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14:36

Zohreh Dadras, a women’s rights activist in Iran, has returned to the Lakan Prison in Rasht after being temporarily released from prison for 10 days, her mother announced on Instagram on Monday.

14:34

Afghan women react to Amina Mohammed, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, for saying, “My commitment is unwavering to defend their rights in Islam,” in a social media post on Saturday.

12:44

Many social media users have posted messages, expressing their support to the woman, who removed a cleric’s turban and used it as a scarf at Tehran's Mehrabad Airport on Monday in protest of Iran's compulsory hijab laws.

09:59

In Türkiye, 19 women were killed and 19 women and two children died under suspicious circumstances in December 2024, according to a report released by Jinnews, an all-women news agency based in Amed (Diyarbakır), on Tuesday.

09:49

In Iran, at least 241 women were executed from 2010 to 2024 and at least 31 women were executed in 2024, said a report released by the Iran Human Rights (IHR) on Monday.

09:16

The Syrian Free Women’s Foundation aims to empower women by organizing vocational training courses and awareness-raising activities.

08:13

“A historical resistance has been taking place on Tishreen and Qereqozax against the attacks,” said YPJ commander Çiçek Zagros.

14:24

Another newborn baby froze to death in Gaza, increasing the number of babies freezing to death in Gaza to eight, the Palestinian Health Ministry said in a statement on Monday.

13:28

The Turkish Ministry of Education has signed a cooperation protocol with the Grey Wolves. The protocol allows the Grey Wolves to organize vocational and technical courses at schools as non-formal education activities.

12:52

Iran has blocked access to the Instagram account of Gazal Mahour, an Iranian musical artist.

11:08

The Kurdish Women's Movement in Europe (TJK-E) has released a written statement, calling for participation in protests to be held on January 9 and January 11, the anniversary of the Paris massacres.

09:23

Tunisian women demand more awareness-raising activities and education programs be carried out to prevent violence against women “because Tunisia has laws protecting women’s rights and women are unaware of these laws.”

08:11

“We will keep pursuing the truth and being the voices of women,” said women journalists in Makhmour, condemning the closure of four women’s organizations in Sulaymaniyah.

13:56

Three women were killed in three cities of Türkiye in the last 24 hours, according to local reports.

13:21

A Turkish drone targeted the municipal building in the town of Al-Hurriya, located 40 km northwest of the city of Tabqa, on Friday.

13:18

In 2024, 394 women were killed by men and 259 others died under suspicious circumstances in Türkiye, We Will Stop Femicide Platform said in its 2024 report on femicide.

12:20

At least 12 Palestinians, including a journalist, were killed in Israeli airstrikes targeting different areas in the Gaza Strip early on Friday.

10:39

Since the fall of the Assad regime on December 8, 2024, 163 people have been killed in Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said on Thursday.

09:59

People struggle to survive due to the rise in food prices, said Ahlam Al-Zein, one woman in the Gaza Strip. “This situation causes people not to even communicate with each other.”

08:25

“Wars waged in the name of religion represent dirty policies of sovereign states acting according to their own interests,” said Ezîza Hiso, member of the Democratic Islam Congress, pointing to the ongoing attacks on northeastern Syria.