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Sit-in protest for justice continues on its 266th day
Emine Şenyaşar, whose husband and two sons were killed, 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 266 days.
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Kongra Star holds its annual meeting in Qamishlo
Yesterday, the Kongra Star, an umbrella organization for all women's organizations in NE Syria, held its annual meeting in Qamishlo, NE Syria with the participation of its members to discuss the works they carried out during the year.
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Sit-in protest of Şenyaşar family enters its 263rd day
While the sit-in protest staged by the Şenyaşar family continues on its 263rd day, the family demanded the implementation of the law as soon as possible and said, “Those who remain silent against this injustice will lose.”
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3-day workshop for women in Morocco
National Human Rights Council has organized a three-day workshop for women in Morocco. The women who participated in the workshop will be informed about sexual health, reproduction, contraception, and sexual violence.
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Yazidi women march from Mekteba Sor on November 25
Yesterday, Yazidi women started to march from the Mektaba Sor (Red School) where ISIS held the abducted Êzidî women and children, to protest violence against women.
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“Women will destroy this fascist system”
Last night, hundreds of women marched in Amed despite police blockage to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Chanting “Women will destroy this fascist system,” slogans, women protested the increasing rate of violence against women and femicide.
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Women demand end to violence across Turkey
Women took to the streets in many cities of Turkey on November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Thousands of women took part in Istanbul’s Taksim. Expressing their “rising”, women shouted slogans against violence, harassment, rape, and ongoing economic crisis.
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Women in Syria: “The resistance continues with thousands of women”
Women held protests and events in many cities of NE Syria today to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Stating that the resistance of Mirabal Sisters continues today with thousands of women, the women said that their struggle against male violence will continue.
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Women take to streets in Iran, Iraq, Federal Kurdistan Region
Women today took to the streets in Iran, Iraq and Federal Kurdistan Region to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Condemning the state-male violence, women protested so-called “honor killing” of women and girls.
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262nd day of protest for justice: Women will change the bad luck of this country
“Women will change the bad luck of this country” said the Şenyaşar family on the 262nd day of their sit-in protest demanding justice for their killed relatives.
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75 women killed by men in last two months
75 women, including a transwoman, were killed in Turkey between September 1 and November 22, according to the report released by the Socio-Political Field Research Center (Sosyo-Politik Saha Araştırmaları Merkezi).
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Kongreya Star calls on UN Women to prevent Turkish attacks together
Kongreya Star has issued a statement on the International Day for the Elimination Violence Against Women. In the statement, Kongreya Star draws attention to rights violations in NE Syria by Turkey and calls on UN Women to work together against attacks.
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Women of Amed: “We cannot make ends meet”
Yesterday, women of Amed protested the deepening economic crisis and said, “We cannot make ends meet.” The women demanded the change of the current system and said, “We will raise our voices everywhere.”
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Data of violence against women in Tunisia announced
6,284 women called for help on the hotline for domestic violence (Le numéro vert 1899), 75.5% of women reported that they were subjected to domestic violence, according to the statement of the Minister of Women, Family, Children, and Seniors (MFFES).
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261st day of sit-in protest: Awake from the sleep of heedlessness
The Şenyaşar family has been holding a sit-in protest in front of the Urfa Courthouse for 261 days to make their voice heard.
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Women of Amed to march on November 25 against male-state violence
Hasret Alp, a member of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Women’s Council, calls on all women to take the streets on November 25 to protest the policies of the government, which increase violence against women and femicides. Stating that they, as organized women, will march with the spirit of Mirabal sisters, Hasret Alp invites all women to join the march to be held in Amed on November 25.
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Women to take to streets across Turkey on November 25
Women will take to the streets across Turkey on November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women to protest male-state violence against them.
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Emine Şenyaşar demands justice for 260 days
On the 260th day of their sit-in protest in front of the Urfa Courthouse, Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar continue to demand justice for their killed relatives.
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Women journalists: We will continue to write
Dicle Müftüoğlu, the co-chair of the Dicle Fırat Journalists Association (DFG) and editor of Mesopotamia News Agency (MA), spoke to NuJINHA about the increasing violence and rights violations against women journalists in Turkey. “Despite the pressure, women journalists continue to write and report,” she said. Jinnews reporter Şêrin Çınar also criticized the pressure against them, “We will continue to be the voice of women.”
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Women healing wounds of Beirut blast
Beity Association organized a meeting in Beirut with the cooperation of UN Women to heal the wounds and reduce the damage caused by the Beitur’s August 4 blast. The representatives of many associations, non-government organizations attended the meeting held on November 19.