Nadira Dermuş from Afrin in north east Syria was reportedly kidnapped by Turkish-backed Sultan Murad mercenaries on the orders of the Turkish intelligence service MIT. She was murdered and her body was found near the location of the mercenaries.Read More
Jeen Peres – Syria The struggles and sacrifices of women have played a major role in the development of humanity in all fields. However, reactionary culture and political tyranny have prevented the recognition of women’s efforts and their natural role in society.Read More
A leading force of the Rojava Revolution in Syria, the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ) have inspired many people and groups worldwide since they were formed on 4 April 2013. HawarNews interviewed two sisters (who are actually twins) who are in the YPG who explained how they joined and what the YPJ means to them.Read More
The Turkish state has increased its attacks on Ain İssa (Eyn İsa) since 18 December, when it took over Tel Abyad (Grê Sipî) and Ras-al-Ayn (Serêkaniye).Read More
Democratic Society Congress (DTK) co-chair Leyla Güven was sentenced to 22 years and three months in prison for her statements against the attacks on Afrin and her activities as part of the DTK. Güven has now been taken into custody in Diyarbakır (Amed), Turkey, the Mesopotamia News Agency reports.Read More
Women set fire to a court house after the charred remains of the body of 14-year-old Florencia Romano was found in Argentina.Read More
Seventy-three percent of women journalists have experienced online violence in the course of their work, the UNESCO Global Survey on Online Violence against Women Journalists has revealed.Read More
Behiye Baki is a Kurdish dengbêj (folk singer) who was detained and sentenced to life in prison in Turkey for the alleged charge of “being a member of an organization” in 2017. The court’s decision was based sorely on witness statements, with no other evidence being presented against her.Read More
Altın Erdoğan, who began work in fruit orchards in Antalya, was brutally beaten on her third day, simply because she objected to no Covid masks being worn in a crowded service vehicle. Altın lost her eye as a result of the violence and is now preparing to sue.Read More
Speaking on the budget of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the People’s Democratic Party (HDP) Deputy Feleknas Uca recalled that 7,000 Yazidi women were kidnapped by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and said that “The fate of 2,800 women is still unclear. These are crimes against humanity.”Read More
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