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HAIL TO THE IRANIAN
WOMEN'S REVOLUTIONISTS FALLEN FOR FREDOM
against
the supreme leader, the arch-reactionary Ayatollah Ali Khomeini,
and his placeman president. The message of
the women when the former president visited a university was plain: <give way or
get lost> in 2023 and still is.
IN MEMORY OF ASRA PANAHI (16)- JINA MAMINI (22) - NIKA SHAKARAMI (16), SARINA ESMAILZADEH (16) HADIS NAJAFI (20), AND MORE WOMEN WHO WERE ASSASINATED SO
FAR BY THE IRANIAN AXIS OF EVIL.
Click here for a total list so far
(Updates
November 29, 2024)
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December 31,
2023 - Preface about the below 3 heroines of Iran by
Gino d'Artali : Beacons of hope and inspiration on the
road towards a long and free Iran . * Jina Amini,
our sister/daughter who martyred herself for freedom;
*Narges Mohammadi, our sister and as I call her 'mother
of a free Iran' and winner of the Nobel Prize of Freedom
2023 and sentenced five times to a total of 31 years in
prison and 154 lashes but who refuses to give in to the
mullahs' regime to wear a hijab or bow to their demands
and therefore is refused medical care although needing
it badly and bringing her live in danger but says "Victory
is not easy, but it is certain" * and Maryam
Akbari Monfared, our sister who's encarcerated since
15 years and refuses to bow down to the mullahs saying "Finally,
one day, I will sing the song of victory from the summit
of the mountain, like the sun. Tomorrow belongs to us"
Read all about them here and let them inspire you on
your road towards a long and free Iran or as we say in
the West: 'Three strikes and the mullahs' regime is out'
Be the finalizing strike dear and brave dissent |
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Please do read
the above and following articles about heroines who risk live and
limb for the women-led revolution and no matter what
they'll never give in nor up!and other stories: click on the underlined
November '24
topics:
November 26, 2024:
Corruption, Black Market, and
Shortages
November 25, 2024:
Iranian Journalist's Death Exposes
Flawed Healthcare System
24 Nov 2024:
Femicide: Unpunished Crimes in
Mullahs' Iran
November 22, 2024:
Iran Faces New Fuel Price Dilemma
November 21, 2024:
Inside Baluchistan's Educational
Nightmare
And other Actual stories:
November 23, 2024: Leila
Hossein Zadeh
says NO-hijab
and
Commemoration of the Fallen for Freedom
Part 5
And more commemorational stories
and
Click here for previous inspiring
stories and articles
incl. Red Alerts |
'New' topic: a regimes' re-newed method of
torture: denial of medical care
Nov. 22 - Aug. 30, 2024:
Medical torture of women during
incarceration
November 4, 2024
"UN Expert Highlights Alarming
Violations Against Women and Fundamental Freedoms..."
October 19-18 2024 - July 18, 2016
Health taken hostage
And read here more about the
'Nurses 'strike' back':
Other updates can be read in
the 'Actual News' section
"Nurses can neutralize security
forces' efforts with unity."
August 30, 2024
and updates:
August 28, 2024:
Nurses' demands - "A nurse will
die, but will not accept humiliation,":
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"NO to executions"
campaign
In support - reflection and
updates:
Sept. 7 - August 20, 2024
Other updates can be read in
the 'Actual News' section
'The mullahs' regime / OHCHR* gallows' dance'
Other updates can be read in
the 'Actual News' section
July 8 - 4, 2024:
The-death-sentence-against-Sharifeh-Mohammadi
June 15, 2024:
Prisoner Swap with Iran is
Shameful Reward
June 5 - May 23, 2024:
It |Iran| puts people to death in
order to terrorize the population into silence.
and other stories
*OHCHR - UN Office of
the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Click here for earlier reports
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November 29 - 27, 2024
<<Women of Shahba call for
immediate revocation of death sentence against Warisha
Moradi...
