law

08:32

Şehriban Dinç was shot and killed in Van province in 2016 by her husband Esat Dinç. The Van 1st High Criminal Court sentenced him to life in prison. However, the Turkish Court of Cassation considered the killer’s defense saying, “I killed her because she cheated on me,” and reversed the verdict. The killer will appear in court again.

11:50

Iraqi women and girls have been forced into unofficial religious marriages and then they have children without any ID card and these children cannot go to school because they don’t have any ID card. “Unofficial religious marriages deprive Iraqi women and girls and their children of their rights,” feminist and activist Jannat Al-Ghazi told us.

10:00

A 12-year-old girl was attempted into a forced marriage with a man who sexually abused her by her father. Her mother shared a video on social media to ask for help. Women in the country launched a campaign to save the child from forced marriage. The man has reportedly been arrested and the mother gets custody of her daughter.

08:34

The number of women in the Iraqi labor market is very low. Women, who take part in the labor market despite many pressures and obstacles, are paid low wages or work in working areas they don’t want.

11:58

Tunisian women activists say the increasing violence against women has reached dangerous level in Tunisia. “Urgent measures should be taken and awareness-raising campaigns should be launched to prevent violence,” they say.

09:50

A campaign has been launched in Morocco to protect children from violence, exploitation, and abuse on the internet. Meryem Behri, the director of Smile Reda Association, spoke to our news agency about the campaign and called on children to not remain silent and contact them when they face online violence and abuse.

14:00

Journalist Nurcan Yalçın has been sentenced to three years, seven months, and 22 days in prison. The Coalition for Women in Journalism condemns the decision and calls for its immediate annulment.

13:50

RJAK member Ciwana Ebdulbaqi, who was released after being arrested by the KDP forces for 71 days, told us that she had been subjected to torture because she hadn’t accepted the accusations against her. “I will continue to struggle for women,” she said.

14:14

Nezha Sadik, a researcher and consultant on gender studies and communication and co-founder of the Women for Diversity and Peace, announced that they have launched an initiative named “Women and Coexistence.” Mentioning women’s role in peace processes, she said, “Peace is not possible in an unequal world, and society cannot develop without women's rights.”

14:56

Journalist Sadiye Eser, Mezopotamya News Agency (MA) reporter Sadık Topaloğlu, Eren Keskin, the former editor-in-chief of Özgür Gündem newspaper, and Reyhan Çapan, the former managing editor of the newspaper, appeared in the court today.

13:06

While Iraqi laws don’t protect women, some articles are in favor of men. Stating that the laws in the country are patriarchal laws, Esra Mehmud Selman demanded the abolition of the laws against women. “We push the parliament to abolish or amend the laws. We need equal laws,” she said.

08:40

Rania Al-Sultan, the field coordinator of the Union of Palestinian Women's Committees (UPWC), drew attention to the economic violence against women in Gaza, “Women need programs that economically empower them.”

12:54

A police officer named Samer Ghanam raped his four-year-old niece. Human rights defenders demand the criminal be immediately arrested and punished.

09:40

A father has been arrested for sexually abusing his child in the Sur district of Diyarbakır, the child has been reportedly put under protection. The father has been reported that he inflicted violence against his children and wife for years.

13:50

5.6 million Egyptian women are annually subjected to domestic violence, according to the report of the Egyptian Center for Women's Rights. While the laws in the country cannot protect women from violence, women take to the streets to raise awareness of the public against violence. “Our society can change when our families change,” the activists say.

11:38

Başak Demirtaş was sentenced to two years and six months in prison together with Dr. RB for allegedly submitting a false medical report. Reacting to the prison sentence against their client, her lawyers said that their legal struggle will continue.

09:30

Ayşe Gökkan, a women’s rights defender and politician, was sentenced to 30 years in prison. The court prepared its reasoned decision for the prison sentence given to Ayşe Gökkan. In the decision, Ayşe Gökkan’s activities in her political life are described as crimes and “a serious threat to democratic life.”

11:00

Pointing out that the process of the violence against women cases has changed after Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, lawyer Çiğdem Sevimli said, “Women’s requests to get protection orders and restraining orders are denied by the courts. The courts’ decisions affect women, who are subjected to violence.”

12:20

Journalist Ayşe Kara has been acquitted of terrorist charges against her.

08:55

Nergiz İbiş was beaten by her neighbor Ramazan Akçan with a stick until she lost consciousness. Ramazan Akçan was released despite the criminal complaint of Nergiz İbiş. “I am not safe,” Nergiz İbiş says.