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Pakize, Sêvê and Fatma, three pioneers of the women's movement murdered in Turkey in 2016
On 4 January 2016, in the course of curfews in Northern Kurdistan, three women were shot dead in Silopi: Sêvê Demir, a board member of the Democratic Regions Party (DBP), Fatma Uyar, co-chair of the Silopi People's Council and KJA activist Pakize Nayır. -
KCDP: 315 women were murdered in Turkey in 2023
The platform "We will stop femicides" published a report on femicides in Turkey in 2023. According to the report, 315 women were murdered by men and 248 women died in unexplained circumstances. -
Two-day conference in Stockholm will discuss women's resistance in Iran and Rojhilat
A two-day conference will be held in Stockholm to discuss the women's resistance in Iran and Eastern Kurdistan. -
Female journalists who reported on Jina Amini banned from phone calls and family visits in prison
Journalists imprisoned in Iran for their news reports on Jina Mahsa Amini, who was murdered by the morality police in the capital Tehran, were banned from phone calls and family visits. -
JINNEWS: At least 320 women were murdered in Turkey in 2023
According to the figures compiled by JINNEWS, at least 320 women were murdered by men in Turkey in 2023 and 189 women died under suspicious circumstances. -
Women Weaving the Future Network in solidarity with the Baloch Long March
Women Weaving the Future Network calls for solidarity with the Baloch women in their demand for the abolition of enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and army atrocities. -
KJK calls for the defense of Rojava, a beacon of hope for humanity
KJK calls on women's organisations in the Middle East and around the world to increase their joint organisation, consciousness and action power alongside the legitimate resistance of the Kurdish people. -
Imprisoned politician Sebahat Tuncel to join the hunger strike against the isolation of Öcalan
Kurdish politician Sebahat Tuncel, who is imprisoned in the Kobanê Case, announced that she will join the hunger strike in prisons for the physical freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan, who has not been heard from for 34 months. -
Jineolojî Academy: From Rojava to all freedom-loving people of the world
The Andrea Wolf Institute of Jineolojî Academy wrote an open letter to the world while Turkish planes bombed Northern and Eastern Syria. -
RJAK condemns the Paris massacre, calls on all women to increase the common struggle
RJAK issued a statement on the 23 December 2022 attack against Kurds in Paris, which has gone down in history as the Second Paris Massacre, and renewed its promise to continue the struggle. -
Ayşe Sadun, the pleasure of reading Kurdish books
Ayşe Sadun said: “Even at this age, I wanted to be a Kurdish teacher. I love Kurdish very much. Our children and grandchildren who grew up with the revolution can easily learn their native language." -
Prison sentence for journalist investigating Armita Geravand’s death in Iran
An Iranian court sentenced journalist Sara Masoumi to prison for investigating the death of Armita Geravand, a Kurdish girl who was murdered in October. -
Women discuss Jineolojî in Turin
In Turin around 40 young women that for several months read and discussed together the Jineolojî Brochure 'Transforming and killing the dominant male'. -
Kurdish activist and journalist Azizi to appear before court in Tehran in next weeks
The Kurdish activist and journalist Pakhshan Azizi has to appear before a revolutionary court in Tehran. The 39-year-old was tortured for four months in Ward 209 of Evin Prison to force a confession. -
Kurdish activist to stand trial following torture in Evin Prison
During her detention, Azizi went on hunger strike to protest the torture and pressure used by the Ministry of Intelligence to extract forced “confessions” and force her to accept the accusation of “membership of one of the opposition groups”. -
Leyla Güven transferred to Sincan Prison at her own request
Kurdish politician Leyla Güven, imprisoned for three years, has been transferred to the Sincan Women's Prison in Ankara at her own request. -
EŞIK: At least 50 percent of candidates to be nominated in local elections must be women
Stating that at least 50 percent of the candidates to be nominated in local elections must be women, EŞIK made a call: "We want candidates aiming for equal representation and gender equality in local governments." -
KJAR calls for the defense of female political prisoners in Iran
Vowing to continue its struggle for women's freedom, KJAR calls on all civil and political activists to be the voice of female political prisoners in Iran. -
Two femicides in Amed and Ankara
Medine Polat in Amed and Nursena Kozan in Ankara were murdered by men close to them on Wednesday evening. -
International Women's Delegation concludes its visits in Istanbul
The delegation of the International Women's Delegation, including lawyers, parliamentarians, ecologists and representatives of civil society organisations, ended their two-day talks in Istanbul with a visit to the HDK. -
Narges Mohammadi: Compulsory hijab is neither a religious obligation nor a cultural model
Iranian imprisoned activist Narges Mohammadi sent a message through her children to the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo, condemning the "cruel and misogynistic religious regime" in Iran. -
'As YJA Star guerrillas, we will make success inevitable'
"As YJA Star guerrillas, we will make success inevitable," said guerrilla Zelal Cizîr, who is in the resistance position against the ongoing attacks of the Turkish state in the Medya Defense Zones. -
Men killed 35 women in Turkey in November
Men killed 35 women and 8 children in Turkey in November. -
Zeinab Jalalian forced to make a confession and express remorse to gain access to medical care
Jailed in Iran for 16 years, Kurdish female prisoner Zeynab Jalalian was tortured again and forced to make a confession on camera in return for the provision of medical care. -
Makbule Özer to go back to prison
Makbule Özer has to go back to prison on Monday. The 81-year-old Kurdish woman from Van was convicted by a Turkish court without evidence of “supporting terrorism”. She is on a wheelchair and cannot look after herself.