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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.
Gaza is dying
Jinha - Womens News Agency 12 Mar 2024
<<31,112 Palestinians killed by Israeli army in Gaza since Oct.7
The Israeli army has killed at least 31,112 Palestinians and injured
72,760 in Gaza since October 7, 2023, the Gaza's Health Ministry said in
a statement on Monday.
News Center- The death toll in Gaza has kept rising. The Israeli army
has killed at least 31,112 Palestinians, including 13,500 children and
9,000 women, and injured 72,760 others in Gaza since October 7, 2023,
the Gaza's Health Ministry said in a statement on Monday. The ministry
also reported that many people were still trapped under rubble and on
the roads as ambulances and the civil defense crews could not reach them
due to the ongoing Israeli attack. The Israeli army killed 67
Palestinians and injured 106 others in the last 24 hours, the statement
said. On Monday, two newborn babies died due to malnutrition and
dehydration at the Kamal Adwan Hospital, in northern Gaza, according to
the reports. The ministry said that at least 27 people died from
malnutrition and dehydration in Gaza. In January, CARE warned that over
two million Palestinians were at risk of dying of hunger and preventable
diseases. On Monday, Husni Mahna, Spokesperson of the Gaza City
municipality, said in a statement that the humanitarian crisis in Gaza
was deteriorating and that the amount of water per capita was two liters
per day, a decrease from 90 liters before October 7. The statement
released by the Gaza's health ministry warned that the world would
witness many deaths due to malnutrition and dehydration in Gaza since a
small amount of humanitarian aid reached northern Gaza.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/31-112-palestinians-killed-by-israeli-army-in-gaza-since-oct-7-34737?page=1
Women of Sweida
Jinha - Womens News Agency 12 Mar 2024 - by ROCHELLE JUNIOR
<<Women of Sweida: Internet and cell services have been intentionally
cut off
The internet and cell services in Sweida and its villages have been cut
off since cables were stolen. Women of Sweida took to the streets to
protest the situation.
Sweida- The internet and cell services in Sweida and its villages have
been cut off since cables were stolen. The people of Sweida protested
the situation in front of the building of the Communications Directorate
on Monday.
'The theft was organized'
Nisreen Al-Mulhim, one of the protesters, accused the Syrian government
of internationally cutting off the internet and cell services. <The
theft was organized. Many people and equipment are needed to steal all
the cables. Despite the price hike in internet cost, it has been cut off
every day. The aim of cutting off the internet and cell services is to
prevent people from participating in protests. I am one of the
protesters gathering at Karama Square since August 17, 2023. We will
keep taking to the streets until our demands are met.>
'We have no services for 10 days'
Rehab Kamal El-Din was another woman protesting the cutting off of the
internet and cell services in front of the Communications Directorate.
<The internet and cell services have been intentionally cut off. A team
came and stole the cables after the internet and cell services were cut
off. Stealing cables is a method of the regime to intimidate us. We have
no services for 10 days.> The people of Sweida have been suffering from
power and water outages for a long time. <For three months, the internet
and cell services have been cut off. We cannot communicate with the
people in many villages. We buy internet packages at high prices, but we
cannot use them. All we demand is a life with dignity. We demand the
internet and cell services be restored and those who are responsible for
it be arrested.> >>
Source incl. videos:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/women-of-sweida-internet-and-cell-services-have-been-intentionally-cut-off-34738?page=1
Femicides in Turkey Protest
Jinha - Womens News Agency 12 Mar 2024 -
<<Turkey: 5 women killed in last 24 hours
In Turkey, five women were killed by men and three more died under
suspicious circumstances in the last 24 hours. One woman was injured by
her husband.
News Center- In Turkey, men killed 1,897 women and 1,123 more died under
suspicious circumstances from 2018 to 2023. In the last 24 hours, five
women were killed by men and three more died under suspicious
circumstances and one woman was injured by her husband in Turkey,
according to reports.
* Zahide Yurtkal was killed by her husband, Tamer Yurtkal, in the
Karabaglar district of Izmir province despite the restraining order.
* Canan K. was stabbed to death by her son in the Gelibolu district of
Çanakkale province.
* A woman namely Naile Y. was stabbed to death by her husband in Semsur
(Adıyaman).
* A woman namely Duygu C. was killed by her husband, Deniz C., in
Istanbul's Sancaktepe district.
* A woman identified as Antika Ayer was killed by her husband, Vezir
Ayer, in Antalya.
* Melek Saltan died under suspicious circumstances in Şırnak.
