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 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.


Berivan Tunç
Jinha - Womens News Agency - April 26, 2024 - by BERJIN KARA
<<Young people in Makhmour continue Deniz Fırat's legacy
Application for the Martyr Deniz Fırat Literature Awards, held in memory of journalist Deniz Fırat, who was killed by ISIS, begins. <We aim to continue Deniz Fırat's legacy,> said Berivan Tunç.
Makhmour- Application for the 6th Martyr Deniz Fırat Literature Awards, held once in two years in memory of journalist Deniz Fırat (Leyla Yıldıztan), who was killed by ISIS at the the Makhmour Martyr Rustem Cudi Camp (Makhmour Refugee Camp) on August 8, 2014, began on April 11, 2024. The award ceremony will be held on August 8, 2024. NuJINHA spoke to Berivan Tunç, member of the Free Students' Union (Kurdish: Yekitiya Xwendekaren Azad, YXA) and the preparatory committee of the Martyr Deniz Fırat Literature Awards, about the purpose of the awards and the conditions of application.
'It has been held since 2015'
<The Martyr Deniz Fırat Literature Awards have been held since 2015 after Deniz was martyred by ISIS in 2014,> Berivan Tunç told us. <Application for the literature awards began on April 11, 2024. I have been a member of the committee for two years. The preparatory committee is responsible for determining the members of the jury and organizing everything for the literature awards.>
'The awards are dedicated to the martyrs of freedom every year'
People from four parts of Kurdistan and other countries can apply for the Martyr Deniz Fırat Literature Awards. <The awards are given out in three categories; photography, poetry and story. The people applying for the awards should not publish their photographs, poems and stories anywhere before. The jury evaluates the applications in one month and the winners are announced in July. The award ceremony is held on August 8. The awards are dedicated to the martyrs of freedom every year. This year, the awards will be dedicated to Sara Hogir Riha, Bişeng Birusk and Seyid Evran.>
Deadline for application is the end of June
Due to the siege imposed on the camp, the Martyr Deniz Fırat Literature Awards have been held once in two years since 2018. <Deadline for application is the end of June,> Berivan Tunç said. <We, as Deniz's friends, hold this event to keep Deniz alive and continue her legacy.> >>
Source incl. video:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/young-people-in-makhmour-continue-deniz-firat-s-legacy-34956?page=1

Jinha - Womens News Agency - April 26, 2024 - by FİDAN ABDULLAH - HESNA MIHEMED
<<Women in Shahba: The Turkish state will not be able to achieve its goals
<The Turkish state will not be able to achieve its goals in North and East Syria,> said the women living in Afrin/Shahba canton, pointing to the ongoing Turkish attacks in the region.
Shahba- Turkish attacks on civilian settlements in North and East Syria continue. Due to the ongoing attacks, the civilians are subjected to rights and violations and forced displacement. The Turkish forces and Turkish-backed factions attack Sherewa and Til Rifat districts of Afrin-Shehba Canton every day by using heavy weapons. Despite the attacks on civilians, the international community remains silent. Fatima Al-Ali is a displaced woman of Afrin living in Shahba. Thousands of displaced people of Afrin endure difficult conditions because the Turkish state and Turkish backed factions occupied Afrin and looted our houses and orchards, she told NuJINHA.
'The Turkish state is the only terrorist force in the region'
The Turkish state attacks our region by claiming, <We fight terrorism>, Fatima Al-Ali said. <We are the people of this region and witness the facts. The Turkish state is the only terrorist force in the region. It keeps committing war crimes by attacking Shahba. Thanks to the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, people live together and are in solidarity with each other. For this reason, the Turkish state's threats, attacks and efforts to divide our country will not affect the people of the region.>
'The authoritarian regime in Turkey has been shaken'
The Turkish state has weakened politically, militarily, diplomatically and economically, said Ayşe Bekir, another displaced woman of Afrin living in Shahba. <The authoritarian regime in Turkey has been shaken since the local elections. The Turkish state tries to canalize its internal conflicts to North and East Syria.>
Speaking about the history of the Turkish state, she said, <The history of the Ottoman Empire was full of conflicts. The Turkish state aims to revive the Ottoman Empire by killing people.> Ayşe Bekir called on all organizations saying that they defend human rights to fulfill their duties about the rights violations and crimes committed by the Turkish state. <They should stop massacres and bombardments of the Turkish state in North and East Syria. We should ensure peace together in the region.>
'We are not afraid of the attacks'
Sadiqa Bekir is a displaced woman of Afrin living in the Til Rifat town of Shahba. She told us that they lived in Shahba to return to Afrin. <We have resisted all challenges for six years. The Turkish state has attacked Shahba and targeted civilians for six years. We resist these attacks and we are not afraid of these attacks. Our presence in Shahba will ensure our return to Afrin.>
'Our efforts will not be in vain'
<We will not give up resisting,> said Emina Isa. <We will resist to the end to have a life with dignity. The aim of the Turkish attacks is to depopulate the region. The people of Afrin have made great efforts to return to Afrin. Our efforts will not be in vain.> >>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/women-in-shahba-the-turkish-state-will-not-be-able-to-achieve-its-goals-34958?page=1


