15-year jail term demanded for human rights defenders!
- 16:49 08/10/2017
ISTANBUL-Indictment has been prepared against 11 human rights defenders, who were detained while attending a workshop on the island of Büyükada in Istanbul. ...Read Article
ISTANBUL-Indictment has been prepared against 11 human rights defenders, who were detained while attending a workshop on the island of Büyükada in Istanbul. ...Read Article
MARDİN- A child and seven women were detained four days ago in Kızıltepe district of Mardin province after house raids. They are still held in police ...Read Article
ANKARA –Police started to detain the protesters before ‘We want our jobs back” action started on Ankara’s Yüksel Avenue. Eight people, whose names are ...Read Article
NEWS CENTER- The European Kurdish Women's Movement (TJK-E) calls for participation in a series of events to be organized in Strasbourg with the motto, 'Let's ...Read Article
ANKARA-An investigation has been opened against Kezban Saçılık, mother of Veli Saçılık one of resister of Yüksel Resistance, for “violating the law on ...Read Article
NEWS CENTER-Mesopotamian Ecology Movement has launched a petition campaign against relocation of monuments in Hasankeyf on Change.org. The movement calls on ...Read Article
DIRBÊSIYÊ - Syrian Women's Assembly, founded after Syrian Women’s Assembly Conference, held its first meeting in Dirbêsiyê city. Read Article
NEWS CENTER- Arîn Mîrkan was remembered in Efrîn on the third anniversary of her death. Read Article
DERSİM – Police raided the Baran Bookstore and seized 30 books. Sibel Sanay, a worker of the bookstore, pointed out that the pressure against publishing ...Read Article
DİYARBAKIR- Democratic Society Congress (DTK) Leyla Güven commented on conspiracy period of international powers on the PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan and she ...Read Article
Mesopotamia Female Journalists’ Platform has released a statement on the occasion of Kurdistan Female Journalists’ Day declared on October 7. Women ...Read Article
he continuing “We want our jobs back” action despite all attacks has entered in the 333rd day. Police detained three people, including Seyri Sokak reporter ...Read Article
DİYARBAKIR- Platform for Solidarity with Sur reacts to the ongoing demolition in the Alipaşa and Lalebey neighborhoods of Diyarbakır’s Sur district and ...Read Article
Free Women’s Movement (TJA) has called for participation in the panel to be held tomorrow with the motto "Isolation will lose, freedom will win".Read Article
The women gathered upon the call of the Beylikdüzü Women’s Platform and protested the draft bill giving muftis to perform marriages accepted by the ...Read Article
As the conspiracy against the Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan has entered in the 19th year, Diyarbakır Peace Mothers’ Assembly member Mevlüde ...Read Article
Ashura boilers are ready for peace and fraternity. Çilem Küçükkeleş stated that Ashura is representative of people living together from different culture ...Read Article
In September, men killed at least 37 women, subjected 24 women to violence and sexually abused 33 children. In the first eight months of 2017, men killed at ...Read Article
First Young Women’s Center has been opened in Til Rifette within the framework of Biparêze (Defense) move.Read Article
Muş- Ashura Day, which would be organized at Varto Pir Sultan Abdal Association, was ‘banned’ by Governor. Read Article
DIYARBAKIR - A man named M.G. owner of RGS Shirt allegedly sexually assaulted a woman , who went to the store for job interview to become model of the store. ...Read Article
ISTANBUL - President of The Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV), Dr. Şebnem Korur Fincancı announced that she ended his lectures at Altınbaş ...Read Article
İSTANBUL -Parents expressed that changes in education curriculum are affecting the psychology of children and added “Our children are used just like ...Read Article
SİİRT - 47 villages will be underwater along with Botan Valley, known for its historical and natural beauty, due to 16 dams to be built for ‘security’ ...Read Article
DİYARBAKIR-According to received reports, police raided many homes in Silvan district of Diyarbakır within the scope of an operation launched after a ...Read Article
ANKARA – Parliamentary membership of Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Siirt MP Besime Konca has been revoked due to conviction. Until now, the parliamentary ...Read Article
ANKARA – Police attacked the protesters, who wanted to make a statement during “We want our jobs back” action entered in the 329th day, one woman was ...Read Article
ANKARA – Police attacked the protesters, who wanted to make a statement during “We want our jobs back” action entered in the 329th day, one woman was ...Read Article
DİYARBAKIR – Journalists in Kurdistan have come together at the seminar held by the Journalists Union of Turkey (TGS). Journalists shared their experiences ...Read Article
DIYARBAKIR- Free Journalists Initiative (ÖGİ) has released its report on rights violation towards journalists in September. The report says two women ...Read Article
NEWS CENTER- Women came together at Jineology seminar held in Hildesheim. Read Article
TEBQA- Tebqa Women’s Assembly aims to strengthen its organization by launching a one-week training cycle. Read Article
ISTANBUL- Syrian activists Orouba Barakat and her sister journalist Halla Barakat, who were killed in Istanbul’s Üsküdar district, had been threatened on ...Read Article
DİYARBAKIR – Indictment prepared against İdil Municipality Co-mayor Nevin Girasun, who is in prison for one year, has been sent to the prosecutor’s ...Read Article
NEWS CENTER- The Freedom for Öcalan Vigil held in front of the Council of Europe (CoE) has been taken over by Swiss Women's Movement this week.Read Article
ISTANBUL - Two sisters, Berin Çelik and Şükran Çelik, have worked in textile workshops since childhood and they say they have to work despite long working ...Read Article
ADANA- Actress Başak Köklükaya dedicates her award to educators Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça, who are on the hunger strike.Read Article
DİYARBAKIR – Historic buildings in Diyarbakır’s Sur district, which is in the list of UNESCO, have faced destruction and many segments and UNESCO ...Read Article
NEWS CENTER- Women saying “These laws cannot be passed like this for an equal and free life” will take to streets tomorrow.Read Article
ANKARA- Hunger strike launched by dismissed academic Nuriye Gülmen and dismissed teacher Semih Özakça has continued in the 206th day. Yüksel Resistance ...Read Article
ISTANBUL – On the 653rd week, Saturday Mothers demanded the perpetrators of Mahmut Doğan, who was killed after being detaining on November 27, 1993, to be ...Read Article
MARDİN – Gurbet Bilen, who works in historical ancient city Dara, cooks pancakes for domestic and foreign tourists. Gurbet is also happy to make a living in ...Read Article
NEWS CENTER - Women will organize a protest on social media under the hashtag #1EkimdeKadınlarSokakta “Women take to streets on October 1” at 5:45 PM ...Read Article
VAN- TJA activist and Imralı Delegation member Ceylan Bağrıyanık has been detained. Read Article
BATMAN - 13-year-old İsa, who lives in Hasankeyf and works as tour guide in summers to cover his education expense, expresses his sorrows because Hasankeyf ...Read Article
DÊRAZOR- Rescued from Deash captivity, women of Deir ez-Zor describe the moment they saw the SDF forces as “We are reborn” and they call for solidarity ...Read Article