September 21 - 14 -- 15 - 4 Sept. --  August 31 - July 5, 2023

CLICK HERE ON HOW TO READ ALL ON THIS PAGE 

When one hurts or kills a women
one hurts or kills hummanity and is an antrocitie.
Gino d'Artali
and: My mother (1931-1997) always said to me <Mi figlio, non esistono notizie <vecchie> perche puoi imparare qualcosa da qualsiasi notizia.> Translated: <My son, there is no such thing as so called 'old' news because you can learn something from any news.>
Gianna d'Artali.


Jinha - Womens News Agency - September 7, 2023
<<Referral Guidance Center works for social change in Iraq
Iraq- Established in Iraq's Mosul city in 2019, the Referral Guidance Center aims to combat violence against women by carrying out awareness-raising activities. NuJINHA spoke to Shatha Al-Imam, director of the center, about the objectives and aims of the center. After the center was established in Mosul as a project, branches of the center were opened in many cities of Iraq in a short time. <By making great efforts, we have achieved great success. We have branches in many cities in Iraq now,> Shatha Al-Imam said.
The aim is to change society
The target groups of the center are especially women and children so it carries out awareness-raising activities about domestic and online violence. <When we receive an application about domestic violence, we try to solve it. When we cannot find a solution, we direct the victims to the relevant organizations. Our center also provides support to individuals with special needs. The main aim of the center is to change society.>
'Confidentiality is a central and integral part of the center'
<One of the aims of the center is to provide support to sexually abused women, who refuse to report sexual abuse to police,> said Wafaa Ahmed, the manager of the center. <Women do not report violence and sexual abuse against them due to customs and traditions in society. Our center is a non-profit and non-governmental organization and most of its employees are women. Therefore, women apply when they are subjected to violence. Confidentiality is a central and integral part of the center. We provide psychological, legal and financial support to women, children and individuals with special needs. When victims of violence apply to us, we do our best to support them and we follow their cases.>
'We want to provide all kinds of opportunities to women'
Sarah Qazi, an employee of the center, also talked about the aims of the center.
<We work to help and support women who are subjected to violence and inhumane practices. Until now, many women victims of violence have applied to the center. Our aim is to build a culture protecting women and respecting women’s rights. We want to provide all kinds of opportunities to women.> >>
Source incl. video:
https://jinhaagency1.com/en/actual/referral-guidance-center-works-for-social-change-in-iraq-33808

Jinha - Womens News Agency - September 6, 2023 - by HEVIDAR ŞENGALI
<<Women of Shengal: We will struggle for freedom of leader Apo
Shengal (Sinjar)- Yazidi women think the philosophy and ideology of Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan, who has been subjected to an aggravated isolation in Imrali, is the way to freedom. Objecting to the isolation imposed on him, they say the isolation imposed on Abdullah Ocalan is actually an isolation imposed on them. Edul Eli, member of the Yazidi Free Women's Movement (Kurdish: Tevgera Azadiya Jinen Ezidi-TAJE), thinks the philosophy of Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan empowers the Yazidi community. <Before we got to know leader Apo (Abdullah Ocalan), we did not know what autonomous administration and self- organization and defense were. After getting to know his philosophy and ideology, we learned what they are and how they are important. We will never allow another genocide to be committed against our community. Thanks to the ideology of leader Apo, the Yazidi community makes progress. Leader Apo is our inner strength. Therefore, we, as the Yazidi community, are against the isolation imposed on him.>
'We will never accept the isolation'
Edul Eli mentioned the genocide committed against the Yazidi community by ISIS and said, <The fighters, who believe in the ideology of Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan, protected us against ISIS. Only the fighters of leader Apo came and stood by the Yazidi community when ISIS attacked us. Therefore, we, as Yazidi women and the Yazidi community, will never accept the isolation imposed on him in Imrali. We will keep struggling until leader Apo regains his physical freedom.>
'We will never leave our homeland'
<As we learn the philosophy of leader Apo more, we become stronger,> said Edul Eli, adding, <We see leader Apo as a chance for us. Now, dirty plans are carried out about Shengal. However, these plans will fail. In Shengal, people from different nationalities and religions live together and make decisions together. We will keep struggling against those who want to occupy our homeland. We will never leave our homeland. We will never allow traitors and enemies to enter Shengal.>
'The struggle will bring the physical freedom of leader Apo with itself'
Nafiya Şengal, another member of the TAJE, also demands the physical freedom of Abdullah Ocalan. <Leader Apo has been held behind bars because of his thoughts and ideology and because he has an alternative to the existing system. The struggle that started with tens of people has reached millions today. We believe that this struggle will bring the physical freedom of leader Apo with itself.> >>
Source incl. video:
https://jinhaagency1.com/en/actual/women-of-shengal-we-will-struggle-for-freedom-of-leader-apo-33804?page=1