Zholia Parsi
Jinha - Womens News Agency - April 26, 2024
<<Zholia Parsi nominated for Martin Ennals Award
Zholia Parsi, a women's rights activist and member of the Spontaneous Movement of Afghan Women, has been nominated for the 2024 Martin Ennals Award, an annual prize for human rights defenders.
News Center- The Martin Ennals Foundation has announced that Zholia Parsi, a women's rights activist and member of the Spontaneous Movement of Afghan Women, has been nominated for the 2024 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders. Since the Taliban returned to power in August 2021, women protesting Taliban's policies have been forcibly disappeared, arbitrarily arrested, and detained and subjected to torture and other-ill treatment. On September 27, 2023, Zholia Parsi was detained and taken from her home in Kabul by members of the Taliban. Her mobile phones, documents, and other personal possessions were confiscated. She was released from Taliban custody on December 18, 2023, after spending three three months in custody. The Award is named after British human rights activist Martin Ennals, who served as Secretary General of Amnesty International from 1968 to 1980. He co-founded the human rights organizations ARTICLE 19, International Alert and HURIDOCS. The award is an annual prize to honor individuals and organizations that have shown exceptional commitment to defending and promoting human rights, despite the risks involved. Finalists and the laureate are selected by a Jury of ten of the world's leading human rights NGOs, including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and World Organization against Torture (OMCT).>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/zholia-parsi-nominated-for-martin-ennals-award-34960?page=1

Jinha - Womens News Agency - April 26, 2024
<<10 women political prisoners placed in solitary confinement in Şakran prison
10 women political prisoners in Izmir Şakran Women's Closed Prison will be kept in solitary confinement for 11 days for starting a rotating hunger strike.
News Center- Authorities in Turkey deliberately use solitary confinement to punish political prisoners. 10 women political prisoners held in Izmir Şakran Women's Closed Prison will be kept in solitary confinement for 11 days for starting a rotating hunger strike demanding the lift of the isolation imposed on Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan and political prisoners.
The names of women are: Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Istanbul Provincial Co-chair Berna Çelik, Ayşe Kayra, Esma Başkale, Rahşan Aydın, Mesil Demiralp, Azime Işık, Mehtap Kıyar, Hediye Ozturk, Figen Şahin and Esmer Ayas.
According to the families of the political prisoners, a warden has been harassing the women by showing them wet towels and a fire extinguisher every 15 minutes since the protests erupted after the elected mayor of Van was prevented from taking up his post. The wardens have also searched their cells three times a month and women political prisoners have been subjected to ill-treatment.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/10-women-political-prisoners-placed-in-solitary-confinement-in-Sakran-prison-34961?page=1

