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12:44

The protest held by Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar demanding justice has entered its 57th day. But no state authority has responded their demand yet.

11:54

As of December 31, 2020, 25% of 15.148 people having a press card in Turkey were women.

11:52

16 women were killed by men in Turkey in April, the deaths of 14 women were recorded as suspicious deaths, says We Will Stop Feminist Platform.

10:20

feministbellek.org is a digital dictionary bringing basic debates and concepts of feminism together. The aim of the project is report the knowledge production in the gender and memory and the developments in feminist pedagogy. The team of the online dictionary consists of feminists, activists from the LGBTI + movement, academics, journalists, lawyers, and women from different professions. Yasemin Özgün and Hülya Kendir are two of members of the feministbellek.org, “We wanted to create a memory that includes some important experiences such as, ‘March Against Beating’, and ‘Purple Needle Campaign’ which caused a breaking point in the history of feminism in Turkey, as well as concepts and topics that are new or have started to be discussed again today.”

17:16

A specialized sergeant named Ferhat K. threatened a woman named R.Ö. with death for reacting to him when he ran after her child; he then battered her in the Karlıova district of Bingöl. A court issued a protective order against him but police told the woman, “We cannot do anything. You cannot prevent him from coming to your home.” R.Ö. called on women for solidarity and the HDP Women’s Council issued a statement regarding the incident.

15:19

The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ), which has prepared reports on rights violations against women journalists all around the world, has continued to document the violations of rights against women journalists, the threats and attacks they face, and the harassment cases against them. The CFWIJ calls on world leaders to establish a world where our freedom of expression is protected.

14:50

Emine Şenyaşar, whose husband and two sons were killed, has held a protest demanding justice for 56 days. “Does the nephew of the MP have immunity? Where is justice?” says the tweet posted by the family.

14:37

Mesopotamia Female Journalists’ Platform issued a written statement on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day: “We will keep being in the fields saying, ‘neither your laws nor your prohibitions’ as we did in past.”

13:26

Turkey’s press freedom has been worsening according to reports prepared by journalists’ organizations on the occasion of World Press Freedom. Dozens of journalists have been behind bars in Turkey for their journalism activities.

11:37

Human Rights Association (IHD) Women Rights Commission has announced its report on women’s rights violations in the first four months of 2021 in 11 cities of Turkey. 294 rights violations occurred in four months in 11 cities, says the report.

09:36

Peace Mother Hediya Temel died while receiving treatment at a hospital in Şırnak province.

15:41

Activist Sumeye Karger was reportedly released from prison on Wednesday after her family paid on 500 million Iranian Toman ($20.000) bail.

15:35

Emine Şenyaşar, whose husband and two sons were killed, has held a sit-in protest demanding justice for 53 days.

11:28

The decree of Turkey’s President Erdoğan announcing Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention was published on Friday in Official Gazette, stating that the Istanbul Convention will expire on July 1, 2021.

15:50

Journalist Rawa Abu Morshed was attacked by Hamas security police officers for not wearing hijab while reporting from in Juhr al-Dik region of Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Journalist Syndicate (PJS) issued a statement and condemned the attack against the journalist. “Hamas police should publicly apologize to the journalist and those who attacked her should be punished,” the PJS demanded in the statement.

13:30

Emine Şenyaşar has held a sit-in protest in front of Urfa Courthouse for 52 days with her son Ferit Şenyaşar demanding justice for her killed husband and two sons. Today, she will visit her son Fadıl Şenyaşar held in prison.

14:23

The sit-in protest held by Emine Şenyaşar demanding justice for her husband and two sons has entered its 51st day.

11:30

Local sources say the suspicious deaths of women have been recorded as “suicide” in the official documents in Iraq having the highest suicide rate in 2020.

10:19

Philippines journalist Maria Ressa wins UNESCO press freedom prize.

16:38

Women in Sulaymaniyah issued a press statement to condemn the Turkish government’s military operation launched in South Kurdistan on April 24 and they called on the international powers to stop the invasion.