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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.


Sabite Ekinci
Jinha - Womens News Agency - May 1, 2024
<<Former Varto co-mayor Sabite Ekinci released from prison
Sabite Ekinci, former co-mayor of Gımgım (Varto), has been released from prison after serving eight years.
News Center- Sabite Ekinci, former co-mayor of Gımgım (Varto) district of Muş, was released from Sincan Women's Closed Prison on Wednesday. Many women, including the Peoples' Democracy and Equality Party (DEM Party) Muş MP Sümeyye Boz, welcomed her in front of the prison.
In the local elections of 2014, Sabite Ekinci was elected as the mayor of Varto from the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP). On November 9, 2026, she was detained and transferred to Muş E-type Closed Prison as part of an investigation launched against her over terrorism charges. She was sentenced to seven years and six months in prison by Muş High Criminal Court on charges of <membership in a (terrorist) organization>. After her prison sentence was upheld by the Turkish Supreme Court, she was transferred to Sincan Women's Closed Prison. On June 28, the Sincan Women's Closed Prison Administrative and Observation Board postponed her release for three months on the ground that she did not maintain <good behavior>.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/former-varto-co-mayor-sabite-ekinci-released-from-prison-34985?page=1


Manahel al-Otaibi
Jinha - Womens News Agency - May 1, 2024
<<Activist sentenced to 11 years in prison for supporting women's rights in Saudi Arabia
Manahel al-Otaibi, a women's rights activist in Saudi Arabia, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison by an anti-terrorism court for <her choice of clothing and support for women's rights>.
News Center- Manahel al-Otaibi, a women's rights activist in Saudi Arabia, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison by an anti-terrorism court for <her choice of clothing and support for women's rights>. Saudi officials confirmed in a statement to the United Nations high commissioner for human rights that Manahel al-Otaibi was sentenced on January 9 for <terrorist offences>. Manahel al-Otaibi was found guilty of charges related to a Saudi anti-terror law that criminalizes the use of websites to <broadcasts or publish news, statements, false or malicious rumors, or the like for committing a terrorist crime>.
Amnesty International: Saudi Arabia's authorities must immediately release her
Amnesty International released a statement on Tuesday calling on Saudi Arabia's authorities to <immediately and unconditionally release Manahel al-Otaibi>. <The decision directly contradicts the authorities' narrative of reform and women's empowerment,> the statement said.
She arrested in 2022
Manahel Al-Otaibi, a fitness instructor and women's rights activist promoting female empowerment on her social media accounts, was arrested in November 2022. Her sister, Fouz al-Otaibi was also accused of not wearing decent clothing but was able to flee Saudi Arabia before her arrest.
Another sister, Maryam was detained, held in prison and then released in 2017 for protesting guardianship rules.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/activist-sentenced-to-11-years-in-prison-for-supporting-women-s-rights-in-saudi-arabia-34984?page=1

Jinha - Womens News Agency - May 1, 2024
<<Police attack people gathering to celebrate May Day in Istanbul
Turkish police used tear gas and rubber bullets against workers trying to go to Taksim Square to celebrate the International Workers' Day. Many workers have been forcibly detained.
Istanbul- Workers have gathered at Saraçhane Park to march to Taksim Square under the leadership of the Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey (DISK), the Confederation of Public Workers' Unions (KESK), the Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects (TMMOB), the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) and the Turkish Dental Association (TDB).
Police have blocked all roads leading to Taksim Square with barriers.
Police use tear and rubber bullets
As tension between workers and police increased at Saraçhane Park, DISK Chair Arzu Çerkezoğlu went there to defuse tension; however, police attacked the workers by using tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the workers. Despite the police attack, the workers have gathered again and tried to break police barriers. According to the received reports, police detained some workers. The DISK and the KESK reportedly gave up marching to Taksim Square for security reasons.
All roads are closed
All roads leading to Taksim Square have been closed since early morning. Turkish police do not even allow people to park their cars on the streets leading to the square and all garbage containers on the streets were removed. The parked vehicles in the parking lots in Taksim, Şişhane, Kabataş, Mecidiyekoy, Şişli, Saraçhane, Beşiktaş Square and Dolmabahçe were also removed.
Workers detained
In the morning, the members of the Socialist Women's Council (SKM), the Socialist Party of the Oppressed (ESP), the Socialist Youth Associations Federation (SGDF), Alınteri and the Pollen Ecology Collective (Turkish: Polen Ekoloji Kolektifi,PEK) gathered in the Okmeydanı neighborhood of Şişli to celebrate May Day at Taksim Square; however, police attacked them and some of them were detained. The members of the New Democratic Youth (YDG) gathered in front of the Oral and Dental Hospital in Okmerdanı and held a march to Taksim Square; however, police attacked them. The police attacks on workers continue.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/police-attack-people-gathering-to-celebrate-may-day-in-istanbul-34983?page=1

