Attacked trans woman struggling for life in hospital
08:42 05/05/2015Gülşen, a trans woman attacked three days ago, is struggling for life in a hospital in Istanbul. Gülşen was one of at least six trans women attacked in one night across Turkey.
Women's communes continue in Serêkaniyê
08:40 05/05/2015Rojava women's group Yekîtiya Star, founding another commune in the city of Serêkaniyê, say they are trying to speed up their commune-organizing efforts.
KJK guerrilla says HDP a new kind of politics
12:19 04/05/2015With just over a month to go until Turkey's June 7 election, ElifRonahi, a leader in the Kurdish women's guerrilla group KJK, says the rise of thePeoples' Democratic Party (HDP) represents a new ...
Fighters pledge revenge for captured Êzidî women
10:59 04/05/2015Fighters in the effort to liberate Shengal from Daesh occupation pledge to get revenge for the Êzidîs killed and captured in Daesh's attack on the city.
Domestic workers march for union rights in Beirut
14:58 03/05/2015Women domestic workers in Lebanon marched for their rights today in Beirut. Lebanon has around 250,000 mostly women and migrant domestic workers.
Kobanê damage report: over half of neighborhoods severely damaged
12:59 03/05/2015Engineers reporting on the damage of Kobanê at the Diyarbakır reconstruction conferencehave announced their recommendations for city reconstruction. They stressed the need for a democratic and ...
Daunting health report emerges at Kobanê reconstruction conference
12:28 03/05/2015Reports on medical conditions in Kobanê paint a daunting picture for the reconstruction of the city.
Selene Verri: patriarchal system firmly in power in Europe
11:55 03/05/2015Women's movement and Kurdish solidarity activist Selene Verri says women in Europe and the Middle East need to escalate their struggle against patriarchy—not only its most visible crimes, but its ...
Women led the Kobanê resistance; now they lead reconstruction
11:43 03/05/2015With the conference to plan the reconstruction of Kobanê ongoing in the main Kurdish city of Amed today, FeyziyeAbdi of the canton's Law and Justice assembly says that women will lead the ...
Istanbul losing another landmark: Laterna Café
11:37 03/05/2015As the ruling government in Turkey continues to oust local shopkeepers from the streets of Istanbul to make way for luxury hotels and malls, one more historic site will be closing its doors.
Southern Kurdish women speak out about new constitution
10:53 03/05/2015With a new constitution planned for the Federal Kurdistan Region, young women are calling for women's rights to be a priority.
Kurdish migrant workers: 'we can't even dream'
10:51 03/05/2015In the western Turkish province of Bursa, Kurdish migrant women say that the day the Turkish state destroyed their village and forced them to migrate was just the beginning of their problems.
Farkhunda case begins in Afghanistan
09:59 03/05/2015Hearings have begun against 49 suspects in the killing of Kabul woman Farkhunda, killed by a mob after claims that she burned the Qur'an.
Kurdistan Saturday Mothers to Erdoğan: don't come
09:24 03/05/2015With Turkish president Erdoğan visiting several Northern Kurdistan cities this weekend, this week's Saturday Mothers' action called on the Turkish president to stay home until he solves the problem ...
Saturday Mothers denounce human rights crimes masked as war
09:20 03/05/2015The Saturday Mothers of Istanbul gathered at Galatasaray Square for the 527th week of their justice action yesterday.
Kobanê reconstruction conference kicks off in Amed
12:35 02/05/2015A two-day conference for the reconstruction of Kobanê has kicked off in the main Kurdish city of Diyarbakır.
Around 750 rescued from Boko Haram in past week
10:58 02/05/2015The Nigerian military has announced that 234 women and children have been freed from Boko Haram today, bringing the total number freed from the Sambisa Forest area in recent operations to around 750.
Êzidî women prepare for conference
09:45 02/05/2015Êzidî women who have fled Daesh attacks to live on Mount Shengal are preparing for a conference to plan women’s projects for the encampment.
Taksim under total police blockade
09:44 01/05/2015Police have completelysurroundedTaksim Square in Istanbul, where the government has forbidden May 1 celebrations. The total police blockade extends to all roads leading into the hilltop neighborhood ...
Rojava working women speak on May 1
13:13 30/04/2015Working women in the Rojava city of Serêkanîyê say that they will be celebrating women’s labor and organizing this International Workers’ Day.