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Iran defeats Hong Kong at AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup
The Iran women's national futsal team has secured its place in the quarterfinals at the 2025 AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup held in China after defeating the Hong Kong women’s national futsal team on Friday.
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5 political prisoners executed in 2010 commemorated in Evin prison
Political prisoners held in the women's ward of Evin Prison commemorated five political prisoners, who were executed in Iran on May 9, 2010.
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PKK holds its 12th Congress
The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) held its 12th Congress in the Medya Defense Zones between May 5 and May 7, 2025, the PKK announced in a statement on Friday.
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Israel’s attacks on Gaza continue
Since October 7, 2023, Israel has carried out its genocidal attacks on the Gaza Strip, killing at least 52,760 Palestinians.
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Afghans living in fear of being deported from Pakistan
Nearly one million Afghan migrants have been deported from Pakistan and returned to Afghanistan over the past 18 months. The challenges faced by Afghan nationals living in Pakistan have become a humanitarian tragedy.
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‘The appointment of the killer of Hevrin Khalaf is a crime’
Women in Hasakah condemned the appointment of Abu Hatim Shaqra as the commander of Division 86 operating across Deir ez-Zor, Hasakah, and Raqqa and said, “A policy ignoring the will and struggle of women has been implemented.”
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Women of Til Temir: We will organize ourselves and win the victory
“We will reach all Alawite, Druze, Kurd, Arab and Syriac women. We will not remain silent against any attacks and win the victory,” said women attending a meeting in Til Temir.
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Iranian writer Shiva Arastouei dies at 64
Shiva Arastouei, an Iranian writer, translator, and poet, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 64.
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Death toll in Israel’s attacks on Gaza rising
At least 11 Palestinians have been killed by Israel’s attacks on the Gaza Strip since dawn, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported on Thursday.
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At least 43 people killed in India, Pakistan exchange fire
Tensions between India and Pakistan over Kashmir have escalated into mutual attacks. At least 43 deaths have been reported from both sides of the border since Wednesday.
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Varisheh Moradi still denied access to medical treatment
Verisheh (Warisha) Moradi, a Kurdish political prisoner and women's rights advocate at imminent risk of execution, is still denied access to medical treatment although she suffers from lumbar and cervical disc disease.
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Zhina Modares Gorgi temporarily released from prison in Sanandaj
Zhina Modares Gorji, a journalist and women's rights activist in Sanandaj, was temporarily released from Sanandaj Prison on Tuesday.
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265,000 Afghans returned from Iran in 2025
109,891 Afghans returned from Pakistan in a month, between April 3 and May 3 and 265,000 undocumented Afghans returned from Iran between January and April 2025, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
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Intense clashes between India and Pakistan
Tensions between India and Pakistan have escalated into intense clashes in two countries, killing dozens of people.
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Power of women’s solidarity: Networks across borders, global support
Women in the MENA region heal their wounds, making their voices heard, advocate for women's issues and achieve real solidarity through networks across borders and global solitarily of women.
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JINNEWS: 34 women, 3 children killed in April
In Türkiye, 34 women and three children were killed and 14 women and two children died under suspicious circumstances in April 2025, according to a report released by JINNEWS, an all-women’s news agency based in Amed.
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Political prisoner Layan Darvish released on medical parole
Layan Darvish, a political prisoner held in Evin prison, was released on medical parole on Monday.
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Nasrin Roshan temporarily released from Evin prison
Nasrin Roshan, a British-Iranian citizen, was temporarily released from Evin prison on Monday after being granted a medical leave for three days.
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Afghan woman calls for struggle against forced marriage
“As women, we are subjected to psychological and physical violence every day by the Taliban,” said women’s rights activist Wajiha Nejat, calling for a struggle against forced marriage.
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Alawite women: Organizing ourselves is the key for change
“Organizing ourselves is the key for change. Thus, we can support all members of our society,” said Alawite women, who were forcibly displaced from Syria’s coastal areas to North and East Syria.