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overview of the Women's Arab Spring Revolt 1.2 2024 and 2023

(Updates February 16, 2024)

 

February 22 - 19, 2024
<<Femicide cases rising in Afghanistan...
and <<At least 29,195 Palestinians killed in Gaza by Israeli forces since Oct 7...
and <<No Kurdish in multi-language tourism ad in Urmia...
and <<Turkish overcrowded prisons: Prisoners sleep in turn...
and <<Infectious diseases spread in Sudan’s overcrowded camps...
and <<UNICEF: One in six children under two are acutely malnourished in Gaza...
and <<MPC setting up database of missing persons...
and <<7,020 child soldiers killed in Yemen since 2014...
and <<TBD: Platform combats sexual violence in Algeria...
and <<Co-mayoral candidates: We will organize our election campaigns with women...
and more news
 

February 16 - 15, 2024
<<13 years after Libya's revolution: Women's participation in public life is still restricted...
and <<'The situation at the UAE Maternity Hospital in Gaza is tragic'...
and <<FEMENA demands release of Afghan activist Manizha Sediqi...
and <<Israeli forces attack Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis...
and <<'Women have waged an incomparable resistance against the conspiracy'...

 

February 12 - 9, 2024
<<Journalists handcuffed behind their backs while being detained...
and <<Afghan journalist Kobra Hassani sentenced to two years in prison...
and <<'1,313 migrants died or disappeared off the Tunisian coast in 2023'...
and <<Nada Nashat: Survivors of violence must be protected...
and <<Over 88,000 cases of sexual abuse by Taliban militants documented since 2021...
and <<'I realized my dream thanks to the revolution'...
and <<Taliban detain women, girls for violating hijab rules...
and <<Body of missing Rojvelat Kızmaz found...
and <<'The Social Contract also protects the Yazidi community'...
and more news
 

Update same page February 9, 2024
Journalist Kibriye Evren was taken into custody in a dawn house raid conducted in Istanbul....
and <<Working women in Morocco struggle for breastfeeding breaks...
and <<Widows, divorced women in IDPs camps of Idlib suffer from double burden...
and <<JINNEWS: 27 women were killed in January...
and more news and earlier news
 

February 8 - 7, 2023
<<Death toll in Gaza rises to 27,840...
and <<'If we unite, we can be stronger'...
and <<Women faces all kinds of exploitation based on skin color in Yemen...
and <<My Right Initiative provides support to women...
and <<'We are determined to return to a free Afrin'...
and more news
 

February 6 - 5, 2024
Question by Gino d'Artali: Is it really necessary to depict the fascistoid bloodshed the israeli bloodhouds are causing?...
and <<'No oppression can extinguish the torch of Kurdish women's demand for freedom'...
and <<'Our lives changed after being involved in the Kurdish Freedom Movement'...
and <<'We must liberate women and girls from all kinds of reactionary ideologies'...
and <<TJK-E calls on all women of Kurdistan to participate in march to be held in Cologne...
and <<Indictment prepared against KJAR member Verishe Moradi...
and <<Rescued Yazidi woman: I hope that all abducted Yazidi women will be rescued from ISIS...
and <<CMFA empowers women entrepreneurs in Mauritania...
and <<'Our main aim is to rescue women'...
and more news
 

February 2 - January 31, 2024
<<Men kill 31 women in Turkey last month...
and <<Lack of heating materials in camps exacerbates suffering of displaced people...
and <<'Access to clean water is a matter of life and death'...
and <<Landmine explosion injures 13-year-old child in Yemen...
and <<Israel continues to commit crimes against civilians in Gaza...
and <<Women of Afrin: Walls will not keep us away from Afrin...
and <<YAT Commander Çavre Kobane: Al-Hol camp poses a threat to the whole world...
and <<Final declaration of Yazidi women’s conference...

