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15:20

Mexican Peoples’ Union issued a statement about the detention of three RJAK members by the KDP forces. The women demand the immediate release of the women.

12:54

Şenyaşar family has struggled for justice in front of the Urfa Courthouse for 165 days. The family announced that they will keep holding their protest in Ankara when the judiciary recess ends in Turkey.

11:46

Nour Khaled, an engineer specialized in engineering technology at the Aden Center, spoke to our news agency about online harassment, cyberstalking, blackmail faced by Yemeni women. She drew attention to the fact that many people lost their lives due to cybercrimes. Addressing young women and children, Nour Khaled said, “Do not be afraid. We are with you” and she demanded the authorities to enact a law against cybercrimes to prevent such crimes.

10:22

Kongreya Star Central Executive Board member Gulixan Tahir reacted to the Turkish airstrike on Tell Tamer and its villages and she said they have doubts about the presence of Russia in the region. “The silence of Russia against attacks will pave the way for new invasion attacks.”

09:15

Accusations against three members of the RJAK, who have been held in custody by the KDP forces, are still unknown. Nerîman Osman said that the only crime of the three women is to be in solidarity with the women of Shengal and she asked the women of Shengal to raise their voices for the release of RJAK members.

08:36

Speaking about the elections to be held in Iraq on October 10, Alia Nassif, member of the Iraqi Parliament, said that the Iraqi women should be ready for taking part in politics and there is a long-termed struggle ahead of them to take a high position for the three presidencies.

13:50

Three members of the Kurdistan Free Women's Movement (RJAK) were detained by the KDP forces on the anniversary of the genocide against Yazidis. Today, the women of RJAK called on international organizations to take steps for the release of detained women. The women also reported that the health of one of the detained women is deteriorating.

13:48

Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar have held a sit-in protest in front of the Urfa Courthouse demanding justice for 164 days.

13:46

11 Tunisian women departed from Oum El Araies region of Tunisia’s Gafsa governorate on August 14 to draw attention to women’s rights in the country and make their voices heard. The women keep marching to the capital despite the blisters and wounds on their feet.

11:57

People, who were killed in the Turkish airstrike on Sikêniyê People’s Hospital in Shengal, were laid to rest today in Shengal. Doctor Muhlise Sidar, who went to Shengal after the genocide committed by ISIS on August 3, 2014, to heal the wounds of Yazidis, was one of the killed people. Arab and Kurdish women carried her coffin on their shoulders.

16:02

Women of Sulaymaniyah issued a statement to condemn the attacks on Shengal and demanded a response to these attacks.

13:15

Women's Defense Units (YPJ) has released a statement for Afghan women. “The current situation in Afghanistan is a painful and worrying one for all struggling women and pro-democracy circles,” the statement says, “We as YPJ express our support for the women of Afghanistan and say that in any case, it is necessary for the women to organize themselves with free will and determine their struggle against the ruling forces.”

11:52

Calling on international organizations to bring to account Turkey for its airstrikes on Yazidi people in Shengal, the women of Kobanê said, “Turkey wants to commit 75th edict.”

09:00

A hospital in Shengal was targeted by a Turkish airstrike yesterday.

14:18

Afghan director Sahraa Karimi announced on her social media account that she left Afghanistan along with 11 people. The director wrote an open letter to call for support from cinema communities around the world.

11:45

Three members of the Kurdistan Free Women's Movement (RJAK) were detained by the KDP forces on the anniversary of the genocide against Yazidis. The KDP hasn’t released any official statement about the detention of three women until now. Hedle Hesen, a member of the Kongreya Star Coordination in the Euphrates Region, called on women to take to the streets against the policies of the KDP.

10:41

Prisoner Muhlise Karagüzel has two heart attacks in prison, she was treated at a hospital as handcuffed and now she is about to lose her vision due to her high blood sugar levels. Zilan Karagüzel called for the release of hundreds of patients, including her mother, held in prisons of Turkey. “If my mother has a heart attack again, she will die. She shouldn’t be held in prison.”

09:20

Turkish airstrike attacked the people of Shengal on Monday (August 15) while they were waiting for Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi. The attack killed two people and wounded three civilians. “Their aim is to displace us from our lands. But we will not leave our lands,” said the women of Shengal.

08:40

Naze Şirvan, social consultant of the People's Organization and the Women's Center, drew attention to the rise of femicide and she said, “The cause of rising femicide is the absence of laws.” Underlining that perpetrators receive low sentences, Naze Şirvan said, “The organizations should fulfill their responsibilities in order to prevent femicide.”

15:16

Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar have held a sit-in protest in front of the Urfa Courthouse demanding justice for 161 days. “We will not stay at home until those who committed a crime against humanity at the hospital are brought to justice,” the family said.