Jinha - Womens News Agency - May 1, 2024
<<Thousands march in Elih to celebrate May Day
Thousands gathered in Elih (Batman) and marched to 8 March Women's Park to celebrate the International Workers' Day. <Women will bring both peace and spring,> said a banner.
News Center- The rally organized by the Labor and Democracy Platform in Elih (Batman) to celebrate the International Workers' Day has started. In the morning, thousands of people, including workers, members of labor unions and political parties from different cities gathered at Turgut Ozal Junction and marched to 8 March Women's Park. Democratic Regions Party (DBP) Co-chair Çigdem Kılıçgun Uçar, Confederation of Public Workers' Unions (KESK) Central Executive Board member Done Gevher and Petrol Iş Batman Branch president Veysel Kartal will be speakers at the rally.
Carrying banners reading, <Women will bring both peace and spring>, <We will get what we deserve> and <Long Live May Day>, the people chanted slogans such as <We will win by resisting> and <Biji yek Gulan (English: Long Live May Day)>.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/thousands-march-in-Elih-to-celebrate-may-day-34982?page=1


More than 50,000 child migrants disappeared
Jinha - Womens News Agency - May 1, 2024
<<More than 50,000 child migrants disappeared in Europe
More than 50,000 child migrants went missing after their arrival in Europe between 2021 and the end of 2023, according to new research by cross-border journalism collective Lost in Europe.
News Center- More than 50,000 child migrants went missing upon arrival in Europe between 2021 and the end of 2023, according to new research by cross-border journalism collective Lost in Europe. At least 51,433 unaccompanied refugee minors were registered as missing between 2021 and the end of 2023, according to data requested from 31 European countries, including Austria, Germany, and Italy.
Numbers substantially increase
In 2021, Lost in Europe found that at least 18,000 unaccompanied minors had disappeared after arriving in Europe between 2018 and 2020. Their latest data in 2024 shows that the numbers have substantially increased. According to the research, Italy has the highest number of registered missing unaccompanied minors, with 22,899, followed by Austria (20,077), Belgium (2,241), Germany (2,005), and Switzerland (1,226). <The number of missing children may be even higher because the data is often inconsistent and incomplete, and many countries in Europe do not even collect data on missing unaccompanied minors,> Lost in Europe said. These figures have been described as <worrying> by Aagje Ieven, Secretary General of Missing Children Europe. <The increased number of reports on missing unaccompanied minors serves as a sharp reminder of the giant iceberg that looms beneath the surface,> AAgje Ieven told Lost in Europe.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/more-than-50-000-child-migrants-disappeared-in-europe-34981?page=1


Workers gather in Istanbul
Jinha - Womens News Agency - May 1, 2024
<<Workers begin to gather in Istanbul despite police blockade
Although Turkish police have closed all roads leading to Taksim Square since morning, workers have begun to gather at the Saraçhane Park to celebrate the International Workers' Day. Many workers have been reportedly taken into custody.
Istanbul- All roads leading to Taksim Square have been closed although the Turkish Constitutional Court (AYM) ruled that the closure of Taksim Square to workers on the International Workers' Day violated the constitutional right to freedom of assembly. Despite the ban of the Governor's Office in Istanbul, workers plan to gather at Saraçhane Park and march to Taksim Square today. Turkish police do not even allow people to park their cars on the streets leading to the square. The parked vehicles in the parking lots in Taksim, Şişhane, Kabataş, Mecidiyekoy, Şişli, Saraçhane, Beşiktaş Square and Dolmabahçe were removed. Police have blocked all roads leading to Istiklal Avenue and Taksim Square with barriers.
Public transport suspended
All garbage containers, stones and similar materials on the streets in Beşiktaş, Beyoglu, Şişli, Fatih and Kadıkoy were removed in the early hours. Public transport such as metro, metrobus, tram and bus services have been suspended since early this morning.
Workers begin to gather at the Saraçhane Park
The Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey (DISK), the Confederation of Public Workers' Unions (KESK), the Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects (TMMOB), the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) and the Turkish Dental Association previously announced that May Day would be celebrated at Taksim Square. Despite the ban of the Governor's Office in Istanbul and the police blockade, workers have begun to gather at the Saraçhane Park to march to Taksim Square. The Peoples' Democracy and Equality Party (DEM Party), feminist organizations and ecologists marched from Yenikapı Marmaray station to Saraçhane Park. Then, they will march to Taksim square with workers.
Workers taken into custody
According to the reports, workers have been beaten and taken into custody by police while trying to march to Taksim Square. The number of the workers taken into custody is still unknown.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/workers-begin-to-gather-in-istanbul-despite-police-blockade-34980?page=1


