State of emergency spreads throughout Eastern Kurdistan
15:36 09/05/2015In the wake of the death of young Kurdish woman Ferinaz Xosrawanî in the city of Mahabad, the state of uprising in Eastern Kurdistan (in Iran) has spread to the entire region. Roads between cities ...
UN calls Daesh's use of sexual violence systematic terror tactic
14:47 09/05/2015UN representative Zainab Bangura, reporting on her observations with women victims of Daesh's sexual violence in the Middle East, says that Daesh uses sexual violence as a systematic tactic of war.
120,000 children at risk of malnutrition in Yemen
14:22 09/05/2015UNICEF warns that 120,000 children are at severe risk of malnutrition in Yemen, as Saudi bombardments cut off trade with a country that depended on imports for 90% of its food supply.
'Men won't be the ones to make peace,' say women at Istanbul workshop
13:57 09/05/2015Women academics, politicians and activists gathered for a workshop to discuss how to push for women's roles in the peace process in Istanbul today.
Sick prisoner Fatma Tokmak facing death from state neglect
10:11 09/05/2015As Fatma Tokmak, imprisoned in Istanbul, faces increasing health problems, it has emerged that her health report has been neglected in red tape for over a year. Those struggling for her release say ...
Kurdish women: we are all Ferinaz
09:51 09/05/2015Since the death of Ferinaz Xosrawanî, 26, in her attempt to escape a rape attempt by Iranian state security forces, Kurdish women across the world have stood up against the state's rape policies and ...
Hundreds in Turkey's women's shelters unable to vote
09:29 09/05/2015Women staying in shelters in Turkey continue to be unable to exercise their fundamental right to vote.
Rojava fighter buried in Qamişlo
09:15 09/05/2015On Thursday, the people of Qamişlo in Rojava held a ceremony for Rahşan Eli Ahmed (nom de guerre Canfida), the Hesekê peacekeeper who lost her life foiling a Daesh bomb attack.
Ferinaz actions spread around the world
09:11 09/05/2015Women around the world took to the streets yesterday in reaction to the death of Ferinaz Xosrawanî, seen as a symbol of resistance for her efforts to escape rape in the city of Mahabad, Eastern ...
Women hold sit-in for Ferinaz in Diyarbakır
16:07 08/05/2015As protests in Mahabad continue for FerinazXosrawanî, women in the Northern Kurdistan city of Diyarbakır held a sit-in against the Iranian regime and rape culture.
Large gathering planned for tomorrow at Camp Armen
15:47 08/05/2015The vigil is in its third day at Camp Armen, the Armenian children's camp in Istanbul that was one of the few Armenian institutions to successfully resist assimilation policies, now under threat of ...
Ferinaz solidarity actions spread to Diyarbakır
15:14 08/05/2015Women in the Kurdish city of Diyarbakır, Turkey are calling solidarity actions with Ferinaz Xosrawanî. Ferinaz killed herself by jumping from the window of the hotel where she worked in the Kurdish ...
Turkish media victimizes sexual assault survivor a second time
14:58 08/05/2015A young rape survivor in Izmir province has spoken up to tell the truth after the Turkish media re-traumatized her with their coverage of the event.
Mahabad protests for Ferinaz spread
12:05 08/05/2015After Iranian security forces killed two protestors demanding justice for Kurdish woman Ferinaz, who killed herself to escape rape, protests have spread to the city of Meriwan.
Journalist in small Black Sea city struggles to change sexist field
12:01 08/05/2015Journalist Saliha Yayla has worked for 25 years to be the voice of women in the small Black Sea region city of Giresun. Saliha says that in spite of the strong social and economic pressure against ...
Peace activist Aysel Doğan is free
11:59 08/05/2015Aysel Doğan, the Kurdish politician and peace activist diagnosed with cancer while in jail, was released yesterday.
Woman guerrillas call for rebellion for Ferinaz
09:18 08/05/2015The women's guerrilla group KJAR has called on the people of Mahabad and women across Iran to rise up after a 26-year-old Kurdish woman threw herself to her death to escape a rape attempt in Mahabad.
Kurdish city in Iran burns for Ferinaz
08:48 08/05/2015The city of Mahabad, Iranian Kurdistan was in uprising last night after a young Kurdish woman jumped from a hotel window to escape Iranian security forces' attempt to rape her.
Women secure justice in Hesekê
12:48 07/05/2015The woman-run Hesekê Peoples' Court in the Rojava city of Hesekê works to secure justice for all people in the city, say court directors.
Aysel Doğan taken in for chemotherapy
12:34 07/05/2015Aysel Doğan, Kurdish politician and peace activist diagnosed with cancer while in jail, has started chemotherapy.