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YPJ commander: 2025 must be the year of freedom for leader Abdullah Öcalan
YPJ commander Semira Al Ahmed commented on the 26th year of the international conspiracy against Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan and said, “2025 must be the year of freedom for leader Abdullah Öcalan.”
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Protests in Dehdasht over power outages: 6 protesters arrested
For three days, the people of Dehdasht, a city in Iran’s Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, have taken to the streets to protest the ongoing power outages. Six protesters were arrested on Tuesday night.
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Attack on photos of Kurdish journalists killed in Turkish drone strike
The signboard showing the photographs of Gulistan Tara and Hêro Bahadîn, two Kurdish journalists killed in a Turkish drone strike in the Saidsadiq district of Sulaymaniyah on December 23, 2024, was attacked and broken down.
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Sara Khooshehchin found dead on Mount Damavand
Dead body of Sara Khooshehchin, an Iranian mountaineer, was found on Mount Damavand on February 6. According to the local reports, she died from hypothermia.
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Woman of Aleppo: We must rebuild our city
“We must rebuild our city,” said Nour Al-Ahmad, one woman of Aleppo who cannot go out due to the insecure environment that emerged after Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) came to power in Syria.
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Afghan activist: Taliban leaders must be prosecuted for their crimes
Razia Nawab, an Afghan activist, welcomed the application of an ICC Prosecutor for arrest warrants against two senior Taliban leaders on January 23, saying, “Taliban leaders must be prosecuted for their crimes against humanity.”
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Woman arrested in Iran for not wearing hijab
A 30-year-old woman, reportedly an activist, was arrested by security forces in the Yasuj region of Iran’s Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province on Monday.
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Prisoner Sidar Varlu: If anything happens to me, hold the prison administration responsible
“If anything happens to me, hold the prison administration responsible,” Sidar Varlu said in her last phone call with her mother, reporting that she had been subjected to physical, psychological violence in the prison of Erzincan.
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Syrian women strive to ensure their presence in new Syria
A group of Syrian women held a meeting in the city of Tartus on Monday to discuss the status of women and exchange ideas about their presence in the new Syria.
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Bêrîvan Yunîs of Kongra Star: We work to guarantee women’s rights in Syria
“We have gained experiences in North and East Syria,” said Bêrîvan Yunîs, member of the Education Committee of Kongra Star, expressing that they are always ready to share these experiences with all women.
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West Bank: 580 Palestinians arrested by Israeli forces in January
At least 580 Palestinians, including women and children, were arrested in January 2025 by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian rights groups.
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‘The YPJ plays an important role in defending the Tishreen Dam’
The Women's Defense Units (YPJ) “plays an important role in fighting against the attacks on the Tishreen Dam and defending it,” said Amira Mohammed, one of the commanders of the YPJ.
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Street in Sulaymaniyah named after two Kurdish journalists
A street in the Saidsadiq district of Sulaymaniyah, a city in Southern Kurdistan, has been named after Gulistan Tara and Hêro Bahadîn, who were killed in a Turkish drone strike in the district on December 23, 2024.
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Women of Kobani participate in vigil on Tishreen Dam for fourth time
The people of North and East Syria continue to hold a vigil on the Tishreen Dam in order to protect it from the Turkish attacks despite being targeted by it.
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House arrests against journalists lifted
The house arrests and judicial control placed on journalists Melike Aydın and Tolga Güney have been lifted.
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IFJ: The Iranian government has intensified its crackdown on journalists
“The Iranian government has intensified its crackdown on journalists,” the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said in a statement on Friday, condemning the Iranian authorities’ ongoing crackdown on press freedom.
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Maryam Sadat Yahyavi released from Evin prison
Maryam Sadat Yahyavi, a political activist, was released from Evin prison on Sunday after serving a one-year prison sentence. Upon her release, she stood in front of the prison holding a banner reading, “No to Execution”.
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Îlham Ehmed: A decentralized system is the best system for Syria
“A decentralized system is the best system for Syria's future,” said Îlham Ehmed, Co-chair of the Executive Council of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria.
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Child Protection Office calls for protection of children targeted by Turkish attacks
The employees of the Child Protection Office in Kobanê call on the international community and human rights organizations to break their silence against the ongoing Turkish attacks, targeting and killing Kurdish children.
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Women expect steps to be taken for ‘peace’
Women attending the “Freedom for Peace" rally in Amed on February 8 demanded physical freedom for Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan and “steps to be taken for peace”.