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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 7 March 2024
<<Amnesty International condemns Iran’s compulsory headscarf crackdown
<The Iranian authorities are terrorizing women and girls by subjecting them to constant surveillance and policing,> Amnesty International's Middle East and North Africa Deputy Director Diana Eltahawy said in a press statement on Wednesday.
News Center- Ahead of International Women’s Day, Amnesty International has released a press statement, condemning Iran for its crackdown enforcing compulsory hijab laws. According to testimonies collected by Amnesty International, tens of thousands of women have had their cars arbitrarily confiscated as punishment for defying Iran’s veiling laws, while others have been prosecuted and sentenced to flogging or prison terms, or have faced other penalties such as fines or being forced to attend <morality> classes. <In newly-collected testimonies from 46 people, 41 women, including a trans woman, one girl and four men, the stark details are revealed over how a range of Iranian state agencies are involved in persecuting women and girls or exercising their rights to bodily autonomy and freedom of expression and belief,> the statement said.
Amnesty International has released excerpts of 20 of the testimonies to provide a glimpse into the frightening daily reality faced by women and girls in Iran. At the time of publication, proceedings against six of the women were ongoing. <In a sinister attempt to wear down resistance to compulsory veiling in the wake of the ‘Woman Life Freedom’ uprising, the Iranian authorities are terrorizing women and girls by subjecting them to constant surveillance and policing, disrupting their daily lives and causing them immense mental distress,> Amnesty International's Middle East and North Africa Deputy Director Diana Eltahawy said in the statement. <The intensifying persecution of women and girls is taking place just weeks before the UN Human Rights Council is set to vote on extending a fact-finding mission with a mandate to investigate violations since the death in custody of Mahsa/Jina Amini, particularly against women and children.> >>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/amnesty-international-condemns-iran-s-compulsory-headscarf-crackdown-34712?page=1


Moroccan women demand
Jinha - Womens News Agency 7 Mar 2024 - by HANAN HARITE
<<Morocco- Moroccan women struggle to end gender-based violence and effective implementation of laws guaranteeing their rights. For 20 years, they have been struggling for the amendment of the family code, also known as the <Moudawana> and the increase in women's political participation. <Despite achieving many gains,> Moroccan women said, <There is still a long way to go.>
'Morocco should ratify ILO Convention 190'
Women struggle not only on March 8 but also 365 days, said union activist Saeeda Waed. <We continue to demand our rights. The Moroccan government should ratify the ILO's Convention 190 protecting workers from violence and harassment, including gender-based violence and harassment. The ILO Convention 190 has a number of provisions aiming to eliminate gender-based violence at work. Trade unions and human rights organizations made great efforts to combat all forms of violence at work.>
'Women demand a new law'
Moroccan women hold workshops, meetings and seminars for the amendments of Morocco's Law 103-13 on combating violence against women, human rights activist Bushra Abdo told NuJINHA. <Women demand a news law that will give women the status they deserve. Law 103-13 is a very old law; it is insufficient to combat violence against women. It should be amended. Moroccan citizenship law should be also amended because it violates the rights of women who marry foreign men.>
'It is an important day for women to raise their voices'
Human rights activist Najat Al-Razi believes that women have achieved many gains thanks to the struggle of women’s movements across the world. She describes the International Women’s Day, March 8, as <A day of struggle with enthusiasm to immortalize women's struggle for rights>. <Because thousands of women garment workers in New York took to the streets against wage discrimination and protested their working conditions on that day. It is a day to remember the women struggling for their rights. It is an important day for women to raise their voices against gender-based violence and discriminatory laws.> >>
Source incl. video:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/moroccan-women-demand-amendment-of-family-code-on-march-8-34707?page=1  