& <<Halimeh Habibollahi,
Young Mother and Child Marriage Victim Murdered, Framed
as Suicide...
& <<Pershang Qobad Zahiri,
26 and mother of a 3-year-old, is shot and killed by
security forces...
& <<Blinded Iranian
Protester Sentenced to Over Three Years in Prison...
& <<Tehran Police Crack
Down on Cafes for Hijab Violations...
& <<European Parliament
condemns systematic repression against women in Iran...
& <<The Plight of Sudabeh
Fakharzadeh: A 66-Year-Old Political Prisoner in Evin
Prison...
and more actual and fact-finding news |
December 1 - November 25, 2024
Protests against
violence against women in the Middle East November 2024 |
November 26 - 25,
2024
Preface by Gino d'Artali:
Yesterday, GMT time, was the
so-called 'International Day against violence
against Women'
Now, since the women-led "Woman, Life,
Freedom" revolutions
are getting a growing stronger hold in the Middle East
it is always wise to face the Fact-Finding reality
and so let's read two reports of 2
trustworthy outlets
who does excactly that: |
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.
Protests against violence against women in the Middle East November 2024
Jina Amini
In commemoration of all the Fallen for Freedom women and girls
In
Commemoration
of the Fallen for Freedom
NCRI - December 1, 2024 - in Statements
<<Zala Tomašič: United for Women’s Rights and Freedom in Iran
December 1, 2024 in Solidarity
The EU and member states have the resources and must show the political
will to support the women and girls of Iran in their fight for a better
future. Ms. Zala Tomasic, a Member of the European Parliament from
Slovenia, hosted a meeting at the European Parliament on November 20,
2024, on the eve of the International Day for the Elimination of
Violence Against Women.
Following are the opening remarks by Ms. Zala Tomasic:
Welcome, everyone. It is my great honor to welcome you all here and
thank you that you attended this event in such big numbers. I'm very
honored that I was approached, to be hosting this event. And, usually I
like to talk by heart, but because we gathered here today for such an
important and also hard topic, excuse me if I look at my notes, more
often than usual, but I do want to get everything right. So, we gathered
here today on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination
of Violence Against Women to call for action and to unite to end the
violence against women and girls. Violence against women and girls
remains one of the most prevalent and pervasive human rights violations
in the world. I was shocked when I was preparing for this event to find
out that 1 in 3 women worldwide has experienced physical or sexual
violence, mostly by an intimate partner, at least once in their lifetime.
The statistics have remained largely unchanged for over a decade. 137
women are killed every day by a family member according to the UN data.
This means that at home is often the most dangerous place for many women.
Then child marriage is still a reality for many with 12,000,000 girls
married before the age of 18 every year. And these figures are not just
numbers. They represent lives devastated by violence. And what is
exceptionally sad is that in many countries, and I’m going to focus on
Iran for the rest of my speech, this violence is done by the state and
is justified and promoted in the law and practice. Women and girls who
constitute more than half of Iran’s 85,000,000 population are considered
2nd class citizens. They're not even allowed to decide on their own
clothing but must obey the regime's oppressive and misogynistic
mandatory dress code. To this day, the state has established 27 security
and intelligence organs and agencies responsible for enforcing the
mandatory dress code. If women and girls do not obey this code, they
risk fines, prison, or even death, as we saw in the tragic case of Mahsa
Jina Amini, a 22-year-old young girl who was killed in the custody of
the morality police after being arrested for allegedly violating the
mandatory dress code. Her tragic death in September of 2022 sparked a
restive nation to rise against the brutal regime. The world was amazed
and inspired while the brave women and courageous girls of Iran led the
nationwide protests that continue to this day. But to break their spirit
and determination, the regime has responded to their legitimate demands
with extrajudicial killings, executions, and mass arrests. Unable to
subjugate women and girls, the regime is taking revenge on them using
sexual assault and rape as a systematic tool of torture in its prisons.
