Jina Amini family placed under house arrest ahead of protest anniversary
Iranian authorities have placed the parents of Jina (Mahsa) Amini under house arrest ahead of the anniversary of her death, ...
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Call for continued resistance on anniversary of ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ uprising
The Iranian-Kurdish women's organisation the Community of Free Women of Eastern Kurdistan (KJAR) has marked the second anniversary of the ...
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Protests erupt across Turkey over murder of eight-year-old Narin Güran
Thousands are protesting across Turkey following the discovery of the body of eight-year-old Narin Güran, who went missing on 21 ...
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Kurdish artists launch music video celebrating women’s strength and freedom
Kurdish artists have launched "Egrîce," a new music video celebrating women's strength and independence, inspired by the philosophy "Jin, Jiyan, ...
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Turkish court renews ban on book about Kurdish women in politics
A Turkish court has once again banned Gültan Kışanak's book, "The Colour Purple of Kurdish Politics," as well as "Daughters ...
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Iraqi human rights activists sound alarm over law threatening women’s and children’s rights
Iraqi human rights activists have expressed deep concern over proposed amendments to the Personal Status Law No. 188 of 1959, ...
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Gülistan Tara and Hêro Bahadîn were living up to journalism’s promise
Fréderike Geerdink Gülistan Tara and Hêro Bahadîn were bombed to death by the Turkish army. The two journalists were on ...
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Iraq’s child marriage law will devastate women’s rights and futures: HRW
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has warned that Iraq's proposed law to legalise child marriage would severely undermine the rights and ...
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Kurdish, Yazidi women express solidarity with Indian women protesting against sexual violence
The Kurdish and Yazidi women’s organisations Free Women’s Movement (TJA) and Free Yazidi Women’s Movement (TAJÊ), have expressed solidarity with ...
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From Basque Country to Pretoria: Worldwide outcry against Iran’s death sentences
In response to the death sentences of Kurdish and Iranian women activists Pakhshan Azizi and Sharifah Mohammadi, amid ongoing repression ...
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