January 30 - 26, 2024
<<Kurdish musician Emel Çiftçi: I will keep speaking out without hesitation...
and <<Number of countries freezing funding for UNRWA raises to 13...
and <<32 people kidnapped in Afrin in one month...
and <<'ISIS has turned toys into tools to kill people in al-Hol camp'...
and <<Journalist Safiye Alagaş taken into custody...
and <<'Great Freedom March' to begin on February 1...
and <<112 union activists go on hunger strike today to protest executions in Iran...
and <<Women living in camps of Idlib: See our tragedy and suffering...
and more news
 
Clicking the above link will bring you to a total overview of January, 2024

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 22 Feb 2024 - by BAHARIN LEHIB
<<Femicide cases rising in Afghanistan
In Afghanistan, women are killed by the Taliban militants and the supporters of the Taliban every day while the suspicious deaths of women are recorded as <suicide>.
Afghanistan- Taliban restrictions keep amount to femicide. NuJINHA Persian compiled the data on femicide and suspicious death of women in Afghanistan from local, national newspapers and news agencies from January 20, 2024 to February 15, 2024.
· On January 20, a woman was killed by her husband in the Sabri district of Khost province.
· On January 21, the body of a 28-year-old woman was found in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of Balkh Province. According to the local reports, she was tortured to death.
· On February 1, a 17-year-old girl killed herself in the Andkhoy district of Faryab province. According to the local reports, she killed herself because she was forced into a marriage.
· On February 1, a three-old girl and her father were killed in an armed attack on their house in Babaji suburb of Lashkargah, Helmand province.
· On February 3, armed men attacked the house of 79-year-old Manourshah Heydari in the city of Mazar-I-Sharif, Balkh province. His 65-year-old wife, his 41-year-old daughter and his 26-year-old son were killed in the attack.
· On February 3, a man killed his sister-in-law and her two children in the Sahib district of Kunduz Province.
· On February 6, a woman, her three children and her husband were killed and another man was injured in an armed attack on their home in the Nurgaram district of Nuristan province.
· On February 6, an 18-year-old girl named Nasima was killed in the Shirin Tagab district of Faryab province.
· On February 6, the dead body of a teenager was found in Balkh province. According to the local reports, she was shot dead by the Taliban.
· On February 10, a woman was killed by her husband in the Dand-e-Ghori district of Baghlan province.
· On February 11, an 18-year-old girl died under suspicious circumstances in the Almar district of Faryab province. According to the local reports, she committed suicide due to domestic violence.
· On February 15, an old woman died of a heart attack due to fear when she heard about house raids in the 315 Khair Khana area of Kabul.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/femicide-cases-rising-in-afghanistan-34638?page=1


Zarifa Al-Bilbisi,
Jinha - Womens News Agency 22 Feb 2024 - by NAGHAM KARAJEH
<<People of Gaza expect radical solutions that guarantee permanent ceasefire
Suffering from the ongoing war, the lack of food, medications and deteriorating economic conditions, the people of Gaza expect radical solutions that guarantee a permanent ceasefire.
Gaza- The ongoing war and siege on the Gaza Strip, the lack of security and humanitarian aid deteriorate the already difficult living conditions of the people. Women of Gaza struggle not only from hunger but also bombs thrown on them. Almost every day, international organizations release statements condemning the war on Gaza while the Israeli army keeps attacking the people. Many organizations say that Israel uses hunger as a weapon in its attacks on Gaza. Moreover, the people of Gaza suffer from infectious diseases. <The effects of the war on women and girls are visible. They face extreme difficulty in securing their basic needs,> said Zarifa Al-Bilbisi, one of the women living in the Gaza Strip. <Due to the deteriorating economic conditions, the high prices of goods and the lack of basic services, women and girls struggle to survive. <They suffer not only from the deteriorating economic conditions but also psychological pressures on them. This brutal war is taking place between military forces and defenseless civilians.> The people of Gaza also struggle to survive in winter weather. <Without ensuring justice and peace, the situation of women and girls in the Gaza Strip will not improve,> Zarifa Al-Bilbisi said, <We want to feel safe and have more humane conditions. This war must end. Women and girls of Gaza are subjected to all forms of violence. Where are the global slogans against all forms of violence against women? Five months have already passed but the war continues without interruption. All international conventions that guarantee women’s rights become invalid in Gaza.>
Zarifa Al-Bilbisi suffers from many health problems such as diabetes and hypertension. <I used to follow a diet for diabetes and hypertension. However, I cannot follow it now because I have to eat whatever I find. Since October, more than 35% of diabetes and hypertension patients have lost their lives due to the lack of medical care services, medications and malnutrition.>
Call on the international community
In her speech, Zarifa Al-Bilbisi called on the international community, humanitarian aid and human rights organizations to <provide the necessary assistance to defenseless civilians and improve their living conditions. Women and children need psychological and social support. Women should be supported because they are the breadwinners of their families and the most affected groups in this war. We expect radical solutions that guarantee permanent ceasefire.> >>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/people-of-gaza-expect-radical-solutions-that-guarantee-permanent-ceasefire-34637