Jinha - Womens News Agency - April 25, 2024
<<Crackdown on Kurdish media to be protested in Europe
Kurdish people will protest the police raids on pro-Kurdish Sterk TV and Medya Haber TV in France and Belgium.
News Center- The European Kurdish Democratic Societies Congress (KCDK-E) and the European Kurdish Women's Movement (TJK-E) will organize demonstrations in France and Belgium on April 27 to protest the police raids on pro-Kurdish channels, Sterk and Medya Haber TV. The simultaneous police raids on Sterk TV and Medya Haber TV in Belgium, on the Drancy Democratic Kurdish Community Center in France and on the houses of its members on April 23, 2024 were an organized attack against the Kurdish people, said the written statement released by two organizations.
Mentioning the detention of nine journalists in Ankara and Istanbul, the statement recalled the deportation of Kurdish refugees from France to Turkey. <The regional and international powers have become a party to the Turkish state's genocidal plans against the Kurdish people. France has recently intensified its arbitrary and illegal oppression against the Kurdish people. It handed over three Kurdish people to the fascist Turkish state by tying their arms and hands. France and Belgium clearly committed unlawful acts by conducting raids on the offices of Sterk TV and Medya Haber TV for their own interests while the invasion attacks on the Kurdistan region continue.>
Call for participation in demonstrations
The murderers of Sakine Cansız, Fidan Dogan, Leyla Şaylemez, Evin Goyi, Mîr Perwer and Abdurrahman Kızıl, who were murdered in Paris in 2013 and 2022, have not been found yet, the statement emphasized. <We call on the Kurdish people and their friends to participate in the demonstrations to be held on April 27 in order to protest the crackdown on the Kurdish media.> >>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/crackdown-on-kurdish-media-to-be-protested-in-europe-34954?page=1


EU Stop femicide law
Jinha - Womens News Agency - April 25, 2024
<<EU Parliament adopts first ever EU rules on combating violence against women
The European Parliament adopted on Wednesday the first ever EU rules on combating violence against women and domestic violence.
News Center- The European Parliament adopted on Wednesday the first ever EU rules on combating violence against women and domestic violence, with 522 in favour, 27 against, and 72 abstentions. The new rules prohibit female genital mutilation and forced marriage and outline particular guidelines for offenses committed online, such as the disclosure of private information and cyberflashing. The new legislation will include a longer list of aggravating circumstances for offenses that carry more severe penalties, such as crimes against public figures, journalists, or human rights defenders. The list also includes the intention to punish victims based on their gender, sexual orientation, skin color, religion, social origin, or political beliefs, and the desire to maintain or restore <honor.>
<Today Parliament has taken the first steps to make Europe the first continent in the world to end violence against women,> said Frances Fitzgerald, the co-rapporteur from the Women's Rights and Gender Equality Committee. <This is a wide-ranging piece of legislation that will prevent violence against women, protect victims and prosecute perpetrators, thereby ensuring a holistic approach to tackling these heinous crimes. There can be no equality without eradication of violence against women; we must ensure that there can be no impunity for those who commit such crimes.>
<This ground-breaking directive embodies our unwavering commitment to strengthening the rights of women and saving lives,> said Evin Incir, the co_rapporteur from the Civil Liberties Committee. <As we march forward, let us remember this moment as a first historic step in strengthening women's rights and illuminating the path towards a future where every woman can live free from fear and oppression. This is a victory for justice and equality across the European Union.> The new rules will come into force twenty days after their publication in the EU Official Journal. Member states have three years to implement the provisions.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/eu-parliament-adopts-first-ever-eu-rules-on-combating-violence-against-women-34952?page=1


9 journalists
Jinha - Womens News Agency - April 25, 2024
<<9 journalists remain in police detention for 3 days
Nine journalists, who were taken into custody on April 23, have remained in police detention for three days without being questioned.
News Center- Nine journalists were taken into custody in the dawn raids conducted in Istanbul, Ankara and Riha (Urfa) on Tuesday.
The names of the detained journalists are: Mesopotamia Agency (MA) reporters Esra Solin Dal and Mehmet Aslan, MA former reporter Dogan Kaynak; Enes Sezgin, an employee of the Yeni Yaşam newspaper; media workers Saliha Aras, Yeşim Alıcı, Beste Argat Balcı and Şirin Ermiş and journalist Erdogan Alayumat. The journalists have remained in police detention for three days without being questioned. The journalists are expected to be questioned today.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/9-journalists-remain-in-police-detention-for-3-days-34950?page=1
 
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