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16:24

Houthi court held a secret session on September 5 to discuss the trial opened against Yemeni model Intisar al-Hammadi and her friends, who have been held in the Sanaa Prison for seven months. Smoking and a photo taken by one of the women with her fiancé were presented as criminal evidence during the session.

11:15

Human rights activists and lawyers call on international and local organizations to pressure Houthi authorities to release Yemeni model Entesar Al-Hammadi and her friends, who were allegedly physically and verbally abused by interrogators, subjected to racist insults, and forced to sign a document while blindfolded.

15:00

Man named M.B. has been arrested for sexually abusing a child in Şırnak province.

11:27

Women in Gaza have to give money to their husbands to get a divorce. The women, who have no money, have to stay with their husbands. Lawyer Hanadi Salah says women have to prove they have been subjected to ill-treatment to get a divorce.

10:49

“Turkey has violated international laws and conventions by committing war crimes,” said Sara Qewas, the co-chair of the Human Rights Association in Euphrates Region, emphasizing “Turkey should be prosecuted for committing war crimes.”

10:49

Nazha Shalita, Head of Child Labor Unit Ministry of Labor, emphasized that the number of children in child labor has increased Lebanon and she called on international organizations to give moral and material support.

16:16

Iraq’s first female judge Zakia Ismael Hakki died on Monday, August 23.

09:07

17 women will appear before a court for joining Feminist Night March took place in Istanbul’s Taksim Square on March 8.

15:15

Evin Cuma, the administrator of the Human Rights Association in the Cizre Region, reported that two people were killed and 11 people were wounded in the attacks on the Zirgan region and surrounding areas. She calls on public opinion at the international level and human rights organizations to stop attacks on the region.

10:52

The rate of violence against children is increasing in Libya. Recently, some children reportedly lost their lives due to violence against them. Henin Beşuşe talked about laws protecting children against violence in Libya, “The problem is the implementation, not laws.”

15:47

Discrimination policies are carried out against female university students in Palestine. Female students only can enroll in six departments while there are 26 departments at the universities.

09:24

Journalist Beritan Canözer, who was taken into custody for her social media posts within the scope of an investigation launched against her by the Public Prosecutor of Diyarbakır, has been released.

08:30

Meryem Cultural Center director Heba Skaik said that they work to have a space in the Jerusalem Poets' Camp in order to develop girls in literature.

09:44

“Turkey is preparing for post Lausanne period,” says Nezira Gewriya, Co-chair of the Executive Board of the Cizre Region, and she calls on people for unity.

09:05

Seven people, including four women, were killed in a racist attack on a Kurdish family in Konya. Speaking about the racist attack, Özüm Vurgun, Co-chair of the Association of Lawyers for Freedom (ÖHD) Amed Office, drew attention to the fact that the massacre took place because the law enforcement officer hadn’t done their duty. “An investigation should be launched against law enforcement and judicial officials,” she told us.

11:38

Aslan Karakaş, who killed Emine Karakaş in the Bismil district of Diyarbakır, surrendered to police after five months and 12 days. He fired at the car Emine Karataş was in 25 times but he claimed that he fired at the car to “scare her”. “He killed one of my parts. The killer wasn’t arrested for months. He should be punished in the most severe way,” said Nurcan Karakaş, the mother of Emine Karataş.

16:44

Activist Aras Amiri, who is serving a 10-year prison sentence in Iran for carrying out cultural activities while working for the British Council, has been temporarily released from Evin Prison.

13:54

Journalists Semiha Şahin and Pınar Gayıp appeared in court for 14th time today. The journalists will remain in prison until the next hearing.

16:14

Second hearing of murder trial against Veysi Yoldaş, who killed Remziye Yoldaş, was held today. “He always walked around our house and threatened my daughter. We called the police but they didn’t come,” said Remziye Yoldaş’s mother. The next hearing will be held on November 4.

14:48

Yusuf Akbulut has been sentenced to life for shooting Gülnur Kocabaş to death. “Now I can visit my daughter’s grave in peace,” Gülnur’s father Eyüp Kocabaş said.