Women welcome home body of communist fighter
09:19 14/07/2015The body of communist woman fighter Sibel Bulut, who lost her life fighting Daesh in the Rojava autonomous region in Syria, was buried in her native province of Dersim, Turkey.
Girls raped and burned alive in South Sudan
11:08 13/07/2015In the wake of a UN report detailing widespread rape by South Sudanese government troops, the government has claimed incidents were isolated.
Women denounce isolation of jailed PKK leader
10:09 13/07/2015With the Turkish state refusing to allow negotiations or even meetings with jailed PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan, women human rights activists say this is an ominous sign for peace in Turkey.
Man kills two women in Turkey
09:30 13/07/2015In Turkey's central province of Aksaray, a man has killed his estranged wife and her relative.
63-year-old Rabia, warrior for nature
09:25 13/07/2015A 63-year-old mother of four has stopped bulldozers in the Black Sea region of Turkey, becoming a hero to many.
Co-mayor of town ready to fight for nature, against militarization
12:04 11/07/2015Zeynep Sipçik, the co-mayor of the town of Dargeçit, Turkey, was on the frontlines in a sit-in against new military installations. Zeynep says she is ready to defend the area from any ...
Turkish LGBTI groups file charges for hateful posters
11:36 11/07/2015After posters enjoining the killing of LGBTI people were found in Ankara, LGBTI groups have filed charges.
People's Court returns to business in Til Temir, Rojava
11:02 11/07/2015The city of Til Temir, Rojava, long under attack by Daesh, has restarted its People's Court for the first time since the attacks with a new emphasis on women's liberation.
Women's shelters without shelter in Turkey
10:39 11/07/2015According to Z.E., a woman who fled an abusive marriage, women's security of life in state-run shelters in Turkey is severely imperiled.
Women bid final farewell to YPJ fighter Ceylan
10:13 11/07/2015A village in the largely Kurdish province of Van bid farewell to YPJ fighter Ceylan Öztoktaş in a funeral ceremony yesterday.
Malawi traditional leader has child marriage in her sights
13:35 10/07/2015In Malawi, where 50% of girls are married before they turn 18, traditional leader Inkosi Kachindamoto has stopped 330 child marriages in the region she rules.
Campaign for freedom for woman who killed abusive husband
12:49 10/07/2015"Is it always women who will die? Let men die some too. I killed him for my honor," said Çilem Doğan, arrested yesterday in Adana, Turkeyfor killing the husband who tried to force her into sex work.
Rojava women debate self-defense in training program
12:26 10/07/2015Women in the Rojava autonomous region of Syria are learning to defend themselves against attacks. In the city of Qamişlo, women are debating the meaning and practice of self-defense.
Women lead the resistance at Istanbul factory
12:04 10/07/2015At Istanbul's Serapool pool supply factory, women are leading the resistance after a worker was fired for being a union member.
Istanbul Feminist Collective shares self-defense report
11:52 10/07/2015Every month, the Istanbul Feminist Collective publishes a report sharing the stories of women who have defended themselves from male violence in Turkey. The June report includes a number of stories ...
Belgium implementing gender-neutral toilets
09:15 10/07/2015The Flanders region of Belgium is bringing gender-neutral toilets to public buildings to prevent violence against trans people.
'Jesca Nankabirwa: killed because she was a migrant woman'
09:14 10/07/2015Women gathered outside the courthouse in Istanbul yesterday to call for justice for Jesca Nankabirwa, the Ugandan migrant and textile worker killed in September in Istanbul.
Atena Daemi has heart attack in Iranian jail
13:51 09/07/2015Atena Daemi, a children's and women's rights activist, had a heart attack due to denial of medical attention in Iran's Evin jail.
Women live the dream of commune villages
13:46 09/07/2015The commune villages of the Yüksekova area of Northern Kurdistan (in Turkey) bring to life the dream of communal living. Women's communes in the villages attend to women-specific problems in the ...
Three sisters defend their homeland against Daesh attacks
13:34 09/07/2015In the wake of Daesh's attack on the city of Shengal, Iraq and the abduction of thousands of women, women are getting their revenge. Three Êzidî sisters have headed to the front in Shengal to ...