Jinha - Womens News Agency 7 Mar 2024 - by HANAN HARITE
<<Moroccan women demand amendment of family code on March 8
Moroccan women describe the International Women's Day, March 8, as <A day of struggle with enthusiasm to immortalize women's struggle for rights.>
Morocco- Moroccan women struggle to end gender-based violence and effective implementation of laws guaranteeing their rights. For 20 years, they have been struggling for the amendment of the family code, also known as the <Moudawana> and the increase in women's political participation. <Despite achieving many gains,> Moroccan women said, <There is still a long way to go.>
'Morocco should ratify ILO Convention 190'
Women struggle not only on March 8 but also 365 days, said union activist Saeeda Waed. <We continue to demand our rights. The Moroccan government should ratify the ILO's Convention 190 protecting workers from violence and harassment, including gender-based violence and harassment. The ILO Convention 190 has a number of provisions aiming to eliminate gender-based violence at work. Trade unions and human rights organizations made great efforts to combat all forms of violence at work.>
'Women demand a new law'
Moroccan women hold workshops, meetings and seminars for the amendments of Morocco’s Law 103-13 on combating violence against women, human rights activist Bushra Abdo told NuJINHA. <Women demand a news law that will give women the status they deserve. Law 103-13 is a very old law; it is insufficient to combat violence against women. It should be amended. Moroccan citizenship law should be also amended because it violates the rights of women who marry foreign men.>
'It is an important day for women to raise their voices'
Human rights activist Najat Al-Razi believes that women have achieved many gains thanks to the struggle of women’s movements across the world. She describes the International Women’s Day, March 8, as <A day of struggle with enthusiasm to immortalize women's struggle for rights>. <Because thousands of women garment workers in New York took to the streets against wage discrimination and protested their working conditions on that day. It is a day to remember the women struggling for their rights. It is an important day for women to raise their voices against gender-based violence and discriminatory laws.> >>
Source incl. videos:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/moroccan-women-demand-amendment-of-family-code-on-march-8-34707?page=1


Seda Yanmış,
Jinha - Womens News Agency 7 Mar 2024 - by ELIF ÇETINER
<<Women to hold 21st Feminist Night March in Istanbul
Women will hold the Feminist Night March in Istanbul for the 21st time on March 8. <This year, we have the same rebellion and anger again,> said Seda Yanmış, member of Purple Solidarity.
Istanbul- Women have completed their preparations to celebrate the International Women's Day; women across Turkey will take to streets to voice their demands on March 8. In Istanbul, women have completed their final preparations for the Feminist Night March at Taksim. As every year, women will shout out their demands by participating in the march.
'We have a life to take back from them'
As every year, thousands of women holding a rally at Kadıkoy Iskele Square on March 3 will gather at Taksim for the feminist night march on the night of March 8. The representatives of women's organizations, non-governmental organizations and political parties will also participate in the march that started to be organized weeks ago. In an interview with NuJINHA, Seda Yanmış, member of the Purple Solidarity (Turkish: Mor Dayanışma, a women's organization in Turkey), talked about what women do to organize the march. <This year, we have the same rebellion and anger again,> she said at the beginning of her speech. <We call on all women to participate in the march by remembering and reminding them that we will not give up our gained rights they try to take from us, we have a life to take back from them.>
'This is a life and death fight'
Recalling that one year has already passed since the earthquakes that struck Turkey on February 6, Seda Yanmış said, <We will celebrate the International Women's Day with a heavy heart but full of struggle. Last year was a difficult year for women as well as for working people. It was a difficult year for the entire population due to the economic crisis and the elections and the devastating earthquake. It was also a difficult year for the women's movement; women were always in solidarity with the quake survivors. Women, feminists, socialists and revolutionaries were in solidarity with the quake survivors in the cities affected by the earthquake while the state was not there. In the earthquake zones, violence against women increases every day. In 2023, about 400 women were killed by men and many more died under suspicious circumstances. Although the situation of women is getting worse day by day, the number of women struggling against it also increases. As we face more oppression, we know that we must raise our voices more because this is a life and death fight.>
'March 8 is not just a day of the year'
March 8 is not just a day of the year, Seda Yanmış said, <Women struggle for 365 days and they show up their struggle throughout the year on March 8. Each March 8 actually has a different spirit with enthusiasm and joy.>
'We will take Taksim back'
Pointing to the increasing arbitrary practices by the government, she said, <You know, the feminist night march in Istanbul has been banned for several years due to arbitrary and unlawful practices. We always say that we will not give up our gained rights that they try to take from us. We saw how they increased the dose of violence last year on November 25; dozens of women were detained. On March 8, we will take Taksim back and turn it into a square full of our enthusiasm, joy and resistance. As every year, we will be at Taksim Square on March 8.> Seda Yanmış concluded her speech by calling on all women to <participate in the Feminist Night March at Istanbul's Taksim Square on March 8. We have actually been preparing for the Feminist Night March for weeks. We have made contact with women from everywhere to invite them to the march. For us, March 8 is more than a day of the year.> >>
Source incl. video:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/women-to-hold-21st-feminist-night-march-in-istanbul-34705