Displaced women of Serekaniye
Jinha - Womens News Agency - May 1, 2024 - by RONIDA HACI
<<Displaced women of Serekaniye: Our resistance will continue
Displaced women of Serekaniye (Ras al-Ayn), who live in Washokani camp, say their resistance will continue until they return to their hometown.
Hasakah- Since the Turkish state and Turkish-backed factions occupied Serêkaniyê (Ras al-Ayn), a city in northeastern Syria, thousands of people were forcibly displaced and some live in the Washokani camp, an informal internally displaced person (IDP) camp in Hasakah. The displaced women of Serekaniye want to return to their hometown.
'We want to return to our hometown'
The Turkish state violated international law by occupying our city, said Şemsa Eli, one of displaced women living in the camp. <We have been resisting in the Washokani camp for five years. Women are the ones who suffer the most and who struggle the most. We had houses and agricultural lands in Serekaniye. We made great efforts there. The occupation of our city destroyed all of our efforts. The Turkish state underestimates people and their dignity,> said Şemsa Eli, criticizing the silence of the international community against Turkish occupation. <On the occasion of the International Workers' Day, I would like to say that we want to return to our hometown.>
'We will keep resisting'
<Our presence in the camp is important for returning to our hometown,> said Cemila Mihemed, another displaced woman living in the camp. No one should talk about human rights or the International Workers' Day because everyone remained silent while we were displaced from our hometown. No humanitarian organizations have provided support to us until now. Only the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria has provided support to us. It keeps providing support to us despite all the attacks on North and East Syria.> Cemila Mihemed told us that their living conditions in the camp deteriorated in summer. <We expect nothing from anyone. We resist and will resist until we return to our hometown.> >>
Source incl. video:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/displaced-women-of-serekaniye-our-resistance-will-continue-34979


Taliban issue orders to violate human rights
Jinha - Womens News Agency - April 30, 2024
<<Taliban issue over 200 decrees, orders violating human rights since 2021
The Taliban have issued over 200 decrees and orders that violate human rights since August 2021, according to a report released by human rights organizations.
News Center- The Taliban have issued over 200 decrees and orders that violate the rights of the Afghan people, especially women, since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021, said a report released by human rights organizations on Monday. <From August 2021 and October 2023, the Taliban issued over 200 decrees and orders that violate the rights of the Afghan people, especially women,> the report said. <Since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, Afghanistan has become the most repressive in the world for women and girls. Afghan women and girls have experienced deep inequality and been affected by armed conflicts. The Taliban have implemented policies of oppression, aiming at erasing women completely from public, political and social arenas.> Mentioning the session of the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group held in Geneva on the human rights situations in Afghanistan, the report said, <The Taliban have enacted laws banning women's participation in work and education. Although the international community has released statements condemning the rights violations and human rights activists repeatedly call on the international organizations to stop rights violations, no action has been taken so far.> >>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/taliban-issue-over-200-decrees-orders-violating-human-rights-since-2021-34976?page=1