And we have to say this is completely unacceptable. And it's
unacceptable that we are holding such an event in 2024. But today, the
brave women's resistance against the regime and its repressive policy is
echoed by the evolved popular slogan, "Women, Resistance, Freedom." So,
I say to my colleagues in this parliament, let us be inspired by the
courage of these women. Let us support the women when they stand up to
the Iranian regime. Let's look at the brave female political prisoners
and detained women rights activists protesting executions and state
repression, defying the harsh conditions and torture in prison. And now
there's no excuse to stay silent. We got to say something. We have to be
vocal about what's happening. As the UN declares, in this year's
weeklong campaign, on the occasion, the solution lies in robust
response, holding perpetrators accountable and accelerating action
through well-resourced national strategies and increasing funding to
women's rights movements. The EU and member states have the resources
and must show the political will to support the women and girls of Iran
in their fight for a better future. Let us support them in their fight.
Let us support you in your fight because the only way to end violence
against women and girls in Iran is to help them overthrow the current
regime and establish a free democratic and secular Iran. And let us
support all the women everywhere who are fighting for their rights, for
their education, for their safety, for their freedom.
Let's make sure that one day, we will not need to organize events such
as this one because women will have their rights, they’ll have their
safety, and they'll have their freedom.>>
Source:
https://wncri.org/2024/12/01/zala-tomasic-womens-rights-iran/
Jinha - November 29, 2024
<<European Parliament condemns systematic repression against women in
Iran
The European Parliament strongly condemns the ongoing deterioration of
human rights in Iran, including the systematic repression of women’s
rights; calls on Iran to end the discriminatory laws and veiling
requirements for women in the country.
News Center- On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted three
resolutions on human rights issues in Hong Kong, Iran and Cambodia. The
resolution on the increasing and systematic repression against women in
Iran was adopted by 562 votes for, 2 against, and 30 abstentions. The
resolution urges Iranian authorities to repeal discriminatory
legislation against women and girls and to dismantle the <morality
police> and other repressive institutions. The Members of the European
Parliament (MEPs) demanded the immediate and unconditional release of
all women's rights defenders and other victims of arbitrary detention,
including EU citizens, and condemned the persecution of ethnic and
religious minorities in Iran, like Baha'i women. The European Parliament
reiterated its call on the Council to designate the Islamic
Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, calling on
the Iranian government to give unrestricted access to the UN
Fact-Finding Mission and the Special Rapporteur on the situation of
human rights in Iran.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/european-parliament-condemns-systematic-repression-against-women-in-iran-36086
Violence Against Women
NCRI - November 28, 2024 - in Articles, Women's News
<<Elimination of Violence Against Women: A Bill That Never Gets Passed
Battered Women Exploited in the Clerical Regime's Misogynistic Game Over
Violence Prevention Bills in Iran
"Elimination of Violence against Women," "Provision of Security for
Women against Violence," "Protection, Dignity, and Provision of Security
for Ladies Against Violence," "Protection of Dignity and Support for
Women Against Violence," and now "Preventing Women from Harm and
Improving Their Security Against Abuse," are all iterations of a single
proposed bill in Iran. For more than 13 years, this bill has remained
stalled. It occasionally resurfaces to pacify public opinion, only to be
passed from one government body to another with no meaningful progress.
Some officials and members of the Iranian Parliament (Majlis) openly
oppose the bill. For example, the Vice-Chairman of the Parliamentary
Judicial Commission has declared it contrary to the mullahs' version of
Iran, claiming it weakens family foundations. Similarly, Ensieh KhazAli,
former Deputy for Women and Family Affairs under Ebrahim Raisi,
dismissed the bill by asserting, <Violence is not prevalent in our
families.> (Mehr News Agency, August 23, 2023)
Outrageous opposition like this, laden with misogynistic rhetoric,
abounds. This article focuses on exposing the clerical regime’s false
claims of supporting women.
The Fate of the Violence Against Women Bill
The original draft of the Elimination of Violence against Women was
prepared in 2010 by certain judges and finalized in 2011 by the
Directorate for Women and Family Affairs. It consisted of 92 articles.
