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15:10

Law 103-13 on the Elimination of Violence against Women in Morocco was passed in February 2018. However, the law has not been effectively implemented.

15:00

Zenûbiya Women’s Association member Muna Ewêd said the aim of the association is to fight violence against women in Hajin and Deir ez-Zor by “providing psychological and financial support to women victims of violence and empower them.”

08:25

An indictment has been prepared against Cemil Eser, who tried to kill his wife, on charges of “Attempting to kill” his wife.

13:48

Mala Jin is a women’s organization based in North and East Syria. Since it was founded on November 25, 2016, it has carried out activities to protect women from violence.

13:10

Activists think that child marriage is child rape legitimated by the law and society and that this phenomenon has increased especially in recent years due to poverty, ignorance, war and turmoil.

12:31

Child marriage rates have increased in Yemen, which suffer from a civil war since 2015, and a deteriorating economic situation, particularly in villages where girls are not allowed to complete their education.

13:03

Free Women's Movement (TJA) Term Spokesperson Ayşe Gökkan shouted the slogan “Jin jiyan azadî” during the first hearing of the retrial against her as a response.

11:37

Migrants are subjected to violent practices such as kidnapping, torture, imprisonment, harassment and assault until they are sent to detention centers after being detained by Libyan security officials.

12:50

Çağlar Demirel, the former Diyarbakır MP of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), has been sentenced to five months in prison.

10:41

A new indictment has been prepared against Aysel Tuğluk on charges of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization” over the statement of a person.

09:15

On March 19, Z.A.B and her five-year-old twins were detained while celebrating Newroz in Bismil. They were subjected to strip search in custody. A prosecutor has decided not to prosecute the investigation launched into the incident.

09:30

Diyarbakır Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has applied to the Turkish Court of Cassation to review the prison sentence given to journalist Nurcan Yalçın.

09:11

The murder indictment of Amara Dwla, who was burned to death by her father Mohammad Dwla in Urfa province, has been prepared. In the indictment, which includes no autopsy report, an aggravated life imprisonment is demanded for the father.

12:00

While Rozerin Yıldız, who was attacked by watchman Özcan Yıldız in June, still fights for her life at a hospital, in the indictment, the prosecutor's office demands a reduced penalty for Özcan Yıldız, who tried to kill Rozerin Yıldız, for unjust provocati

08:55

A court has sentenced Kazım Altınmakas to aggravated life imprisonment for “Deliberately killing,” his wife Fatma Altınmakas in Muş province.

08:39

The investigation into the killing of Firdevs Babat by Ahmet Babat in the city of Şırnak has completed. According to the report, Firdev Babat was sexually attacked and killed by Ahmet Babat, who used the gun of village guard Ramazan Babat.

09:33

Lawyers Association for Freedom (ÖHD) Izmir branch Co-chair Şükran Öztürk spoke to NuJINHA about the lynch attempt against a lawyer for chanting the slogan, “Jin, Jiyan, Azadi”, the censorship law and the alleged use of chemical weapons by Turkey.

11:20

In Egypt’s Ismailia Governorate, women need the support of NGOs as well as official institutions, but they are left alone.

08:09

A Turkish court has reduces the prison sentence of the man named Sercan B., who raped a woman, for “maintaining good behavior” during the trial. Sercan B. has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

07:55

Speaking about recent bans and arbitrary practices against people who want to issue press statements, lawyer Gulan Kaleli points out that the democratic right of citizenship is blocked by these bans.