The Guardian - September 6, 2023 - Opinion by Zahra Joya
Global development is supported by
Bill and Melinda
<<Women's rights and gender equality
Women in Afghanistan are fighting an unequal war. We need your support
The Taliban have barred us from the workplace, cut our access to healthcare and closed schools to us. Must we struggle alone?
We suddenly all woke in the middle of the night. A piercing cry came from the corner of our room. It was my teenage sister, sobbing in the little room we rent in London. She always used to sleep in the same bed as my mother - until the fall of Kabul. She wasn't used to sleeping alone. That night, early in spring, she sobbed until dawn. Her pain was obvious: separation from my mother and a longing that became chronically painful for us all. Since our exile, I have been playing the role of mother, thousands of miles from our parents. Afghanistan's fall was not just the takeover of a country, but the separation of its people, including thousands of teenagers like my sister. The fall is also the story of a mother's comfort, now missing for my sister and me. We miss her arms and the bed we could share, the food she cooked. When the Taliban took over again in Afghanistan, countless lives were transformed in horrible and distressing ways. We were catapulted to another country, with a culture and language so different it felt like another planet. Although being away from parents is exhausting, I still reassure my sister that, as Hazara girls and women, we are the lucky ones who now live in a safe and free country. There are young girls who were forced into marriages inside Afghanistan, and millions of girls have been deprived of basic rights. Migration is a path that leads to a new world, one full of challenges and opportunities, but it comes at a cost. The feeling of loneliness and distance from family and friends does not leave you for a second. On 24 August 2021, when I was forced into exile, I had never thought about the difficulties of living away from home and family. I didn't have time to think because we were all so confused about what had just occurred. But now, two years into exile, I am only in touch with my mother through WhatsApp; it's a strange thing but it has become a familiar practice now. When I see my mother's face, I can't hold back tears at the deep lines that have settled on her face. In those wrinkles, I see the pain and suffering of the separation of a mother from her loved ones. I weep afterwards.
How did the Taliban manage to create the first gender apartheid system in front of the world?
Reviewing two years of Taliban rule in Afghanistan is full of despair and darkness. The first question is how the Taliban managed to create the first gender apartheid system in front of the world. How was this possible? Why have the women of Afghanistan been abandoned? What happened to those promises that the international community touted all the time? Today, millions of school-age girls are deprived of education by the Taliban, made possible by the infamous peace deal that the US agreed with the Taliban in Qatar. Today, the universities are closed to women and girls. The opportunity to work has been taken from tens of thousands of women who were breadwinners and heads of their families. Women's access to health centres is limited, and the heavy burden of poverty and hunger is backbreaking. Today, millions of school-age girls are deprived of education by the Taliban, made possible by the infamous peace deal that the US agreed with the Taliban in Qatar. Today, the universities are closed to women and girls. The opportunity to work has been taken from tens of thousands of women who were breadwinners and heads of their families. Women’s access to health centres is limited, and the heavy burden of poverty and hunger is backbreaking. The Taliban have excluded women from public life. Can you picture 50% of the population completely isolated in every sense? Why do we Afghan women pay the price for the Taliban's return? Afghanistan's women now have to fight for something basic: the right to leave the house, to go to school and to parks, to get a job. When I founded Rukhshana Media, I never imagined such a dark day. I feel hopeless - not because I don't have the will to fight, but when I try to describe and draw attention to this exceptional human condition. During these two years of Taliban rule, I have received images of mutilated bodies of women and men tortured and killed by the Taliban forces. I could never have imagined such violence. In these two years, we at Rukhshana have written and reported on the pain of protesting women who were flogged by Taliban fighters. We have written about the murder and disappearance of policewomen who, with the support of the west after 9/11, fought against inequalities in a patriarchal society and made room for themselves in the system. In these past two years, it seems that the vast majority of Afghan men support women's education, but this consensus has never been utilised as a means of mobilising people against the unacceptable situation under the Taliban. Women are left alone in their fight against the Taliban. The Taliban regime does not look at women’s situation as a national issue, and international human rights institutions do not take action beyond publishing statements and reports. As part of our research at Rukhshana Media, we examined the devastating effects of shutting schools to girls. Our findings showed girls suffering severe psychological problems. Suicide, femicide, forced marriage and domestic violence have increased drastically. It is hard to understand the depths of this darkness, and international human rights organisations seem oblivious to these issues.>>
Read more here:
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/commentisfree/2023/sep/06/women-in-afghanistan-fighting-an-unequal-war-against-taliban-we-need-support?utm_term=64f8238249a8578c866593dfb205c3f8&utm_campaign=HerStage&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=herstage_email
Opinion by Gino d'Artali: And yes, we can and should do more because our sisters in Afghanistan need it badly!