When Hassan Rouhani's administration (2013–2021) took office, the bill
was sent to the Judiciary for review. The cleric-led Judiciary reduced
it to 77 articles and renamed it the Bill on Protection, Dignity, and
Provision of Security for Ladies Against Violence. This version was
returned to the government. The revised bill was then reviewed by a
subcommittee of the government's Legal Commission and sent back to
Parliament. On November 27, 2017, the Vice Chairwoman of the
Parliament's Women’s Faction announced that additional time was needed
for detailed review. On July 14, 2020, the Rouhani administration
claimed to have finalized the bill again, sending it to Parliament on
January 14, 2021. Parliament acknowledged receipt of the bill on January
15, 2021. It was referred to the Parliamentary Judicial and Legal
Commission on May 19, 2021. By December 12, 2022, revisions were made,
and the Social Commission of Parliament approved the bill. On April 9,
2023, the bill was further reduced to 51 articles and renamed the Bill
on Preventing Women from Harm and Improving Their Security Against
Abuse. The general framework of the bill was approved by Parliament. (Asr
Iran, November 13, 2024) Despite this protracted and exhausting process,
the bill's details and implementation remain unclear. On November 12,
2024, the state-run IRNA news agency quoted Ahmad Fatemi, a member of
the mullahs' Parliament, stating: <There are many bills and drafts; the
turn for this bill is not near and will take time, but it is on the
agenda.>
What's in the Bill?
The clerical regime's so-called women's protection bill is riddled with
shortcomings:
Child Marriage: It fails to deter child marriages.
Educational Rights: It does not prevent fathers from barring daughters
from continuing their education.
Divorce and Custody: It denies mothers the right to divorce or custody
of their children.
The bill fundamentally does not acknowledge the existence of violence
against women, including domestic violence. The term violence is notably
absent from the text.
Article 1, under General Provisions, states that the bill's measures are
conditional upon compliance with Article 10 of the clerical regime's
Constitution, which emphasizes family preservation under the principles
of the mullahs' Sharia. Under these principles, the husband is
explicitly recognized as the head of the family.
Article 4 stipulates that women's legal complaints are subject to the
regime's Criminal Procedure Code, where a woman's testimony is legally
worth half or less than half of a man's.
Misplaced Priorities
Under the section titled Support Measures, the bill allocates
responsibilities to the Prison Organization. This focus bizarrely
centers on regulating the punishment of imprisoned women rather than
addressing penalties for male perpetrators of violence. The bill
reiterates provisions from the mullahs’ Penal Code, notorious for its
discriminatory treatment of women. For example, Article 34 superficially
addresses forced marriage and divorce but simultaneously defers to
Article 1041 of the Civil Code. This Civil Code allows fathers,
grandfathers, or judges to determine a girl’s suitability for
marriage-even below the age of 13.
Protecting the Perpetrators
The bill actively prioritizes preserving the family structure under the
husband's authority. It criminalizes actions such as women fleeing
abusive homes, undergoing abortions, or seeking divorce while protecting
male offenders. Ultimately, Articles 42 and 43 explicitly protect
perpetrators of violence, stating: <For discretionary offenses of
degrees six, seven, and eight, if the perpetrator is the woman's father,
mother, or husband, the court may, considering 'individual and familial
circumstances,' sentence the perpetrator to alternative penalties
instead of the prescribed punishments.> It further stipulates that
<Offenses committed by relatives of the woman up to the second degree
are considered pardonable.> (Government-affiliated website Ekhtebar,
April 8, 2023)
Systemic Barriers
Due to severe gender discrimination in the laws of the clerical regime,
women often find themselves trapped in marriages with abusive men.
Police are rarely willing to intervene in cases of domestic violence.