Gaza-children waiting in fear
Jinha - Womens News Agency 21 Feb 2024
<<At least 29,195 Palestinians killed in Gaza by Israeli forces since Oct 7
Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip have entered their 138th day. At least 29,195 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza since October 7, 2023, according to the Gaza's health ministry.
News Center- Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip have entered their 138th day. At least 29,195 Palestinians have been killed and 69,170 others have been injured in the Israeli strikes since October 7, 2023, the Gaza's health ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. 103 Palestinians were killed and 142 others were injured in the previous 24 hours, the statement said. According to the local sources, the Israeli army targeted civilian homes in the city of Deir al-Balah, killing at least 17 Palestinians, including four women and four children. The dead bodies were reportedly taken to al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital. The rescue and search efforts for people trapped under rubble continue. Last night, Israeli forces conducted an operation in Al Mawasi, west of Khan Younis. Targeting a shelter hosting Doctors without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontieres, MSF) staff and their families. Israeli forces killed two relatives of MSF staff and injured six more. At least 12 Palestinians were killed on Tuesday during an Israeli attack on a residential square in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. Israeli forces also targeted a civilian vehicle in Rafah, killing two civilians.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/at-least-29-195-palestinians-killed-in-gaza-by-israeli-forces-since-oct-7-34634?page=1

Jinha - Womens News Agency 21 Feb 2024 - by YARA AHMEDI
<<No Kurdish in multi-language tourism ad in Urmia
The multi-language tourism ad prepared by the Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Department of Urmia spark anger among people because the Kurdish language is not among these languages.
Urmia- The Kurdish language is spoken by the majority population in Eastern Kurdistan (Iranian Kurdistan). Several days ago, the General Director of the Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Department of Urmia launched a tourism advertising campaign to promote the city as a tourist attraction. The tourism department prepared a multi-language tourism ad: Persian, Turkish, Azerbaijani, English, Chinese, Hindi and Arabic. The multi-language ad sparks anger among the people of Urmia because the Kurdish language is not among these seven languages. <Many tourists visiting Urmia are from Bashur Kurdistan (Southern Kurdistan) and Basur Kurdistan (Northern Kurdistan),> said Roya M., who works as a translator at a hotel in Urmia. <Most of them travel to Urmia for medical care or business and look for translators who are fluent in Kurdish. The Kurdish language should have been used in the ad campaign.>
'Many medical tourists are Kurdish'
<Urmia is one of the most tourist destinations,> said Samira Sharif, who works for a private hospital in Urmia. <Most of hospital staff are Kurdish and many medical tourists are Kurdish.> Kosar Rahimi exports food products from Urmia to other parts of Kurdistan. <Speaking Kurdish is important for our business. If you are Kurdish or speak Kurdish, you always find more buyers.>
'The Kurdish language is one of the most effective languages in the tourism industry'
Leila M. is an activist in Eastern Kurdistan. Pointing out that many people come from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq for medical care, she said, <They speak Kurdish. Most people in Urmia speak Kurdish and middle-aged Kurdish people cannot speak Persian so they face many problems at hospitals. The Kurdish language is not among the seven languages in the ad. The Kurdish language has been targeted by assimilation policies for years. The Kurdish language is one of the most effective languages in the tourism industry of Urmia. It should be used in the ad campaign.> >>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/no-kurdish-in-multi-language-tourism-ad-in-urmia-34633?page=1