Men killed 39 women
Jinha - Womens News Agency 6 Mar 2024
<<Jinnews: Men killed 39 women in February
In Turkey, men killed 39 women and 15 women died under suspicious circumstances in February, according to Jinnews.
News Center- Jinnews, an all-women news agency based in Amed (Diyarbakır), has released its February 2024 report on femicide in Turkey by compiling news from local and national newspapers, news websites and news agencies. 39 women were killed and 15 more women died under suspicious circumstances in February, according to Jinnews. In February, men killed 39 women across Turkey: 10 women were killed in Istanbul, one in Artvin, two in Ankara, one in Aydın, three in Sakarya, one in Edirne, two in Samsun, three in Bursa, one in Bartın, one in Xarpet (Elazıg), one in Burdur, one in Hatay, one in Dilok (Antep), one in Düzce, two in Adana, one in Riha (Urfa), one in Antalya, one in Amed (Diyarbakır), one in Denizli, one in Çanakkale, one in Izmir, one in Erzurum, and one in Manisa. <Nine women were killed by their ex-husbands, six by their intimate partners, six by their partners, nine by their husbands, six by their sons and three by their fathers,> Jinnews said.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/jinnews-men-kill-39-women-in-february-34701?page=1


Freedom of expression is in peril
Jinha - Womens News Agency 6 Mar 2024
<<'Freedom of expression is in peril in Turkiye'
<Freedom of expression is in peril in Turkiye, with journalists, human rights defenders and civil society operating in a critically hostile environment,> said a memorandum released by the Council of Europe.
News Center- The Council of Europe released a memorandum on freedom of expression and of the media, and the situation of human rights defenders and civil society in Turkiye. <The deterioration of freedom of expression in Turkiye has reached new, deeply worrying levels, characterized by numerous blatant violations of human rights standards,> read the memorandum.
'It leaves an increasingly deep mark'
As time goes by with the authorities failing to address these violations, the damage caused to media freedom and freedom of expression in Turkiye leaves an increasingly deep mark, leading to self-censorship by journalists and independent media, the memorandum read. <The judicial actions targeting journalists, civil society, human rights defenders and lawyers remain the most worrying manifestation of continuous and concerted pressure exerted in a deliberate attempt to silence critical voices and to prevent them from reporting on ongoing human rights violations in Turkiye>, said the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatovic. <The authorities should remedy this highly detrimental situation and create an enabling environment for the exercise of freedom of expression and of the media and freedom of association.>
'The International Women's Day march has been banned for eight years'
The right to freedom of peaceful assembly has also been seriously undermined by systematic bans, heavy-handed policing, including the excessive use of force, mass arrests and the frequent use of criminal charges against demonstrators. Bans have particularly targeted events organized by or in support of LGBTI people, women and environmental human rights defenders. <The authorities should investigate all cases where excessive use of force has been used against participants of peaceful assemblies organised in recent years despite the bans. It is particularly regrettable that the International Women's Day march in Istanbul has been banned for the last eight years.>
'It is essential for the Turkish authorities to revise restrictive laws'
The Commissioner also points to the existential risk to the rule of law and to the respect for all human rights guaranteed under the European Convention on Human Rights posed by longstanding problems with regard to the independence and impartiality of the Turkish judiciary.
The commissioner said, “To bring about meaningful change, it is essential for the Turkish authorities to engage constructively with civil society, review and revise restrictive laws, free human rights defenders, journalists, activists, and others who are imprisoned for exercising their freedom of expression, respect and implement the judgements of the Constitutional Court and the European Court of Human Rights and ensure impartiality and independence of the judiciary.> >>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/freedom-of-expression-is-in-peril-in-turkiye-34702?page=1 

