Jinwar is a women’s-only village in Rojava, Syria. The construction works of the village were initiated on 10 March 2017 and it formally opened its doors to social life on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.Read More
Pınar Gültekin’s mother Şefika drew attention to the murder of women by the Turkish state and called on all women to stand up against femicide. ”We all have to fight for women’s rights”, she said. Şefika Gültekin, interviewed by JinNews, repeated her demand for justice.Read More
Dilan Cruz was a Colombian student who had been injured by police and lost his life when he took part in a protest for better education in Colombia a year ago. Hundreds of people marched in Bogotá to mark the anniversary of his death.Read More
A lawsuit was filed against the Saturday Mothers and their supporters on the grounds of incidents that occurred during the Saturday Mothers’ 700th protest action in Istanbul, Turkey.Read More
The search for Gülistan Doku, a university student whose whereabouts have remained unknown for 324 days, has been stopped for the third time reported Jinnews Agency.Read More
by Sultan Eylem Keleş On the eve of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (25 November), Berrin Sönmez talked to MedyaNews about Islamic feminism, which is not welcomed by conservatives or secularists in Turkey.Read More
For women in Turkey, the main item on the agenda over the last year has been the İstanbul Convention.Read More
Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Batman deputy and Women’s Assembly spokesperson Ayşe Acar Başaran spoke on the woman-oriented approach of her party and the activities organised around the International Day For Eliminating Violence Against Women.Read More
Zeycan Yedigöl, one of the Saturday Mothers, who had been looking for her missing son Nurettin for 39 years, died aged 98, before she could find him.Read More
Amidst the rising tensions between the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Iraqi Kurdistan, the Peace Mothers Initiative in Mardin (Mêrdîn) in Turkey issued an appeal to the KDP “not to be deceived”. They threw white scarves to the ground expressing their demand for peace.Read More
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