* Salima Omarova, a Kyrgyz woman living in Antalya, was found dead at
her home.
* Dead body of Havva Sönmez was found in an irrigation pond in the
Alanya district of Antalya.
* A woman namely Z.Ş. was stabbed by her husband in Van. The injured
woman was taken to a hospital for treatment.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/turkey-5-women-killed-in-last-24-hours-34739?page=1
TJA
Jinha - Womens News Agency 12 Mar 2024 -
<<TJA members taken into custody in Istanbul
Four women, including three members of the Free Women's Movement
(Kurdish: Tevgera Jinen Azad-TJA) were taken into custody today in the
dawn house raids conducted in Istanbul.
News Center- Turkish police conducted dawn house raids in Istanbul and
detained Free Women's Movement (Kurdish: Tevgera Jinen Azad-TJA) members
Nurcan Tayboga, Nesibe Akyol and Remziye Bozkurt and Jineology Academy
member Ebru Karaaslan. The detained women have been reportedly
transferred to the Istanbul Police General Directorate. The reason for
their detention is still unknown.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/tja-members-taken-into-custody-in-istanbul-34735
Food for Gaza
Jinha - Womens News Agency 12 Mar 2024 -
<<Italy launches 'Food For Gaza' initiative
Italy has launched a <Food For Gaza> initiative aimed at coordinating
international humanitarian efforts to the people in the Gaza Strip.
News Center- On Monday, Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of
Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, met with
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Director-General Qu Dongyu, World Food Programme (WFP) Executive
Director Cindy H. McCain and the Deputy Secretary General of the
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Xavier Castellanos to launch the <Food for Gaza> initiative.
The table will be open to all the national and International
stakeholders
At the press release after the meeting at the Italian Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani said, <it is an important initiative
that aims to stop a further deterioration towards a predicted widespread
famine. We decided to set up a permanent coordination technical table
open to all the national and International stakeholders willing to
contribute.> Antonio Tajani stated that they would inform G7 countries,
European Union (EU) members, the Israeli government, the Palestine
authority and Arab countries about the initiative. <It is not sufficient
to drop aid from the sky. We spoke about that. It is important to
increase the number of trucks since (there is) not enough food, disorder
arises because everybody is looking for food; and everyone is trying to
help children who are suffering.> In response to a question by a
journalist about Italy's financial support for the United Nations Relief
and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA),
Antonio Tajani said that Italy would keep suspending financial support
for the UNRWA until further announcement. FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu
also spoke at the press release. <Today is the 1st day of the Ramadan so
we have to put more efforts in any means to support the Gazan people;
they are suffering while celebrating Ramadan this evening.> The
executive director of the UN World Food Program, Cindy McCain said in
her speech the UN World Food Program is ready to <to develop a strategy
to strengthen humanitarian access to Gaza and get desperately needed
food supply and supplies to people suffering from severe hunger.> <If we
do not exponentially increase the size of aid going into the northern
areas, famine is imminent. It is imminent. We are leaving no stone
unturned in our efforts to get sufficient food aid to people in northern
Gaza. Road access and the use of existing ports and crossings is the
only way to get food into Gaza at the scale that this is now required.
We need 300 trucks of food entering Gaza every single day>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/italy-launches-food-for-gaza-initiative-34734
Enthusiasm for Newroz
Jinha - Womens News Agency 12 Mar 2024 - by MEDINE MAMEDOGLU
<<Enthusiasm for Newroz begins: Fire will be lit everywhere
Newroz celebration will kick off in Elazıg's Dep district, the hometown
of Mazlum Dogan, a founding member of the PKK, on March 15. <Newroz fire
will be lit everywhere,> said women.
Amed (Diyarbakır)- 2024's Newroz will be celebrated in 57 cities and
hundreds of places. Newroz celebration will kick off in Elazıg's Dep (Karakoçan)
district, the hometown of Mazlum Dogan, a founding member of the PKK, on
March 15 with the motto, <Rabe dema azadi u serkeftine ye (English: Rise
up, it is the time of freedom and victory)>. The final Newroz
celebration will take place in Amed on March 21, 2024.
Isolation, hunger strikes, attack policies
After the Newroz declaration was announced yesterday, the first Newroz
fire was lit in Amed’s Bismil district. Dancing around the fire, the
people chanted the <Long live the resistance in prisons' slogan. People
of Amed wait excitedly for celebrating Newroz on March 21. Amed Newroz,
which is attended and followed with great interest by thousands of
guests from many countries every year, has been making history for years
with its enthusiasm. In an interview with NuJINHA, the members of the
Free Women's Movement (Kurdish: Tevgera Jinen Azad-TJA) said that the
people of Amed would celebrate Newroz with the same enthusiasm this
year.
