DBP Women’s Council reveals findings from three-month special warfare workshops
The Women's Council of the Democratic Regions Party (DBP), a pro-Kurdish political party operating at regional level in Turkey, has ...
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Turkish Parliament withdraws proposed restriction on women’s right to choose surnames
The Turkish Parliament has removed a proposed restriction on women's rights to retain their maiden names from the 9th Judicial ...
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Turkey: Women’s rights activists demand justice four years after death of İpek Er
Four years after the tragic death of 18-year-old İpek Er, who was sexually assaulted by Turkish gendarmerie staff sergeant Musa ...
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Kurdish women challenge oppression through YPJ, says Brazilian scholar
The Kurdish-led Women's Protection Units (YPJ) challenge the systemic invisibility of women in the Middle East, according to Brazilian researcher ...
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Women’s rights activists from 27 countries show solidarity with Turkey’s Kurdish opposition
The Progressive Alliance's Gender Equality Working Group, comprising women from 27 countries across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, has ...
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Swiss women demonstrators chant “Jin, Jiyan, Azadî” in call for gender equality
Over 100,000 women across Switzerland marched in the streets on Friday chanting the slogan "Jin, Jiyan, Azadî" (Woman, Life, ...
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Turkey’s judicial reform package restricts women’s right to choose surname
The Turkish government is facing a backlash for its proposal on the 9th Judicial Reform Package, which will restrict women’s ...
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