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10:10

Women in Northern Kurdistan will take to the streets for a week to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Women of Batman, Şırnak, Diyarbakır, and Batman have announced their programs.

15:00

The report released by the Platform for Combating Violence Against Women reveals that the rate of violence against women in the Federal Kurdistan Region (also known as Iraqi Kurdistan) in September was higher than in the previous two months. Six women were killed by men in September, according to the report.

13:59

No news has been received from jailed Iranian activist Khadijeh Mehdipour, who was arrested last year in October, for a while. Human rights organizations are concerned about her life.

13:42

The sit-in protest held by Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar has entered its 252nd day. “We demand justice demanded by Emine Şenyaşar,” said the prisoners’ families, who visited the Şenyaşar family in front of the Urfa Courthouse.

12:24

Female students of the University of Tehran continue to protest the compulsory hijab in Iran. Iranian women receive support from activists, intellectuals, NGOs, athletes, and artists.

08:40

Women work in the whole production process of the Yeni Yaşam Newspaper, which was launched to defend the freedom of the press under all forms of censorship and conditions. “The ruling party has two main policies, the Kurds and misogyny. The Kurdish press stands in somewhere against these,” said Hicran Urun, the editor of the Yeni Yaşam newspaper’s supplement for women, to describe the political situation and how they publish the newspaper under these conditions.

14:20

Today, Emine Şenyaşar will appear in court for allegedly “insulting” AKP MP İbrahim Halil Yıldız.

09:10

For months, no news has been received from Zeynab Jalalian, who has been held in an Iranian prison for 14 years with the allegation of being a member of the Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK).

09:00

Kongereya Star has announced that Kurdish, Armenian, Arab, Assyrian, and Turkmen women living in Northern and Eastern Syria have started their annual meeting to plan their next year and to form a roadmap based on what they experienced last year. We spoke to Mizgin Xelil, a member of the Kongreya Star Coordination, about their projects. “We aim to determine the needs of the peoples, particular needs of women and to unite the women's struggles,” she said.

15:37

Members of the Peace Mothers’ Assembly Branches in Siirt, Mardin, Şırnak, and Batman marched to protest the use of chemical weapons in the Federal Kurdistan Region by Turkey.

14:41

Every year on 9 November, the Coalition for Sexual and Bodily Rights in Muslim Societies (CSBR) organizes the international One Day, One Struggle (ODOS) campaign. The aim of the campaign is to raise awareness of women about sexuality.

13:42

Emine Şenyaşar, who has demanded justice for her killed relatives for 248 days, will appear in court on the charges of “insulting” AKP MP İbrahim Halil Yıldız.

13:18

Photojournalist Rahil Mousavi, who becomes popular after taking photographs of a rally to protest against potential environmental damage in the southwestern port city of Khorramshahr, was reportedly detained in the city of Ahvaz, Iran, on Tuesday evening, (November 9). No news has been received from her since her detention.

16:23

Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar have held a sit-in protest in front of Urfa Courthouse for 247 days to make their voices heard.

13:24

Since the assassination of the Mirabal sisters, women demanding equality, justice, freedom, and peace have been targeted by governments. Fewza Henifi, a member of Sara Organization, a women’s organization combating violence against women, has announced that they, as the organization, have held events against violence.

14:17

On the 246th day of the sit-in protest, Emine Şenyaşar testified at Suruç District Police Department within the scope of a new investigation launched against her.

11:36

Press outlets in Federal Kurdistan ignore women and women’s issues. The language used by the press outlets is also criticized. Women journalists react to the ignorance of the press outlets, “Every woman should consider the problems faced by women as their own problems.”

10:09

United Nations Population Fund and the Embassy of the Netherlands in Algeria have launched a campaign called “16 Days” within the scope of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence.

13:00

Emine Şenyaşar is demanding justice for her killed husband and children at home today due to her health problems.

12:00

Bodies of four women activists, who had been shot to death, were found in the city of Mazār-i-Sharīf, Afghanistan. One of the victims, Forouzan Safi, was a university professor.