Iran targets women’s rights defenders, activists following International Women’s Day
As the Islamic Republic of Iran's security and intelligence apparatus intensifies its crackdown on Kurdish civil society activists in the ...
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‘Jin, Jiyan, Azadi’ protests spread across Turkey on 8 March as women defy repression
Despite arrests, state restrictions and a heavy police presence, women in Turkey once again took to the streets on 8 ...
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Women prisoners in Iran send International Women’s Day messages to world’s women
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi and Kurdish political prisoner Warisheh Moradi have issued messages for women on 8 March, ...
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Brazilian artist Rojda Dendara: ‘We are fighting for us, for women and for the world!’
Medya News spoke to Rojda Dendara, a Brazilian dancer and theatre performer, at the Peoples' Platform Europe, which took place ...
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Women at the forefront: Leyla Güven calls for radical change and democratic renewal
Leyla Güven, former co-chair of the Democratic Society Congress (DTK) and currently imprisoned in Ankara’s Sincan Women’s Prison, has released ...
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Abdullah Öcalan releases message for International Women’s Day, emphasises women’s freedom
A message for women by imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan was read out during a rally in Diyarbakır (Amed) on ...
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Displaced women in northeastern Syria prepare to mark International Women’s Day
On the eve of 8 March, International Women’s Day, displaced women in northeastern Syria (Rojava) have voiced their struggle for ...
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Daily News : 06 March 2025
06/03/2025 – #DailyNews – #MedyaNews 📍Despite the PKK's unilateral ceasefire declared on 1 March, Turkey continues to ...
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In the run-up to #IWD2025: Iranian groups express support for women’s rights
In the lead up to International Women’s Day on 8 March, women’s organisations inside and outside Iran, alongside political parties, ...
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North and East Syria prepares for International Women’s Day on 8 March
Women across North and East have launched this year's actions for the International Women's Day on 8 March, which has ...
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