'We will respond to both the trustee and the attacks'
Newroz is very important for the Kurdish people, underlined Dilan Guvenç,
a member of the Newroz Preparatory Committee. <The Kurdish people have
been flocking to the streets with the same enthusiasm for years. Newroz
means the arrival of spring. The arrival of spring grows the existing
resistance and struggle even more. This year’s Newroz is very important
because of the current process and the upcoming local elections. On
March 21, we will respond to both the trustee and the attacks on us.>
'We will celebrate Newroz with the same enthusiasm'
This year, people will celebrate Newroz and raise their voices against
the isolation to support the hunger strikes in prisons. <We always
demand a democratic resolution to the Kurdish question. This year, we
will demand it again. For eight years, we have faced more oppression and
attacks for demanding a democratic resolution to the Kurdish question.
Everyone sees and witnesses the oppression in the region today. We want
to put an end to all kinds of oppression and intimidation policies
against both women and young people. On March 21, we will show that
these policies have failed. As women, we will celebrate Newroz with the
same enthusiasm. We will show our stance against the increasing
attacks.>
'The fire of Newroz will be lit everywhere'
Nesibe Uygun, another member of the Newroz Preparatory Committee, told
us that the fire of Newroz would be lit everywhere until March 21.
Calling on all people to participate in the Newroz celebration, she
said, <This year, the fire of Newroz will be lit everywhere, in
villages, districts and cities. Recently, the Kurdish people have faced
more attacks and intimidation policies. We will respond to these
policies during Newroz celebrations. We will raise our voices against
the attacks on women's gains, social problems and demand peace. On March
21, we will celebrate Newroz with our enthusiasm, colors and voices.> >>
Source incl. video:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/enthusiasm-for-newroz-begins-fire-will-be-lit-everywhere-34732
Celebrating Women's Day
Jinha - Womens News Agency 11 Mar 2024 - by SUZANNE EBOU SAID
<<Women come together at activity in Lebanon to celebrate Women’s Day
Women from different nationalities participated in a cultural activity
held by the Newroz Cultural Association in Lebanon's capital Beirut to
mark the International Women’s Day.
Beirut- Women have been organizing many activities and events to mark
the International Women's Day, March 8. The Newroz Cultural Association
held a cultural activity in Beirut's Tariq Al-Jadida neighborhood on
Sunday to celebrate the International Women's Day. Hundreds of women
such as Kurdish, Palestinian, Syrian and Lebanese women and women from
different other communities in Lebanon participated in the activity by
wearing their traditional clothes. Many musical and theatre performances
took place at the activity.
'We must struggle for women all around the world'
NuJINHA spoke to women participating in the activity. <I greet all
women, who struggle at their homes or in the streets,> said Mahasen
Mudallala, Spokesperson of Syrian women living in Lebanon and member of
Jineology Academy. <Many Syrian women live in Lebanon. I pay tribute to
all women struggling for their rights. I especially greet Kurdish women,
who have become the symbol of women’s struggle by fighting for women all
around the world.>
'Women can achieve their goals by resisting'
Josephine Kadisi, Vice President of the Lebanese Women's Council (LWC),
sent her greeting to the <Jin, Jiyan, Azadi (English: Women, Life,
Freedom)> uprising led by Kurdish women. <Women constitute half of the
world population. They can achieve their goals by resisting and uniting.
Women have already started a revolution and I hope they will reach what
they demand soon. I wish a happy International Women's Day to all women,
especially to Kurdish women.>
'We should be aware of our roles'
<Kongra Star celebrates the International Women's Day to remember
women’s struggle all around the world,> said Kongra Star member Yadekar
Muhammad Al-Mulla.
<Women have proven to the world that no matter how much the exploitative
and fascist forces try to bury them, they are like seeds that sprout the
roots and grow until they liberate every woman in the world. Leader
Abdullah Ocalan stresses the important roles and participation of women
in politics, economy and social life. As women, we should be aware of
our roles and strengthen our struggle.> >>
Source incl. videos:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/women-come-together-at-activity-in-lebanon-to-celebrate-women-s-day-34730
Demanding urgent measures against starvation
Jinha - Womens News Agency 11 Mar 2024
<<730 Israeli academics sign petition demanding <urgent measures>
against starvation in Gaza
730 Israeli academics signed a petition demanding the Israeli government
to take <urgent measures> to prevent starvation in the Gaza Strip.
