Emine Şenyaşar, whose husband and two sons were killed, has demanded justice in front of the Urfa Courthouse with her son Ferit Şenyaşar for 336 days.

13:11

Women’s right to alimony is again on the agenda of the Turkish government. The ruling party, which draws its strength from the patriarchal system, keeps standing by men. For this reason, the women’s right to alimony is discussed on the victimization of men not the reality of women.

13:25

Another woman activist has been reportedly arrested by the Taliban after she participated in protests in Afghanistan.

13:14

People of Shengal held a march today to protest the Turkish airstrikes on their homeland. They called on the Iraqi government and UN to set up a no-fly zone for Turkey over Shengal.

11:15

The AKP tends to ban everything to perpetuate its illusion claiming “Everything is fine in Turkey” to impose reactionary policies. The media industry is one of the industries affected by these bans; many news websites have been blocked to access, many news articles have been banned to be published, many news footages have been removed, many journalists have been detained and arrested. “Every mechanism in Turkey is used for censorship and repression,” Barış Altıntaş, Co-Director of the Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA), said.

13:50

The protest of the sick prisoners’ relatives, who gather every week in front of the building of the Forensic Medicine Institute in Istanbul to make a statement, has been reportedly banned by the Bahçelievler District Governorate. After the announcement of the ban, police battered and detained the protesters.

13:40

“Doesn't anyone see us?” asks Emine Şenyaşar, who has demanded justice for her killed relatives in front of the Urfa Courthouse for 332 days.

13:20

Women of Shengal came together to protest the Turkish airstrikes on their city. During the protest, they shouted that they will resist for their freedom to the end.

11:45

The We Will Stop Femicide Platform (KCDP) has released its January report. 26 women were killed, 28 more died under suspicious circumstances in January, according to the report.

10:40

In Turkey, the unit price of sanitary pads has increased by more than 50% in a year. The issue of the high price of sanitary pads was brought to the agenda of the parliament but men didn’t raise their hands to support women. Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Istanbul MP Züleyha Gülüm told us that women will launch campaigns to make the government accept that sanitary pads are the basic need for women.

14:20

The Şenyaşar family has demanded justice for 331 days despite the injustice they face.

14:54

The mothers, who have held a tent protest at the Semalka border crossing demanding their children’s dead bodies to be given to them, stated that they will hold their protest in different places. “The resistance of mothers will go down in history,” Newroz Mislim, a member of the Kongra Star Coordination in the Euphrates region, said.

14:00

27 human rights and journalism groups have released a joint statement demanding the release of journalist Sedef Kabaş.

12:00

The Şenyaşar family has demanded justice in front of the Urfa Courthouse for their killed relatives for 330 days. The family demands their voice to be heard despite all the pressure and investigations against them.

15:38

General Directorate of Combating Violence against Women and Family has announced that 13,584 women were subjected to violence in 2021 in Federal Kurdistan Region.

14:35

Addressing Bekir Bozdağ, who has been appointed as the new Turkish Ministry of Justice, the Şenyaşar family said, “It is not time for congratulations or thanks. End the accelerating injustices! A mother has been waiting for justice in front of Şanlıurfa Courthouse for a year. Hear her scream now!”

13:38

The Iranian Photojournalists Association condemns the ban on female photographers to cover matches in stadiums.

13:18

Bouchra Baibanou is the first Moroccan to climb Everest, the highest summit in the world. She is also the first person to climb Everest in North Africa, and the third in Arab countries. Ibtissame Azzaoui climbed the summit of Mount Toubkal with her four-month-old baby to record a new challenge as the first Moroccan woman to climb to the summit of Mount Toubkal with her baby.