Jinha - Womens News Agency - September 6, 2023 - by BERITAN SARYA
<<Peaceful protests in Sweida: We demand our stolen freedom
News Center- On 17 August 2023, peaceful protests erupted in the Druze majority city of Sweida over the high inflation rate and deteriorating economic situation in Syria. The protests have entered their third week. Last week, protesters shut the ruling Baath party headquarters and government organizations in the city. In addition, the Syrian government withdrew its forces at some military posts but there are still soldiers at some posts between the airport and villages. Although the Syrian government has refrained from intervening in the protests until now, the women of Sweida think that the government may have a secret and dirty plan because the government authorities try to intimidate the people of Sweida by threatening them on social media platforms. NuJINHA spoke to women activists, who have been participating in the peaceful protests since the first day. In their speeches, they said that they saw the revolution led by women in North and East Syria as a role model and greeted the resisting women of North and East Syria.
'We demand our stolen rights and freedom'
Raqiya El Şaer, one of the activist women, thinks women have played an important role in the peaceful protests in Sweida. <The number of women participating in the protests has been increasing. The women participating in the protests have made the banners to carry in protests. The participation of women in the protests shows how women are active in politics now. The role of women in society has been suppressed and limited by the Syrian government. Now, we as the women of Sweida, demand our stolen rights and freedom. We will keep struggling until our rights in society and politics are officially recognized. The participation and stance of the women of Sweida in the protests show that Syrian women have decided to take on their own roles and have a mission.>
'Kurdish women have become a role model for all women'
Raqiya Al Şaer indicated that they, as women of Sweida, are influenced by the revolution led by Kurdish women in North and East Syria. She said, <Kurdish women have become a role model for all women. They have formed their own defense units to protect themselves and their people. Kurdish women have been fighting the patriarchal mindset and slavery. We greet all Kurdish women and their resistance. We also greet all resisting women.>
'The granddaughters of Zenobia will not bow to slavery'
Raqiya Al Şaer added, <Our message to all Syrian women, who are the granddaughters of Zenobia, is that they have power to lead their society and build a life based on equality. You can rule a country. We will take back our freedom, we will undertake our roles and missions in society and we will not bow to slavery.>
Call for solidarity with the people of Sweida
Raqiya Al Şaer is also a member of the Syrian al-Liwa Party, a Druze political party. Speaking about the withdrawal of Syrian forces from Sweida by the Syrian government, she said, <The reason for the withdrawal is still unknown. This step is a dangerous step. We know the system and policies of the regime from the past. We call on everyone to be in solidarity with the people of Sweida.>
'The threats of the regime cannot make us take a step back'
Another activist woman of Sweida told us that they are determined to take their rights back. <The regime has refrained from intervening in the protests and tried to intimidate the people of Sweida by threatening them on social media platforms. Women and young people lead the protests and the regime does not like this. For this reason, the Syrian authorities threaten the protesters on social media platforms. They say that ISIS will attack Sweida again. We know the regime very well. They can organize an ISIS attack to break our will, as they did in 2018. But we are determined to take to the streets until we take our rights and freedom back. We demand freedom and democracy for ourselves and all people of Syria.> Xemsa Hanım, another woman activist in Sweida, talked about high inflation rate and deteriorating economic situation in Syria. <For 13 years, people of Syria have suffered from oppression and poverty. Syria has become one of the poorest countries, where working people receive not more than 14 dollars per month despite it is also among the richest countries in the world with its natural resources. There are thousands of women in Syria who have lost their spouses, families and relatives. Some women are still missing. Displaced women have to live in bad living conditions in camps. The economic situation is deteriorating every day. Now, the people of Sweida say 'enough'. They have been taking to the streets against injustice and exploitation. The protests have been going on for more than two weeks with the participation of people from all segments. We demand an end to the Syrian government and the implementation of Security Council resolution 2254.>
'Women of Sweida resisted the Ottoman Empire and French colonialism'
Pointing out that not only men and young people, but also the elderly, children and women have been participating in the popular protests in Sweida, Xemsa Hanım said, <The granddaughters of Zenobia resisted the Ottoman Empire and French colonialism in history. Now, they have been participating in peaceful protests to demand freedom and democracy. The women of Sweida demand the rights and freedom of all Syrian women.> >>
Source:
https://jinhaagency1.com/en/actual/peaceful-protests-in-sweida-we-demand-our-stolen-freedom-33802

 Liberation Front 2019/cryfreedom.net 2023