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13:14

The People’s Democratic Congress (HDK) has launched the “One million signatures for peace” petition for the resolution of the Kurdish question.

11:17

“The resistance for victory will continue in four parts of Kurdistan because to live is to resist,” said Nesrin B., one woman from Rojhelat Kurdistan, condemning the ongoing Turkish attacks on Tishreen dam.

10:23

Musa Sevim, the murderer of Meryem Sevim, has been sentenced to life imprisonment. “If femicide perpetrators had been given the necessary prison sentences, Meryem and other women would be alive today,” said Gülistan Sevim, sister of Meryem Sevim.

09:18

Three people were killed and 19 others injured in the second attack of the Turkish state and Turkish-backed factions against civilians holding a vigil on Tishreen Dam on Wednesday.

08:25

Two women were killed and one child was seriously injured by Turkish-backed armed groups in Girê Spî (Tell Abyad) on Wednesday.

08:24

The Syrian Organization for Human Rights has documented that 25 women and 45 children were killed in the attacks of Turkish forces and Turkish-backed factions in 2024.

14:17

French-Iranian novelist and cartoonist Marjane Satrapi has refused the French Légion d'Honneur over the country’s “hypocrisy” in its dealings with Iran.

14:15

Women activists gathering in front of the governor’s office in Sanandaj protest Iran's Supreme Court for upholding the death sentence of Pakhshan Azizi, calling for revocation of the death sentence.

13:09

In a joint statement, 42 religious leaders called Iranian authorities to revoke the death sentences handed down to Pakhshan Azizi and Warisha Moradi (Verisheh Moradi).

11:14

“All women in Rojava and Rojhelat must unite against the patriarchal mindset,” said Ahîn Ehmed, a teacher in Hasakah.

10:23

Yusra Hasballah, a health worker in Gaza, thinks that everyone in Gaza should know the essential rules of first aid “because first aid saves lives. Everyone in the city must receive first aid training.”

09:41

“The message of leader Öcalan aims to build peace in Syria,” said the women of Raqqa, expressing their support to the efforts of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan for peace.

08:58

“If the new Syrian government does not recognize the will of women, Syria will not be a democratic country,” said Rîhan Loqo, Spokesperson of Kongra Star, reacting to the oppressive policies of the HTS against women.

14:10

The Kamkans, a Kurdish music group from Rojhelat Kurdistan, performed a concert called “Living Fire” in Tehran on January 12, after a six-year hiatus.

12:59

The Forum of Iranian Women (German: Forum Iranischer Frauen-FIF) has published a statement on its social media accounts, condemning Iran's Supreme Court for upholding the death sentence of Kurdish activist Pakhshan Azizi.

12:58

“In Afghanistan, an entire generation of girls will be robbed of its future. The Taliban in Afghanistan do not see women as human beings,” Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai said in Islamabad on Sunday.

10:37

“We must unite to ensure that the life and voice of Pakhshan Azizi continue to inspire hope and change for the next generations,” the WANA (West Asia & North Africa) Women Solidarity Network (WSN) said in a statement.

09:59

A Health Academy has opened in Raqqa. “We aim to build a knowledgeable, developed and healthy society,” said Cûd El Mihemed, Co-chair of the Health Council of North and East Syria.

09:58

Waad Al-Wajri, member of the Diplomacy Committee of the Syrian Women’s Council, emphasized the joint struggle and solidarity of Syrian women and said, “We want to introduce the gains achieved by women in the Rojava Revolution to Syrian women.”

08:23

Farmers in the town of Zirgan (Abu Rasin) demand the end of the Turkish attacks because “Our food security is at risk. The ongoing Turkish attacks destroy biodiversity.”