Jinha - Womens News Agency 21 Feb 2024
<<Prison sentence against 15 Kurdish politicians in Mardin
The final hearing of the KCK trial filed against 15 Kurdish politicians in Mardin in 2014 was held yesterday. 15 Kurdish politicians receive prison terms on charges of <membership in a (terrorist) organization>.
News Center- The final hearing of the KCK trial filed against 15 Kurdish politicians in Mardin was held yesterday by the Mardin 2nd High Criminal Court. The names of 15 Kurdish politicians are: Nazım Kok, Davut Bozan, Ipek Guneş, Ayşe Bozan, Ziver Gumuş, İsa Durç, Lokman Ekenek, Abdulkadir Aktaş, Erdal Irmak, Davut Şahin, Musa Alkan, Sedat Dag, Mesut Amak, Genco Akman and former Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) MP Gulser Yıldırım.
15 Kurdish politicians did not attend the hearing while their lawyers were present.
Giving its opinion at the hearing, the prosecution demanded prison terms against the Kurdish politicians on charges of <membership in a (terrorist) organization>. The court has sentenced Lokman Ekenek, Davut Şahin, Nazım Kok, Ziver Gumuş, Davut Bozan, İpek Guneş and Ayşe Bozan to seven years and six months in prison for each. Musa Alkan and İsa Durç have been sentenced to six years, 10 months and 15 days in prison. Genco Akman, Sedat Dag, Gulser Yıldırım, Mesut Amak, Abdulkadir Aktaş and Erdal Irmak have been sentenced to six years and three months in prison.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/prison-sentence-against-15-kurdish-politicians-in-mardin-34632


Kadriye Sirek
Jinha - Womens News Agency 21 Feb 2024 - by MEDINE MAMEDOGLU
<<Turkish overcrowded prisons: Prisoners sleep in turn
In Manisa Akhisar Prison, political prisoners sleep in turn due to overcrowded prison.
Amed (Diyarbakır)- The hunger strike started by political prisoners across Turkey on November 27, 2023 to demand <freedom for Abdullah Ocalan and a resolution to the Kurdish question> continues. Since the hunger strike started, political prisoners have been subjected to more rights violations; the hunger strikers have been given disciplinary punishments and they cannot access their basic needs in some prisons. Akhisar Closed Prison in Manisa is one of them. Kadriye Sirek's son Şevder Sirek is a political prisoner held in Akhisar Closed Prison. <Political prisoners cannot even find a space to sleep,> said Kadriye Sirek, pointing to the overcrowded prisons. <32 political prisoners are held in a single ward. They sleep in turn. My son has been held in prison for nine years. Although he has already completed his sentence, he has not been released from prison for six months for exhibiting 'bad behavior'.>
'Some have to sleep on the ground'
Speaking about rights violations faced by political prisoners, Kadriye Sirek said, <Some have to sleep on the ground while some sleep in turn because there is no space. They often are not given food or they are given dirty food. The clothes we send to prison are also thrown away by wardens. Hot water is not provided to political prisoners to take a shower. These violations must end now. Our children do not even have water in the prison. This oppression will definitely end.>
'My son has not been released for six months'
Although her son has already completed his sentence, he has not been released for six months. <I have gone to the prison for years to see my son. My son has been behind bars for years. Although my son has already completed his sentence, he has not been released for six months. He has not been released from prison because he does not say ‘I regret’. Not only my son but also hundreds of political prisoners are not released from prison on the same excuse. We demand the release of our children.>
'Social peace must be built'
Kadriye Sirek pointed to the hunger strike started by political prisoners and their families and said, <The key to peace is being held in Imrali prison. The demands of the political prisoners must be met now. Social peace must be built. As families of the hunger strikers, we hold a sit-in here to end the isolation and torture against them. People should support us to be the voices of prisoners. We must unite to ensure peace.> >>
Source incl. video:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/turkish-overcrowded-prisons-prisoners-sleep-in-turn-34630


