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JULY , 2023
<The taliban is afraid of woman!>....
<Kafaa Al-Khazim, who lives in Raqqa city of
North and East Syria, is one of these women.
'I want to smash the borders drawn for women'....
and more resisting news against...you know who
<<Call on all organizations to unite against Taliban in
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<Before the taiban realises
what will hit them a Zan, zendagi, azadi!> (Women, life,
freedom) tsunami will flow all over the country!> Gino
d'Artali, activist ...
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More will follow going back in time about women fighting back
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Preface and opinion by Gino d'Artali
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About women really fighting back!
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JİNHA - Womens News Agency - May 30, 2023
<<Progressive Women's Association: Women will stand firm against
the dark mindset
News Center- The Progressive Women's Association (Turkish:
Ilerici Kadınlar Dernegi, İKD) has released a written statement
about the recent elections held in Turkey. <We face the most
rightist and reactionary parliament in the history of the
Republic,> the statement said. Recalling that women's rights
were made a matter of negotiation by some political parties
before the elections, the statement said, <While those who
approved the withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention and
advocated for legal status of the secs have entered the
parliament from the election list of the Nation Alliance, the
People's Alliance paved the way for the misogynist HUDA-PAR and
New Welfare Party to win seats in the parliament. While these
parties (HUDA-PAR and New Welfare Party) oppose the Law No. 6284
(The law on the Protection of the Family and the Prevention of
Violence Against Women), the HUDA-PAR defends the adoption of
single women, single-sex education and that women must work in
workplaces, where there are only women.>
'They will target the civil code'
The statement pointed out that Law No. 6284 has been targeted
since the withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention.
<The reactionaries intensify the oppression and darkness on
women. HUDA-PAR leader has made many statement defending child
marriage and opposing the Law No. 6284. The next move of the
reactionaries will be the civil code. They will target the civil
code. During the rallies held by AKP's President Recep Tayyip
Erdogan made speeches targeting citizens having different sexual
orientation and his speeches revealed that he supports the
program of the HUDA-PAR. We face the most rightist and
reactionary parliament in the history of the Republic,> the
statement said. Pointing out that the oppression on women will
increase in this process in which secularism is disregarded,
women's rights are made a matter of negotiation by the electoral
alliances, and radical Islamists gain representation in the
parliament, the statement said, <We face a dark tableau
targeting our gained rights.>
'We can take our rights by struggling'
<The centuries-old women's struggle will stand firm against the
dark mindset as it did in the past,> the statement said, <We
will keep struggling for a bright country. What will save women
from this dark tableau is to raise the flag of secularism
against those who defend child marriage and those who attack
women's rights! We are millions and we know that we can take our
rights by struggling. We know our power is our united
organization. Hope is in our organized power. Now it is time to
strengthen our organized struggle.> >>
Source:
https://jinhaagency1.com/en/actual/progressive-women-s-association-women-will-stand-firm-against-the-dark-mindset-33358
JİNHA - Womens News Agency - May 29, 2023 - by HANAN HARITE
<<Online book by Moroccan female researchers sheds light on
online violence against women
Morocco- The rapid technological transformations cause a new
form of gender-based violence: Gender-based cyber violence.
Women and girls are the most affected by cyber violence. Three
women researchers have published an online book entitled,
<Towards a Gendered Digital World>. The 313-page book written by
sociologists Hajar Al-Mufaddal and Mahgouba Qaogo and
psychologist Kholoud Al-Sibai includes both Arabic and French
articles, discussing the psychological and social consequences
of the digital world based on psychological, sociological,
anthropological and legal approaches. In an interview with
NuJINHA, Hajar Al-Mufaddal said, <The book includes different
approaches and visions such as anthropology, sociology, law,
psychology, and media. We did research about how social media
affects the relations between men and women. Our research shows
us how social media platforms and other websites are used as
basic tools in relations between women and men. We have seen how
a triad of sex, love, and money emerge in the digital world.
