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14:52

The protest held by Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar demanding justice enters its 65th day. “Everything is obvious but there is no law and justice,” says the tweet posted by the Şenyaşar family.

14:04

The murder of Rifka Cherni by her police officer husband in Tunisia has sparked anger in the country. Tunisian women artists have launched a campaign on social media platforms to draw attention to femicides in the country.

16:59

A United Nations team investigating has announced that they found “clear and compelling evidence” that ISIS committed genocide against the Yazidi minority in 2014.

16:57

Police attacked women unfurling a banner reading, “We don’t give up on Istanbul Convention” at Istanbul’s Taksim Square. Three women were taken into custody after being battered by police.

15:39

73 women’s organizations around the world have issued a written statement and announced that they have launched a campaign against femicides. The statement has been signed by 73 women’s organizations and 181 persons. “We want to unveil and denounce the root of these femicides against our pioneers and precursors of the time of freedom. We want to collectively read the context to know why we are being killed. We want to expose the structures of power that promote and benefit from our criminalization, finger-pointing, and death. We want to interchange experiences of our own justice that from the territories is overflowing the patriarchal, colonial, state, racist, capitalist (in) justice,” says the statement.

15:24

Tunisian Ministry of Women, Family, Children, and Seniors (MFFES), Workers’ Party’s women’s organization Misawa and Tunisian Association of Democratic Women and many NGOs condemned the increasing domestic violence during the month of Ramadan.

14:43

Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar have held a protest demanding justice for their killed relatives for 64 days. Today, the family posted a tweet to call on bar associations, “Don’t keep silent against this cruelty inflicted using laws,” says the tweet.

13:18

10 years have passed since the Istanbul Convention was opened for signature in Istanbul. Women in Istanbul made drawings of the walls of Topkapi to mark 10 years of the convention. “Istanbul Convention is 10 Years Old”, “Istanbul Convention belongs to us, we don’t give up on it,” women wrote on the walls.

09:28

Eight women inmates in Diyabakır Closed Women’s Prison have reportedly been infected with Covid-19. Their lawyers claim that the women inmates with symptoms haven’t been tested. “My daughter told me that the coronavirus was transmitted by the wardens due to the daily ward raids,” said Adile Işık, mother of Filiz Işık one of the inmates in the prison.

16:56

Mehmet Erdoğan killed his wife Zeynep Erdoğan and tortured his step child in Çankaya district of Ankara.

15:45

Emine Şenyaşar, whose husband and two sons were killed, has held a protest demanding justice for 63 days.

09:50

Peace Mother Simanperi Akyıldız died of Covid-19 in Istanbul.

15:31

Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar have held a protest demanding justice for their killed relatives for two months.

15:29

Libyan women journalists met to discuss the problems they have faced in Libya. Many women journalists working for local, national, and international press outlets discussed many issues, particularly, “Ensuring freedom of the press is essential for social freedom.” Fatma Nasir is one of the women journalists who participated in the meeting. She has worked as a news editor. “Never allow your fears to prevent your pen,” said Fatma Nasir, who has worked as a news editor.

10:43

Healthcare workers now want to see the value they deserve. One of them is Nebahat Yılmaz, who has worked for a private hospital for 12 years. “COVID-19 hasn’t been accepted as an occupational disease for healthcare workers and this shows the value given to people’s health and us in our country,” Yılmaz said, “The pandemic has pushed my colleagues and me into a hard period. I had to stay away from my family and my children for a while. We had many difficulties looking after our children since my husband has also worked in the private sector. Sometimes, we had to leave them alone at home despite their young age.”

14:45

Emine Şenyaşar and Ferit Şenyaşar have kept holding their protest demanding justice for their killed relatives. “This superiority is not permanent” said the family on their social media account.

11:44

“In the existing system, there is an attempt to create a perception that women are doomed to be killed. We feel angry about this situation. We began our journey to change this. As a women’s news agency, our mission is to contribute to women’s struggle by changing this perception. I must state that we do our best to do this,” said Nişmiye Güler, one of the editors of the Jinnews.

15:52

Prophets Hızır (Al-Khadir) and Ilyas (Elijah) are believed to have met on earth on May 5 and 6. Thousands of people living in many cities of Turkey come together to celebrate Hıdırellez. However, the Covid-19 pandemic has also affected these celebrations and the people haven’t celebrated Hıdırellez for two years. But if you have a red ribbon bow, hang it down from your window and make a wish early in the morning, maybe your wish comes true.

11:36

Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar repeated their demands for justice and said, “We will not give up our cause, we wAill not remain silent.”

14:20

Özge Katma saved her husband's life when he tried to kill himself after trying to kill her.