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Syrian Free Women's Foundation aims to empower women
The Syrian Free Women’s Foundation aims to empower women by organizing vocational training courses and awareness-raising activities.
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YPJ commander: A historical resistance has been taking place on Tishreen and Qereqozax
“A historical resistance has been taking place on Tishreen and Qereqozax against the attacks,” said YPJ commander Çiçek Zagros.
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8 babies freeze to death in Gaza
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.
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Turkish Ministry of Education signs cooperation protocol with Grey Wolves
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.
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Iran blocks access to Gazal Mahour’s Instagram account
Iran has blocked access to the Instagram account of Gazal Mahour, an Iranian musical artist.
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TJK-E calls for participation in protests on January 9-11
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.
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‘Awareness-raising activities are needed to prevent violence against women’
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.”
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Journalists in Makhmour condemn closure of women’s organizations
“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.
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Male violence in Türkiye: 3 women killed in 24 hours
Three women were killed in three cities of Türkiye in the last 24 hours, according to local reports.
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Turkish drone targets municipal building in Tabqa
A Turkish drone targeted the municipal building in the town of Al-Hurriya, located 40 km northwest of the city of Tabqa, on Friday.
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Femicide in Türkiye: 394 women killed in 2024
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.
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At least 12 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza
At least 12 Palestinians, including a journalist, were killed in Israeli airstrikes targeting different areas in the Gaza Strip early on Friday.
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163 people killed in Syria since December 8
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.
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‘People struggle to survive due to the rise in food prices’
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.”
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‘Wars waged in the name of religion represent dirty policies of states’
“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.
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Gizingî Berbeyan: The closure decision cannot silence us
Gizingî Berbeyan, a media production company based in Sulaymaniyah, was closed down by the security forces on Tuesday. “The closure decision cannot silence us,” the company said in a press conference on Thursday.
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At least 13 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza
At least 13 Palestinians were killed and dozens injured in Israeli airstrikes on different areas of the Gaza Strip on Thursday morning, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA.
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‘We call on the SDF and the YPJ to save us from the armed groups as soon as possible’
Sewsen Mishel, resident of Manbij controlled by the Turkish-backed armed groups, calls on the SDF and the YPJ to save them from the armed groups as soon as possible to “have a safe and peaceful life again.”
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Syrian civil war kills more than 528,500 since 2011
More than 528,500 people have been killed in the Syrian civil war since 2011, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said on Wednesday.
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YPJ fighters: We will defend our revolution
“We will not lay down our weapons; we will use them to protect women. As women, we will defend our revolution together,” YPJ fighters in Til Temir said in their message for 2025.