TJK-E
Jinha - Womens News Agency - April 30, 2024
<<TJK-E calls on all women to take to streets on May 1
The European Kurdish Women's Movement (TJK-E) has released a statement calling on all women to take to the streets on May 1, International Workers' Day, against wars, genocidal attacks and capitalism.
News Center- The European Kurdish Women's Movement (TJK-E) has released a written statement to mark the International Workers' Day, annually celebrated on May 1.
'Women are exploited and made invisible'
The capitalist system makes women invisible in politics and social life by exploiting their labor, the statement said. <This system does not see women as equal, normalizes violence, harassment and rape and paves the way for femicide.>
Pointing to gender inequality in all facets of life, including politics, social and cultural life, the statement said, <The capital's unlimited profit aim, the attacks on people and nature, the exploitation of cheap labor and labor exploitation, high inflation and the rise in energy, food and rent prices cause people to suffer from financial difficulties.> Despite everything, women keep ruining the plans of the system by developing themselves and struggling, the TJK-E said in the statement. <Women have become more visible today and started a war against the sexist attitudes developed against labor and the principle of freedom and equality. In order to make women more visible, women should play leading roles in syndicates. The syndicates should implement the co- representation system so that the role of women does not remain behind the scenes. This will also pave the way for equality, the fight against sexist attitudes and breaking the patriarchal system.>
'We call on all women to take to the streets on May 1'
Emphasizing the struggle of Kurdish women and the perspective of 'Jin, Jiyan, Azadi (English: Women, Life, Freedom)', the statement said:
<Leader Apo (Abdullah Ocalan) has shown that women can change their societies by playing their leading role in all facets of life and struggling against the system of oppression. Women's struggle can build a free and democratic life and the 21st century will be the century of women. On the International Workers' Day, we will unite for our own identity, language, culture and the freedom of our leader and say 'No' to the capitalist system. We will grow our struggle against genocidal policies with the motto, 'Our Leader's Freedom is Our Freedom'. We call on all women to take to the streets on May 1 with their colors and flags.> >>
Source incl. video:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/tjk-e-calls-on-all-women-to-take-to-streets-on-may-1-34975


Jineology Committee in Makhmour
Jinha - Womens News Agency - April 30, 2024 - by BERJIN KARA
<<Jineology Committee in Makhmour aims to change mindset through education
The Jineology Committee in Makhmour Refugee Camp aims to change mindset by periodically holding training and research courses for eight years. <Courses are important to build a free society,> said Rojin Turan, a member of the committee.
Makhmour- The Jineology Committee was established in the Makhmour Martyr Rustem Cudi Camp (Makhmour Refugee Camp) in 2016. Since it was established, the committee has been carrying out many awareness-raising activities for women. Conducting research on women's history, writing, political, social and economic participation, the committee has been organizing training courses for its members twice a week for three years.
Courses in neighborhoods and schools
NuJINHA spoke to Filiz Budak, Co-chair of the People's Assembly and one of the administrators of the committee, about the committee’s purpose and activities. The committee organizes courses in neighborhoods and schools, she said. <The committee organizes training courses on the system based on democracy, writings of leader Apo (Abdullah Ocalan), women's history, the reality of women and women's roles in society.>
'The committee aims to change mindset'
The Jineology Committee in Makhmour Refugee Camp published a book telling the lives of women in the camp.
<We also organize courses on Jineology and women’s history. It has been organizing training courses for its members twice a week for three years. The committee aims to change mindset by organizing awareness-raising activities and courses in the camp. The women attending the courses watch documentaries and films on women’s history, struggle and existence.>
Research on the history of Kurdistan
The women attending the courses also read books on the history of Kurdistan, Filiz Budak told us. <During our last course, women read and discussed Martyr Helmet's book on the history of Kurdistan. The book is about the Kurdish language, the Kurdish struggle for freedom and Kurdish uprisings in the history and the history of the PKK. At the courses, women discuss how Kurdish political parties and organizations rose up and the roles of women in those uprisings. They also discuss the policies carried out in Kurdistan and how women have struggled against these policies.>
'Education is a step towards freedom'
Rojin Turan, a member of the Jineology Committee in Makhmour, thinks that education is an important role towards freedom. <It is an important step towards freedom, especially for women’s freedom. The education programs on Jineology help women make a difference in their lives because Jineology literally means the science of women. Jineology aims to take back the stolen rights of women.> Rojin Turan also told us why she decided to be a member of the committee. <I saw how women were oppressed in society so I decided to be a member of the committee to change this. I attended the courses of the committee so that I would not be a slave to this system and the patriarchal mindset.>
'All women should attend the courses'
Rojin Turan called on all women to attend the courses organized by the committee and said, <Women learn how to express themselves without fear. We, as a group of young women, have been attending the courses for about two months. Now, we know more things about ourselves and our society. All women should attend the courses to improve themselves.> >>
Source incl. video:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/jineology-committee-in-makhmour-aims-to-change-mindset-through-education-34973?page=1


