Farkhunda killers' death sentences reversed
09:44 04/07/2015The court that sentenced to death several members of the mob who killed Afghan woman Farkhunda has now canceled the earlier ruling. The men will now receive prison sentences of 10-20 years.
Judges rule that children 'consent' in Turkey
11:54 03/07/2015Lawyer Gamze Yalçın says it is high time for Turkey to question its contradictory laws that permit sentence reductions on the basis of “consent” in cases of child sexual abuse.
Rojava young women lead radical fight against patriarchy
11:12 03/07/2015In the city of Qamişlo, in the Rojava autonomous region of Syria, young women have taken up a radical struggle against patriarchy.
Commemoration for woman behind “goddess culture”
13:35 30/06/2015The Diyarbakır-based Kurdish women’s movement group Congress of Free Women (KJA) has released a written statement to commemorate Zeynep Kınacı (nom de guerre Zilan), who sacrificed her life in ...
Four children arrested in Roboski village
11:36 30/06/2015Turkish soldiers rained gunfire on the small Kurdish vilage of Roboski, Turkey yesterday evening and this morning. One villager has been wounded and four children have been arrested. Soldiers also ...
Women journalists in Turkey vow to work against sexist media
11:20 30/06/2015In the wake of a sexist headline attacking a woman politican in Turkey, women journalists say they are at work to fight back against the patriarchal media.
For Rojava women, education is revenge
10:37 30/06/2015Women at the Academy of Science and Thought in the city of Qamişlo, Rojava say that education is the foundation of revolution.
Women form self-defense brigade in Aleppo
10:36 30/06/2015Women have formed a neighborhood self-defense brigade in the city of Aleppo, Syria.
Arab women organize themselves in Rojava
13:04 29/06/2015Members of the Arab Women's Delegation in Rojava say they are stepping up their work to organize women in the region.
Turkish headline orders woman politician to 'shut up'
13:02 29/06/2015The Turkish daily newspaper Star has run the headline "shut this hussy up," referring to woman politician Figen Yüksekdağ.
Kobanê recovers from Daesh attack
11:33 29/06/2015Over the weekend, there were over 200 funerals in Kobanê, as residents buried those killed in the Daesh attack on the city on June 25.
People of Kobanê object to Turkish president's war plans
11:30 29/06/2015With Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan recently stating his intention to launch a military intervention in Syria, the people of the city of Kobanê are angry.
Families fleeing Hassakeh take refuge in Til Temir
11:03 29/06/2015The Rojava city of Til Temir has taken in families fleeing the city of Hassakeh, Syria, under assault by Daesh gangs over the past week.
Women defend sacred sites in Êzidî city of Shengal
10:31 29/06/2015In the city of Shengal, a key site for the Êzidî people, women guerrillas are the ones who protect the sacred sites of the city from Daesh destruction.
Figen Yüksekdağ: that the AKP supports Daesh is not a claim, but a reality
09:46 29/06/2015Figen Yüksekdağ, co-chair of Turkey's left party HDP, spoke at the border between Turkey and Kobanê on Saturday. Figen called on the AKP to demonstrate that it does not support Daesh.
Federal Kurdistan Region women call for gender parity
09:27 29/06/2015As the Federal Kurdistan Region of Iraq continues the process of drafting a new constitution, women say a gender parity system would open doors to more equitable, pluralistic politics.
Police attack Istanbul Pride Parade
09:08 29/06/2015Police in Istanbul attacked yesterday's Pride Parade with tear gas, plastic bullets and pressurized water, arresting many.
Photographer documents child sexual abuse
13:34 27/06/2015Photographer Mariella Furrer has released a book documenting child sexual abuse in South Africa. Mariella, herself a child sexual abuse survivor, had to undergo psychological treatment while ...
Politicians and activists: AKP undermines Middle East peace
09:55 27/06/2015After members of the Daesh gang massacred more than 150 in the Rojava city of Kobanê on Thursday, politicians, union leaders and activists have declared their suspicion of the AKP's involvement in ...
Masses denounce attack on Kobanê
09:41 27/06/2015Protestors in Turkey denounced Daesh's Thursday attack on the city of Kobanê, in the Rojava autonomous region in Syria.