Jinha - Womens News Agency 6 Mar 2024
<<Israel’s attacks on Lebanon, Gaza continue
Israeli fighter jets targeted a house in Lebanon, killing three people from the same family. A Palestinian journalist was killed in an Israeli airstrike on the Gaza Strip.
News Center- Israel keeps attacking Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. Israeli fighter jets targeted a house in Lebanon southern border village of Hula on Tuesday, killing three people from the same family.
Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported that Hassan Hussein, his wife, Ruwaida Mustafa, and their 25-year-old son, Ali Hussein, were killed in Israeli airstrikes. “Search operations and the removal of rubble are continuing, the NNA said.
At least 48 civilians have been killed in Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon since October 8, 2023.
Another journalist killed in Gaza
Another Palestinian journalist has been killed in an Israeli airstrike on the Gaza Strip, the Gaza Media Office said in a written statement. Mohammed Salameh, a presenter for al-Aqsa TV, was killed in Israeli airstrikes on his home in the central Gaza Strip city of Deir al-Balah on Tuesday, according to the Gaza Media Office. At least 133 journalists have been killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza since October 7, 2023.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/israel-s-attacks-on-lebanon-gaza-continue-34700?page=1


In memory of Jina Amini
Jinha - Womens News Agency 6 Mar 2024 - by GILARI GILANI
<<'We are in solidarity with all resisting women'
Women of Kermanshah are getting ready to take to the streets on March 8. <March 8 is a day of resurrection against darkness,> said political activist H.G. from Kermanshah, emphasizing that they are in solidarity with all resisting women.
Kermanshah- Women in Iran and Eastern Kurdistan are getting ready to take to the streets on March 8, International Women's Day, with the spirit of resistance. The women of Kermanshah have been leading the 'Jin, Jiyan, Azadi' uprising that sparked in Eastern Kurdistan and Iran following the killing of Jina Mahsa Amini by Iran's so-called <morality police> in Tehran.
Message of solidarity
Political activist H.G. from Kermanshah sent a video message to NuJINHA. <As women of Kermanshah, we are with all our people on March 8,> she said in the video message. <We express our solidarity with the women fighters, who resist discrimination and exploitation and fight for women's freedom in the streets, prisons, at homes or on the battlefields, at factories and universities, and we send our greetings to them.>
'We will no longer remain silent'
Pointing to the women’s roles on March 8, she said, <March 8 has a powerful impact on the strength and expansion of women's united struggle all around the world. March 8 has become a symbol of the fight against gender-based discrimination and violence for years. Women unite and rise up against the invasion of their bodies, souls, privacy and lands. We will no longer remain silent against violence, discrimination and historical exploitation against women.> Pointing to the resistance of political prisoner Zeynab Jalalian in Iran and Kurdish politician Sakine Cansız, who was murdered in Paris, she said, <As women of Kermanshah, we will follow in their footsteps. Thanks to the resistance of women such as Sara and Zeynab, the women's struggle has reached this point today. We will keep resisting until freedom, equality and real democracy are achieved.>
In the video, H.G. holds a sign reading, <March 8 is a day of resurrection against darkness>.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/we-are-in-solidarity-with-all-resisting-women-34699?page=1


Edibe Paksoy
Jinha - Womens News Agency 6 Mar 2024
<<Women in Makhmour to celebrate IWD with spirit of struggle
<Women will celebrate International Women’s Day with the spirit of struggle,> said Edibe Paksoy, a teacher in the Makhmour Martyr Rustem Cudi Camp (Makhmour Refugee Camp).
Makhmour- This year, women all over the world will take to the streets on March 8 to voice their demands against all forms of gender-based violence, the patriarchal mindset, genocidal attacks and injustice by chanting the 'Jin, Jiyan, Azadi' slogan. In the Makhmour Martyr Rustem Cudi Camp (Makhmour Refugee Camp), women are ready for International Women's Day. Women have played important roles in the camp for 30 years. Since March 8, 2023, they have been on the frontline of the resistance against the patriarchal mindset, the Turkish attacks, the ambitions and obstacles of the KDP and the attacks of the Iraqi government. In an interview with NuJINHA, Edibe Paksoy, a teacher at the Martyr Jiyan High School, talked about the importance of March 8 and the one-year struggle of the women in the camp.
'It is based on women's freedom'
Indicating that March 8, International Women’s Day, is an important day for all women, she said, <Women garment workers in New York held a protest for their rights. They were attacked and then killed in a fire at the factory. Since then, women have been taking to the streets on March 8. Women's rights were guaranteed when leader Apo (Abdullah Ocalan) founded the PKK. Setting off with the 'Jin, Jiyan, Azadi' slogan, leader Apo said, 'a country can't be free unless the women are free'. Thus, women led the revolution in Rojava. Our freedom movement is based on women's freedom.>
'Women play a leading role in all our institutions'
Speaking about the role of women in the Makhmour Refugee Camp, she said, <As women, who grew up and struggle with the thoughts and the philosophy of leader Apo, we are aware of how women's freedom is important. In the camp, women have been waging an active struggle for years; there has been a great resistance in the camp for 30 years and women have played the most important role in this resistance. Women play a leading role in all our institutions. Women can be more successful when they do what they love.>
'Women will celebrate IWD with the spirit of struggle'
Edibe Paksoy concluded her speech saying, <Despite all the attacks, women have achieved many successes in the camp for 30 years thanks to the thoughts and the philosophy of leader Apo. In the camp, women will celebrate International Women's Day on March 8 with the spirit of struggle. We wish a happy International Women's Day to all women.> >>
Source incl. video:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/women-in-makhmour-to-celebrate-iwd-with-spirit-of-struggle-34698?page=1