Juliana Gozen
Jinha - Womens News Agency - April 30, 2024
<<TOP Spokesperson Juliana Gozen taken into custody in Izmir
Juliana Gozen, Spokesperson of the Social Freedom Party (TÖP) has been taken into custody in Izmir.
News Center- Turkish police raided the home of Juliana Gözen, Spokesperson of the Social Freedom Party (Turkish: Toplumsal Ozgürluk Partisi, TOP), in Izmir today and detained her. According to the reports, Juliana Gozen has been detained on charges of <propagandizing for a terrorist organization> and held at the Izmir Provincial Police Department located in Konak.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/tOp-spokesperson-juliana-gozen-taken-into-custody-in-izmir-34972 


Happy May Day women
Jinha - Womens News Agency - April 29, 2024 - by SORGUL ŞEXO
<<'Happy May Day to women fighting for freedom'
<Happy May Day to working women fighting for freedom,> said displaced women living in North and East Syria.
Hasakah- Many activities and events have been held all around the world to celebrate the International Workers' Day, also known as Labor Day or May Day, annually observed on May 1. Women, who were displaced from Serekaniye (Ras al-Ayn) by the Turkish state and live in the Til Temir (Tell Tamer) town of Jazira Canton, wish a happy May Day to all workers.
'Women have been fighting for their existence'
Sena Hemud, one of the displaced women of Serekaniye, wished a happy May Day to all workers and said, <We were displaced but never gave up. We always resist. Women fought and won in the most difficult times thanks to leader Abdullah Ocalan. The siege and economic crisis in the region affect women the most. Despite everything, women do not remain silent and resign their fate; they have been fighting for their existence.>
Sena Hemud wished a happy May Day to <all women working in factories and agriculture, the women fighting for freedom. We demand the end of the Turkish occupation in Afrin, Serekaniye and Gire Spi (Tell Abyad). We call on the international community and human rights organizations to end the Turkish occupation. We also demand the release of women, who are held in occupiers' prisons. We hope May Day will end the occupation so that women have a safe life.>
'Women are the greatest workers of this country'
Nadiya Misto, a displaced woman from Erisha village of Serekaniye, also wished a happy May Day to all women workers and said, <Women are the greatest workers of this country. They are affected by the ongoing war, conflicts and crises. They were forced to leave their homes, their cities, their trees and memories. They lost their children.> Pointing to the reports and statements released by the United Nations (UN) and the US Department of State about the rights violations faced by women in the occupied areas, Nadiye Misto said, <Releasing statements are insufficient to solve the problems faced by the displaced women or to guarantee their safe return to their homeland. We demand the end of the Turkish occupation in our homeland and a safe environment for women. On the occasion of May Day, I call on all women to demand their rights so that we can build peace in our cities and have a life without occupation.> >>
Source incl. video:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/happy-may-day-to-women-fighting-for-freedom-34964?page=1


Derya Ren
Jinha - Womens News Agency - April 29, 2024
<<Release of journalist Derya Ren postponed for 3 months
The Administrative and Observation Board has postponed the release of imprisoned journalist Derya Ren, who was expected to be released from prison in May 2024, for three months
News Center- The Administrative and Observation Board has postponed the release of imprisoned journalist Derya Ren, who has been held Diyarbakır Closed Women's Prison and was expected to be released from prison in May 2024, for three months Jinnews reporter Derya Ren was sentenced to four years, one month and 15 days in prison by the Şanlıurfa 6th High Criminal Court on charges of <aiding terrorist organization>. After the prison sentence was upheld by the Turkish Supreme Court, she was arrested in a house raid on October 25, 2022. On August 31, 2023, her lawyers demanded her <conditional release>; however, the Administrative and Observation Board rejected the demand on the ground that she <voluntarily stays in the cell of detainees and convicts who are active members of the PKK organization.> >>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/release-of-journalist-derya-ren-postponed-for-3-months-34965?page=1


al-Hol camp
Jinha - Womens News Agency - April 29, 2024
<<714 Iraqi citizens leave al-Hol camp
714 Iraqi citizens (191 families) left al-Hol camp on Sunday in cooperation with the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) and the Iraqi Ministry of Displacement and Migration.
News Center- In coordination between the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) and Iraqi Ministry of Displacement and Migration, 714 Iraqi citizens (191 families) left al-Hol camp on Sunday. The Iraqi citizens headed to Iraqi territory, accompanied by the Internal Security Forces. According to the camp administration, the camp hosts 42,781 people, including 19,530 Iraqis and 16,779 Syrians, 6,461 foreigners.
The camp is situated around 40 kilometers east of Hasakah, northeastern Syria and known as the most dangerous camp in the world.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/714-iraqi-citizens-leave-al-hol-camp-34967?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
 
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