Infectious diseases spreading
Jinha - Womens News Agency 20 Feb 2024 - by SALMA AL-RASHID
<<Infectious diseases spread in Sudan’s overcrowded camps
Women and children, who have been displaced by the ongoing conflict in Sudan and taken shelters in camps, suffer from the lack of toilet, hygiene, medicine, food and health problems. Infectious diseases spread in the overcrowded camps.
Sudan- On April 15, 2023, violent clashes erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan, resulting in the displacement of nearly eight million people, including internally displaced people, asylum seekers and refugees. According to reports, Six million Sudanese are displaced within Sudan, while 1.7 million more have fled across borders into neighboring South Sudan, Chad, Ethiopia, Egypt, the Central African Republic and Libya. 1,537 displaced people, including 500 women and 350 children have taken shelter in the dormitory complex camp for female students at Red Sea University, located in the city of Port Sudan. They suffer from difficult conditions in the complex. NuJINHA spoke to displaced women taking shelter in the camp.
'359 families stay in the camp'
<This camp is the biggest camp in the Red Sea State,> said Rumah Musa Hassan, the camp supervisor. <About 359 families stay in the camp. The complex began to host the displaced people last year in August. Some of the displaced people taking shelter in the camp later fled to Comoros, Nigeria and Syria.>
'Infectious diseases are spreading'
Speaking about the problems faced by displaced people in the camp, she said, <The lack of hygienic supplies cause the spread of infectious diseases in the camp. We have recorded many cases of cholera and deaths. Women suffer from anemia due to the lack of safe drinking water in the camp. The ongoing conflict has deteriorated the living conditions of displaced women, who have lost their livelihoods.>
'Some women sleep on the ground'
Nour Abdel Latif is one of the displaced women in the camp from Khartoum. Speaking about the deteriorating living conditions in the camp, she said, <The humanitarian organizations led by UNICEF provided only three tents to the displaced people. The camp is overcrowded and three tents are insufficient. Many women live outside without a shelter. They sleep on the ground. Some local organizations gave them humanitarian aid boxes containing some basic supplies.>
She suffers from cancer
Zubaida Othman left her village, Jebel Aulia, in the north-central part of Sudan with her mother, grandmother and three children when they were told to evacuate the village. They first took shelter in the state of Al Jazira and then in a school in the city of Wad Madani. Before taking shelter in the camp at university, they stayed in the state of Sennar for several days. <When we reached Sennar, I felt very tired. I am a cancer patient and need treatment; however, the hospital in Sennar refused to treat me because I could not cover the expenses.> Zubaida Othman has been suffering from cancer for five years. Due to the deteriorating living conditions in the camp, she cannot get chemotherapy regularly. <I have to take medications; however, they are very expensive.>
They had to leave their house
Zainab Al-Samani is one of the displaced women from the city of Nyala. Her house in Nyala was very close to a military outpost and it was destroyed in the clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). <We had to leave our city when our house was destroyed. Our neighbors and relatives were killed in the clashes that erupted between two parties. I decided to take my family to a safer place.> Speaking about the living conditions in the camp, she said, <Due to poor hygiene, cholera is spreading in the camp. No precaution is taken to stop the spread of infectious diseases in the camp. Hospitals do not provide any support to displaced women. Women suffer from the lack of toilets, hygiene, medicine, food and health services. Humanitarian aid organizations and government agencies should provide support to women and children in the camp.>
'I demand job opportunity'
The clashes that erupted in Khartoum last year in April spread fear among civilians and many left their homes to seek a safer place. Mona Al-Ali is one of them. She left her home in Khartoum with her two children. <Our journey was not easy,> she said. <After a difficult journey, we arrived at the camp. Now, we suffer from the deteriorating living conditions in the camp. Now, I have no income to cover the expenses of my children. I demand job opportunities to cover our expenses.> A woman named Maryam had to leave her home in Al Haj Yousif when clashes erupted between two forces. <We left our home to search for a safer and more stable place. I call on the authorities to provide education opportunities for children in the camp.>
'I cannot sleep'
Children pay the heavy price of the war in Sudan. Maryam Ismail is one of them. <I cannot sleep because the camp is overcrowded. I still hear the sound of clashes. I had to walk for days to reach the camp. Then, we found a truck and came to the city of Port Sudan.> >>
Source incl. video:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/infectious-diseases-spread-in-sudan-s-overcrowded-camps-34628