This book shows how a set of hierarchies and stereotypes can
cause online violence against women and girls.> >>
Source:
https://jinhaagency1.com/en/actual/online-book-by-moroccan-female-researchers-sheds-light-on-online-violence-against-women-33355
JİNHA - Womens News Agency - May 23, 2023 - by MEDINE MAMEDOGLU
<<4,179 women killed in 10 years: Family is protected, not women
Êlih (Batman)- 4,179 women were killed by men in Turkey in the
last 10 years, including the first four months of 2023. 23 women
were killed by men and 17 more died under suspicious
circumstances in April, 2023, according to the report of Jinnews,
women's news agency based in Amed (Diyarbakır). 86 women were
killed by men in the first four months of 2023, the report said.
While the number of femicide cases is increasing day by day
especially after the February 6 earthquakes, the Turkish courts
keep reducing prison sentences against the killers by mitigating
provisions, such as unjustified provocations and good conduct of
perpetrators. NuJINHA spoke to Sumeyye Gultekin, vice president
of the Batman Bar Association Women's Rights Center, about the
increasing femicide cases in Turkey. The Batman Bar Association
Women's Rights Center provides legal support to women survivors
of violence and follow up the femicide cases in Batman province.
Sumeyye Gultekin thinks the killings of women in Turkey persist
because of 'impunity'.
Special war policies
Pointing to the number of women who were killed in Batman in
recent months, Sumeyye Gultekin said that two women were killed
by men in the city in 20 days. <In recent years, Batman has been
brought up due to the increasing femicide cases and special war
policies, as it was in the 1990s. The femicide cases have been
increasing in the city because no necessary measures have been
taken to prevent violence against women. Turkey withdrew from
the Istanbul Convention and this encourages men to inflict
violence against women and to kill women. The killings of women
in Turkey persist because of impunity,> Sumeyye Gultekin said.
'We follow up six femicide cases'
In Batman, five women have been killed by men and more women
have died under suspicious circumstances in the last five
months. Sumeyye Gultekin gave us information about the femicide
cases followed up by the Batman Bar Association Women's Rights
Center. <As the center, we have followed up three femicide
cases. On April 10, a woman was killed in Hasankey and we have
followed up the investigation launched into this case. In March
2023, 29 women were killed by men and 19 more died under
suspicious circumstances in Turkey. Unfortunately, these figures
are quite frightening. As the center, we have been following up
six femicide cases in Batman and across Turkey.>
'Failure to implement the regulations legitimizes the murders'
Speaking about the causes of femicide, Sumeyye Gultekin said,
<The ruling party has ignored the achievements of women and
courts keep reducing prison sentences against the killers by
mitigating provisions, such as unjustified provocations and good
conduct of perpetrators. These cause the increase in femicide
cases. The hate speeches, gender inequality, social roles and
the attitude of the judiciary increase gender-based violence
cases and femicide cases. The current laws protect the family,
not women.> After Turkey withdrew from the Istanbul Convention,
the women living in Turkey have only Law No. 6284 to Protect
Family and Prevent Violence against Women. However, the ruling
AKP's ally HUDA-PAR opposes the right to alimony, civil law,
equality and women's right to life and demands the amendment of
Law No. 6284. <They (HUDA-PAR) aim to further strengthen the
patriarchal mentality and to legitimize gender-based violence
and killings of women. The patriarchal mentality says women must
stay at home, do housework and take care of children. The
patriarchal mentality causes the increase in femicide cases. In
addition, the economic crisis and unemployment are also the
causes of femicide. The laws protecting women from violence are
not implemented and this paves the way for men to kill women,>
Sumeyye Gultekin told NuJINHA. Sumeyye Gultekin thinks
gender-equitable education system, the active implementation of
Law No. 6284, the re-ratification of the Istanbul Convention,
the end of judicial impunity, support to the women's shelters
and organizations can prevent violence against women and
femicide in the country.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency1.com/en/actual/4-179-women-killed-in-10-years-family-is-protected-not-women-33328
JİNHA - Womens News Agency - May 23, 2023
<<Gabonese student murdered in Turkey to be buried in Gabon
News Center- The family of Jeannah Danys Dinabongho Ibouanga
(17), a Gabonese student whose dead body was found in the Filyos
River in Karabük on March 26, 2023, came to the Forensic
Medicine Institute in Yenibosna, Istanbul, to take their
daughter's body. Her mother Jessica Sandra Makemba Panga
reported that they would take their daughter's body to their
country. <Her body will be taken to Gabon. I will keep following
her death case until justice prevails. She will return to her
country on Friday. Jeannah Danys Dinabongho Ibouanga was a
university student studying mechanical engineering at the
Karabuk University. Although two months have passed, her
suspicious death has not been solved yet.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency1.com/en/actual/gabonese-student-murdered-in-turkey-to-be-buried-in-gabon-33322
JİNHA - Womens News Agency - May 23, 2023 - by SILVA EL-IBRAHIM
<<Women call to end crimes committed against humanity in Afrin
Manbij- Women and girls are subjected to many rights violations
such as violence, torture, rape, and kidnapping in Afrin, where
is occupied by the Turkish state and Turkish-backed factions.