News Center- The Haaretz newspaper reported on Sunday that Israeli
academics supported a petition on Sunday demanding the Israeli
government to take <urgent measures> to prevent starvation in the Gaza
Strip before its deepening humanitarian crises <causes mass deaths and
turns into an indelible stain.> The academics stressed the need to
release prisoners detained in Gaza. According to the newspaper, Prof.
Ariel Porat, President of Tel Aviv University, and Prof. David Harel,
President of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, are among
the academics who signed the petition.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/730-israeli-academics-sign-petition-demanding-urgent-measures-against-starvation-in-gaza-34729?page=1
Jinha - Womens News Agency 11 Mar 2024 -
<<197 people killed in attacks by ISIS in Syrian desert since early 2024
197 people, including 34 civilians, have been killed in the attacks by
ISIS in the Syrian desert since early 2024, the Syrian Observatory For
Human Rights (SOHR) reported on Sunday.
News Center- The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights (SOHR) published
statistics on the number of fatalities in military operations in the
Syrian desert since early 2024. 197 people, including 34 civilians, have
been killed in the attacks by ISIS in the Syrian desert early 2024,
according to SOHR statistics. <141 members of regime forces and their
proxy militias, including 14 Iranian-backed Syrian militiamen, were
killed in 71 operations by ISIS members, including ambushes, armed
attacks, and explosions, in west Euphrates region and the deserts of
Deir Ezzor, Al-Raqqah, Homs,> the SOHR said on Sunday. According to the
SOHR statistics, 22 ISIS members have been killed by regime forces and
their proxy militias since early 2024.
The SOHR statistics are as follows:
Deir Ezzor desert: 24 operations left 69 fatalities: 47 combatants,
including seven Iranian-backed militia. Five ISIS members. 17 civilians,
including two truffle pickers.
Homs desert: 34 operations left 72 fatalities: 54 combatants, including
three Iranian-backed militia. 14 ISIS members. 10 civilians.
Al-Raqqah desert: Six operations left 18 fatalities: 15 combatants.
Three ISIS members.
Hama desert: Six operations left 24 fatalities: 17 combatants, including
a member of Iranian-backed militias. Seven civilians, including a child.
Aleppo: One operation left three Iranian-backed militia dead.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/197-people-killed-in-attacks-by-isis-in-syrian-desert-since-early-2024-34727?page=1
Jinha - Womens News Agency 11 Mar 2024 -
<<Women receive both treatment, information at health centers in NE
Syria
Women find opportunity to receive treatment at health centers in North
and East Syria and they are given healthcare information.
actual Monday, 11 March 2024 Qamishlo- In North and East Syria, women
have access to healthcare services and information at health centers.
Mobile clinics provide healthcare services to women living in rural
areas and villages. In 2023, Kongra Star Health Committee opened health
centers for physical therapy in Shahba, northeastern Syria. Ghazala
Hamid, member of the Kongra Star Health Committee, told NuJINHA that
they faced difficulties in providing health services to the people in
the besieged areas. The committee has recently developed new projects to
eliminate the shortage of medical supplies and healthcare personnel.
'We carry our awareness-raising activities on health issues'. The
Women's Foundation of North and East Syria has realized many projects
since the beginning of 2024. <We make great efforts to develop more
projects,> said Malika Hassaf, director of the foundation's Health
Department. The foundation also provides vocational training courses to
women to increase women's participation in the labor force. <In
addition, we carry out awareness-raising activities on health issues. As
the foundation, we have opened natural health centers in Girke Lege (al-Ma'bada),
Derik (Al-Malikiyah), Qamishlo, Hasakah, Tabqa, Raqqa, Manbij and
Dirbespiye (Ad Darbasiyah). We have mobile clinics providing healthcare
services to women living in rural areas and villages. Women prefer
natural remedies for treatment.> >>
Source incl. video:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/women-receive-both-treatment-information-at-health-centers-in-ne-syria-34728?page=1
Fadiya Al-Ewed
Jinha - Womens News Agency 11 Mar 2024 - by SORGUL ŞEXO
<<'Women in war zones should get psychological support'
Fadiya Al-Ewed, a psychologist at Martyr Amara Psychological Counseling
Center, thinks that women in war zones should get psychological support
to <struggle more. They should not hesitate to get psychological
support.>
Hasakah- The Martyr Amara Psychological Counseling Center opened by the
Women's Council of North and East Syria in the town of Til Temir, Jazira
Canton, provides psychological support to women and girls. Fadiya Al-Ewed,
a psychologist at the center, says women may need psychological support
due to the negative effects of war.