Malnourished children
Jinha - Womens News Agency 20 Feb 2024
<<UNICEF: One in six children under two are acutely malnourished in Gaza
One in six children the age of two is acutely malnourished in the northern Gaza Strip, UNICEF said in a press release on Monday.
News Center- As the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip enters its 20th week, food and safe water have become incredibly scarce and diseases are rife, compromising women and children’s nutrition and immunity and resulting in a surge of acute malnutrition. On Monday, UNICEF issued a press release on the results of the Nutrition Vulnerability and Situation Analysis in Gaza. <The report finds that the situation is particularly extreme in the Northern Gaza Strip, which has been almost completely cut off from aid for weeks. Nutrition screenings conducted at shelters and health centres in the north found that 15.6 per cent - or 1 in 6 children under 2 years of age - are acutely malnourished. Of these, almost 3 per cent suffer from severe wasting, the most life-threatening form of malnutrition, which puts young children at highest risk of medical complications and death unless they receive urgent treatment. As the data were collected in January, the situation is likely to be even graver today,> UNICEF said.
Five per cent of children under two are acutely malnourished in Rafah
According to the report, five per cent of children under two are acutely malnourished in the Southern Gaza Strip, in Rafah, where aid has been more available. <This is clear evidence that access to humanitarian aid is needed and can help prevent the worst outcomes. It also reinforces agencies' calls to protect Rafah from the threat of intensified military operations.> The report finds at least 90 per cent of children under five are affected by one or more infectious diseases. Seventy per cent had diarrhoea in the past two weeks, a 23-fold increase compared with the 2022 baseline.
<Hunger and disease are a deadly combination,> said Dr Mike Ryan, Executive Director of WHO's Health Emergencies Programme. <Hungry, weakened and deeply traumatized children are more likely to get sick, and children who are sick, especially with diarrhea, cannot absorb nutrients well. It's dangerous, and tragic, and happening before our eyes.> UNICEF, WFP and WHO call for safe, unimpeded and sustained access to urgently deliver multi-sectoral humanitarian assistance throughout the Gaza Strip.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/unicef-one-in-six-children-under-two-are-acutely-malnourished-in-gaza-34627?page=1

Jinha - Womens News Agency 20 Feb 2024
<<Building collapses in Beirut: 17 people still under rubble
A building collapsed in a southern suburb of Beirut on Monday, killing four people and injuring three others as search operations continued for more 17 people under the rubble.
News Center- On Monday evening, a four-story building collapsed in Choueifat, a southern suburb of Beirut after days of heavy rain in Lebanon. The collapsed building killed two women, a man and a child and injured three mothers, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported. The search and rescue efforts for 17 people trapped under the rubble still continue. Local officials said the four-story building was not considered safe and the municipality had issued an evacuation order for it two years ago.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/building-collapses-in-beirut-17-people-still-under-rubble-34626?page=1