Women of Manbij, a city in northeastern Syria, call on the
international community to hold the Turkish state accountable
for its crimes in Afrin. Condemning the inhuman practices
against women and girls in Afrin, the women say the rape of two
girls by the members of Turkish-backed factions is a crime
against humanity.
They commit crimes'
Wadha Al-Jassem, one of the women of Manbij, said, <In just one
week, the Turkish-backed factions committed crimes against two
girls, they raped two girls in Afrin. We strongly condemn these
crimes. The Turkish state commits the same crimes in the
countries they occupy as they violate human rights in Turkey.
The Turkish state has revealed its patriarchal mentality and its
misogynous policies by withdrawing from the Istanbul
Convention.>
'International organizations keep silent'
Noting that the only way to fight the patriarchal mentality and
misogynous policies is to grow women's struggle in Turkey, Wadha
Al-Jassem said, <The Turkish state occupied Afrin, claiming that
it would build 'a safe area'. However, we see how Afrin has been
turned into a hotbed of terrorism. The rape against women and
girls is often reported on social media and by press outlets;
however, the international human rights organizations keep
silent against the rape incidents in Afrin.>
'Many crimes have been committed'
Zilan Al-Saleh, a Turkmen woman living in Manbij, also condemns
rights violations in Afrin. <The Turkish state launched an
operation called <Operation Olive Branch> to occupy Afrin. Olive
branch symbolizes peace; however, many crimes against humanity
have been committed in Afrin since it was occupied. The Turkish
state is aware that women are the backbone of society and it
targets women in the most terrifying way in order to completely
destroy this society or take it under its control. We can say
that the main reason for this silence is that the interests of
the Turkish state and the international community have the same
purposes. For them, political interests are always more
important than humanity. The international community must hold
Turkey responsible for all crimes it has committed in Afrin and
all occupied areas, and must end these crimes.>
'Violations must end'
Another woman of Manbij, Amal Abbas said, <The occupation of
Afrin by Turkey and its mercenaries poses a great danger to the
city and its inhabitants, particularly women and girls. The
occupation of Afrin forcibly displaced thousands of people from
Afrin. They now live in IDPs camps and endure the cold weather
in winter and the heat of summer. The international community
must immediately end rights violations in Afrin. I call on the
Turkish state and its mercenaries to leave Afrin right now.>
'International organizations must fulfill their duties'
Leila Al-Jumaa also condemned the crimes committed by the
Turkish state and Turkish-backed factions in Afrin. Najia Haj
Muhammed, a Circassian woman in Manbij, condemned the rape of
two girls by the members of the Turkish-backed factions in Afrin
and said, <They must be punished. If they go unpunished, women
and girls will be subjected to many crimes such as kidnapping,
murder, harassment and rape. Human rights organizations should
determine their stance against the crimes committed in Afrin. We
call on international human rights and children rights
organizations to fulfill their duties. A safe environment must
be built for women and children in Afrin.> >>
Source:
https://jinhaagency1.com/en/actual/women-call-to-end-crimes-committed-against-humanity-in-afrin-33318
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