Amed ready for March 8 rally
Jinha - Womens News Agency 6 Mar 2024 - by MEDINE MAMEDOGLU
<<Amed ready for March 8 rally: We will carry this enthusiasm to March 31
<We will carry this enthusiasm to March 31,” said women, who are getting ready for the rally to be held in Amed on March 8, International Women's Day.
Amed (Diyarbakır)- Women have organized activities, events and protests in Turkish and Kurdish cities to mark the International Women's Day. In Kurdish cities, the Free Women's Movement (Kurdish: Tevgera Jinên Azad-TJA) will organize rallies on March 8. One of these rallies will be held in Amed. Women, who will participate in the rally at Amed’s Istasyon Square, will also celebrate Newroz on March 21 and cast their votes in the local elections to be held on March 31 with the same enthusiasm. In Amed, where the activities and events for International Women's Day will last a week, women visit home by home to invite women to participate in the rally led by Dicle Amed Women’s Platform (DAKAP) with the motto, <Towards Freedom with Jin, Jiyan, Azadi'>. <Let's stand side by side and demand our freedom,> DAKAP members said.
'We should unite and be in solidarity'
In her speech, Fatma Beyoglu first talked about the upcoming local elections. <As women, we should unite against the patriarchal and monistic government in the elections. There are serious burdens on us, women. We are subjected to attacks and our gains are under constant attack. We want women to be free and organized.> She also talked about International Women's Day and said, <On March 8, we defend our rights and raise our voices against the attacks. We are getting ready for both the elections and March 8 with great enthusiasm and excitement. With this enthusiasm, we will unite and celebrate International Women's Day and go to the polls to send back the misogynistic trustees. As women, we should unite and be in solidarity.>
'We will take to the streets with our colors and our voices'
<When spring comes, the activities of women intensify,> Elif Turan said, <On March 8, we will flock to the streets with the same hope and determination. We will voice our demands. We will take our gains back with our own strength and will. I call on all women of Amed to participate in the rally on March 8. Women are always attacked and targeted and women should unite against these attacks. The appointed trustees, who have usurped local governments, have been attacking women's gains for eight years because they want to destroy the co-presidency system and the unity of women. We have not bowed to these attacks for years and we will not bow to them. We will work 24 hours during this month. We will unite and raise our voices against all kinds of oppression.>
'Women will send the trustees back'
Nesibe Haran told us that they started their activities days ago. <We expect great enthusiasm and participation. All women should take to the streets on March 8 for their rights. There is no life without women. Both men and the state aim to deprive women of life. As women, we demand freedom and peace. Today, political prisoners are on a hunger strike and our young people are killed. The trustees appointed to our municipalities have usurped all women's organizations and centers. On March 31, we will send the trustees back.>
'We should flock to the streets'
In her speech, Leyla Eleftoz Baran called on all women to participate in the rally on March 8. <We will carry the enthusiasm of March 8 to March 21 and March 3. As women, we organize ourselves in all facets of life. We will always organize ourselves and be in solidarity with each other. I call on all women to flock to the streets on March 8 to voice their demands.> >>
Source incl. video:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/amed-ready-for-march-8-rally-we-will-carry-this-enthusiasm-to-march-31-34697 

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