Jinha - Womens News Agency 20 Feb 2024 - by EBIR MUHAMED
<<MPC setting up database of missing persons
Committees established in seven cities by the Missing Persons Committee (MPC) in North and East Syria have been setting up a database of the people who went missing in the Syrian civil war.
Qamishlo- Syria's twelve years of conflict, the oppression of the Syrian government, the ongoing Turkish attacks and the existence of ISIS cause many humanitarian crises in North and East Syria. Hundreds of people have been missing in North and East Syria for years due to the attacks of ISIS and the Turkish state. The Missing Persons Committee (MPC) was established in August 2023 by the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) to report and identify missing persons in North and East Syria. NuJINHA spoke to Nisrîn Hisên, lawyer and a member of the MPC, about their activities.
MPC established committees in seven cities
The MPC established committees in Qamishlo, Hasakah, Der ez-Zor, Kobane, Raqqa, Manbij and Shahba to set up a database of missing persons. <The committees in Qamishlo, Raqqa and Hasakah have meetings with families on Saturday and Sunday to identify the missing persons,> Nisrîn Hisen told us.
'Cooperation is needed to find the missing persons'
Many people went missing in the Syrian civil war that has lasted for 12 years, Nisrin Hisen emphasized. <During wars, civilians are subjected to all kinds of violations. Many people have gone missing in North and East Syria due to the attacks of ISIS and the Turkish state. We ask families to fill out forms to identify the missing persons. We have been working on setting up a database of missing persons. Cooperation is needed to find the missing persons.>
'My son has been missing for 10 years'
Heda Ehmed Başa lives in the Hamedan village of Tell Hamis, a sub district of Qamishlo. In 2014, her 30-year-old son, Hewas Necim, went missing near the M4 Highway while fighting ISIS. She is now a member of the MPC. <My son has been missing for 10 years. I became a member of the committee because I want to learn what happened to my son. I want to learn if he is alive or dead. There are hundreds of families looking for their loved ones. Hundreds of men, women and children are missing in North and East Syria.> On February 10, the committee established in Qamishlo began to have meetings with the families of the missing. Until now, about 40 families in Qamishlo have reported the missing of their loved ones.>>
Source incl. video:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/mpc-setting-up-database-of-missing-persons-34625?page=1


7,020 child soldiers killed
Jinha - Womens News Agency 19 Feb 2024
<<7,020 child soldiers killed in Yemen since 2014
During the war in Yemen from 2014 until the end of 2023, 7,020 children, who were used as soldiers, were killed in Yemen, according to a Yemen's human rights organization.
News Center- Since September 2014, Yemen has been suffering from conflict, displacing over four million people and killing at least 150,000 people. On Sunday, Yemen's Mayyun Organization for Human Rights released a report on child soldiers in Yemen to mark the International Day against the use of Child Soldiers, annually observed on February 12. The report said that the organization had monitored the killing of 7,020 children, who were used as soldiers since the beginning of the Yemeni civil war. <Since the outbreak of war in Yemen in 2014 and until the end of 2023, the Mayyun Organization has monitored the killing of 7,020 children, who were used as soldiers. The Houthi groups are responsible for recruiting 7,000 children while the forces of the internationally recognized government are responsible for recruiting 20 children,> the report said. In the report, the Mayyun Organization for Human Rights urged all parties in Yemen, especially the Houthis, to immediately stop recruiting children, demobilize underage recruits, implement UN action plans, and not use them as a cosmetic façade to carry out further violations against children.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/7-020-child-soldiers-killed-in-yemen-since-2014-34623