'There is a need for counselors who can provide psychological support'
There is a need for counselors, who can provide psychological support to
people in the region due to the ongoing war and attacks, Fadiya Al-Ewed
said in an interview with NuJINHA. <All forms of violence and right
violations caused by war, such as taken as captive, abduction, sexual
abuse, negatively affect women. The ongoing war and attacks cause the
burden of women to become even heavier. Recently, there is an increase
in suicide death due to the ongoing Turkish attacks on the region.>
Speaking about the revolution led by women in North and East Syria, she
said, <Women led a revolution in North and East Syria despite oppression
and attacks. They have been rebuilding their lives. This revolution
shows that a safe life can be built and it becomes a source of strength,
inspiration and hope for all women.> Calling on women to get
psychological support from the Martyr Amara Psychological Counseling
Center, Fadiya Al-Ewed said, <Because we live in an unstable situation
due to the ongoing Turkish attacks. Women should not hesitate to get
psychological support. Women may need psychological support to struggle
more. If they get psychological support, they will be stronger to
maintain their lives.> At the end of her speech, Fadiya Al-Ewed wished a
happy International Women's Day to all women.>>
Source incl. video:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/women-in-war-zones-should-get-psychological-support-34725
Pınar Gayip
Jinha - Womens News Agency 11 Mar 2024 - by ELIF ÇETINER
<<Journalist Pınar Gayip: Women journalists are targeted by male-state
violence
Women journalists are sometimes targeted by their male colleagues,
sometimes by the police, and sometimes by the perpetrators, journalist
Pınar Gayip said, calling on women journalists to unite and struggle
against violence.
Istanbul- Women struggle against the ongoing exploitation of their labor
in all spheres of life. If you are a women and journalist, you have to
resist more. Women journalists keep struggling against both male-state
violence and the difficulties of their profession. In an interview with
NuJINHA, Pınar Gayip, an editor at Etkin News Agency (ETHA), talked
about the challenges experienced by women journalists while reporting
new stories.
'Women journalists experience serious problems'
Pointing out that women journalists are subjected to violence by their
male colleagues, Pınar Gayip said:
<As women journalists, we experience serious problems. These problems
are, of course, not like the problems that we experienced 10 or 15 years
ago. Since we are shorter than them, they try to use us as tripods by
placing their cameras on our heads or on our shoulders or they push us
aside and tell us, 'Stay aside, this is a man's job. We do journalism,
not you.' We always discuss.>
'We used self-defense against violence'
Women journalists resist violence by their male colleagues, Pınar Gayip
said, <We make great efforts to end violence by our male colleagues and
sometimes we use self-defense to protect ourselves. Sometimes, we expose
the violent actions of our male colleagues. Male journalists try to use
us to run errands to be visible in front of the camera.>
'We are subjected to police violence'
Women journalists are subjected to violence by not only by their male
colleagues, but also by police, Pınar Gayip said and added, <We are also
direct victims of police violence; we are subjected to harassment and
threats by police officers while covering protests or news stories. When
we cover news stories about sexual assault, harassment or rape against a
woman, we are threatened by them saying, 'What happened to her will
happen to you too, you will experience the same thing if you report'.
For years, we have been struggling against both male and police
violence.>
She was targeted for reporting on sexual abuse against a trainee lawyer
Pınar Gayip was once targeted for reporting on sexual abuse against a
female trainee lawyer. <I interviewed this female trainee lawyer. She
had evidence documented sexual abuse against her. It was not fake news.
After my news article was published, I was threatened through fake
accounts opened by the harasser. Then, I was accused of being a member
of a (terrorist) organization by him. The man got a lighter prison
sentence for sexual assault. However, he filed a criminal complaint
against me because his son was seen very little in the photo that I used
for the article. The prosecution decided not to prosecute the criminal
complaint. Then, he filed a criminal complaint by accusing me of being a
member of a (terrorist) organization. Although our news agency reports
on women, LGBTI+ people, animals, laborers, ecology, etc... a lawsuit
was opened against us. What I experienced and still have been
experienced show misogynistic policies of the male-dominant system.>``
'We should be supported'
Emphasizing that women journalists report on gender-based violence,
Pınar Gayip said, <We are targeted for our reports; sometimes by police,
sometimes by the judiciary and sometimes by the families of the women.
Our reports are based on the statements of women. Women journalists must
be supported to unite and defend the people's right to receive
information.> >>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/journalist-pinar-gayip-women-journalists-are-targeted-by-male-state-violence-34724
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