TBD
Jinha - Womens News Agency 19 Feb 2024 - by NECWA RAHIM
<<TBD: Platform combats sexual violence in Algeria
Tomorrow is a Better Day (TBD Algeria) is a platform founded by women to combat all forms of violence against women, especially online violence, in Algeria.
Algeria- Lina Farah Cheboub founded Tomorrow is a Better Day (TBD Algeria) in 2020 to combat sexual harassment and abuse against women and children on social media platforms since the number of victims of online violence is on rise in Algeria. <I founded the platform to combat all forms of violence against women and girls, especially sexual and online violence. The aim of the platform is to raise awareness among women and children about the potential online risks and threats to women and children,> said Lina Farah Cheboub.
'Silence encourages the perpetrators'
In Algeria, sexual harassment and sexual violence are normalized by its patriarchal society. <Victims of sexual assault remain silent because they are afraid that we will be blamed for being sexually assaulted or raped,> said Lina Farah Cheboub. In Algeria, the law allows rapists to escape prosecution by marrying the victims of rape. <The victims of rape remain silent because the perpetrators receive no penalties. There is a silence against sexual assault in Algerian society and this silence encourages the perpetrators of sexual assault. Many women are sexually abused in public spaces and online every day.>
Online campaign
The TBD Algeria is an online platform aiming to raise awareness among women and girls about the online risks. Last year, the platform launched an online campaign called, <Expose Harassers>. <After we launched the campaign, many users of social media platforms supported the campaign by posting videos documenting sexual harassment and abuse against them in public spaces, at workplaces and schools. We believe that exposing the harassers and abusers is the most appropriate solution to deter them and end the silence.> The TBD Algeria also provides psychological and legal support to survivors of all forms of violence against women. <The platform has psychologists and lawyers to support the survivors of violence. We raise awareness among many women and girls, and encourage them to report attacks and expose harassers and abusers.> Last year, more than 200 survivors of violence applied to the platform to receive support. Lina Farah Cheboub was also subjected to a smear campaign and online blackmail and she began legal action against the perpetrators. <A group of people shared fake photos of me and accused me of prostitution because I exposed many harassers and abusers online.> >>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/tbd-platform-combats-sexual-violence-in-algeria-34619?page=1

Jinha - Womens News Agency 19 Feb 2024 - by MEDINE MAMEDOGLU
<<Co-mayoral candidates: We will organize our election campaigns with women
Leyla Ayaz and Safiye Akdağ, DEM Party's co-mayoral candidates for Rezan (Baglar) and Bajare Nu (Yenişehir) districts of Amed (Diyarbakır) will organize their election campaigns with the support of women.
Amed (Diyarbakır)- The Free Women's Movement (Kurdish: Tevgera Jinen Azad-TJA) released a statement on the upcoming local elections that will be held in Northern Kurdistan and Turkey on March 31, 2024. The statement emphasized the importance of democracy, ecology and women's freedom in local governments.
NuJINHA spoke to the Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) co-mayoral candidates for Rezan (Baglar) and Bajare Nu (Yenişehir) districts of Amed (Diyarbakır) about their election campaigns.
'We will promote the system of co-presidency'
<We will keep struggling to achieve freedom in all facets of life against capitalist modernity,> said Safiye Akdag, DEM Party's co-mayoral candidate for Yenişehir. <As women, we will promote the system of co-presidency to participate in all decision-making progresses.>
'Municipalities that belong to the people will be given back to the people'
Speaking about her election campaign, she said, <We have been visiting villages and artisans for days to listen to their demands. As women co-mayoral candidates, we focus on our projects that we will put into practice after the elections. When we will be elected, we will carry out cultural and social activities for women. We will provide services to our people to meet their demands. Municipalities that belong to the people will be given back to the people again.>
'The earthquakes displaced many people in Baglar'
After 2014 and 2019 local elections, the Turkish government removed elected Kurdish mayors from office and appointed trustees. In her speech, Leyla Ayaz, DEM Party's co-mayoral candidate for Bağlar, recalled that the municipalities in Kurdish cities have been run by unelected mayors for years. <We will work day and night to put an end to this usurpation.> Pointing out that Rezan (Baglar) district is one of the important districts of Amed, Leyla Ayaz said: <It is one of the districts that have a high voter turnout. The February 6 earthquakes displaced many people in the district. In addition to displacement, it is one of the districts where violence against women is on rise. Before the appointment of trustees, many activities were carried out for women and children in the district. Women and children had centers to become socialized. All these centers were closed down by the appointed municipalities.>
'We will organize our election campaigns with women'
Leyla Ayaz told us that she would pursue policies against poverty and drug use if she won the election. <We will carry out activities especially for women in the district. The first thing that we will do is to reopen the women's centers. We will open centers to fight drug use. We will expose all the corruption and start a social construction.> >>
Source incl. video:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/co-mayoral-candidates-we-will-organize-our-election-campaigns-with-women-34617

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