Family laws impose significant barriers to divorce for women, and even
if a woman successfully obtains a divorce, she legally loses custody of
children over the age of seven. Abused women receive minimal support
from government-affiliated organizations. In many cases, instead of
addressing the violent circumstances of these women's lives, these
organizations focus on persuading them to return to their abusive
households. (Asr Iran, November 13, 2024) A sociologist and social
psychologist explains: "Regarding homicide under the law, when a woman
is killed by her father-for example, in the case of Romina's murder by
her father-when asked why he killed his daughter instead of his son, the
father responds, 'If I had killed my son, I would have faced capital
punishment.' In the case of other men, such as husbands, execution only
occurs if the woman's family agrees to pay half the blood money (diya)."
(Alireza Sharifi Yazdi, ILNA News Agency, August 19, 2024)
A Harrowing Reality
Reliable statistics on violence against women in Iran are non-existent.
However, the Legal Medicine Organization reported that 15,764 women
sought medical attention for spousal abuse in the spring of 2024 (IRNA,
November 12, 2024). This figure likely underrepresents the true scale,
as most cases remain unreported. Recently, the murder of a female
journalist by her husband-a lawyer-reignited public outcry. Zahra
Behrooz-Azar, deputy for the Directorate for Women and Family Affairs,
called for expedited approval of the bill, echoing the regime's typical
reactionary measures. She, like her predecessors in this position,
claimed that "The bill for protecting women's security has been a
priority on the government's agenda since day one" and that "We have
requested an expedited review of this bill." (ILNA News Agency, November
13, 2024) However, such claims have proven performative. A state-run
newspaper, Etemad, wrote on November 10, 2024: "Had the government and
Parliament acted on implementing this law, today's appalling femicide
statistics could have been avoided."
Earlier this year, Etemad reported that over 150 women were killed in
the first six months of 2024 by their husbands, fathers, brothers, or
other male relatives.
Experts estimate that in Iran, a woman is killed by a male relative
every four days. Meanwhile, every four minutes, a woman suffers
psychological harm-incidents that go unreported and unregistered (ILNA,
August 19, 2024).
This article illustrates the systemic failure of the Iranian regime to
protect women. The deeply ingrained misogyny in its laws perpetuates
violence, leaving countless women vulnerable and unsupported.>>
Source:
https://wncri.org/2024/11/28/elimination-of-violence-against-women-in-iran/
Mala Jin combats
Jinha - Womens News Agency 27 Nov 2024 - by SORGUL ŞEXO
<<Mala Jin combats gender-based violence in shadow of attacks
Mala Jin (English: Women's House) in Zirgan (Abu Rasin) combats
gender-based violence in the shadow of Turkish attacks. "Men and women
should fight together against the attacks to build a free and equal
life."
Zirgan (Abu Rasin)- Wars and conflicts all around the world cause an
increase in violence against women and children. Zirgan (Abu Rasin) in
Syria's northeastern Hasakah province is one of the cities that have
been targeted by the Turkish attacks since October 2019. 36 villages of
Zirgan, which has 82 villages, are controlled by the Turkish state.
Despite all the challenges, women lead the resistance in 46 villages.
Mala Jin (Women's House) in Zirgan supports women to defend themselves
against the Turkish attacks. One of the strategies of the Women's House
is to defend women's rights and to support women survivors of violence.
NuJINHA spoke to Sediya Eydo, the manager of the Mala Jin in Zirgan,
about their activities.
'The Women's House also provides educational training to men'
The Women's House is a center that defends women's rights, Sediya Eydo
said. "The Women's House provides educational training to both women and
men. Unfortunately, incidents of marital discord are on the rise. In
recent years, we have received cases of polygamy and early marriage. The
biggest reason for the increase in such cases is the ongoing Turkish
attacks, causing both economic and psychological problems."
Early marriage
Sediya Eydo drew attention to the increase in early marriage in the
region. "Families marry off their daughters at an early age because they
are afraid that their daughters will be kidnapped by the members of the
Turkish-backed factions. For instance, a father had seven daughters and
faced financial problems. He married off one of his daughters at an
early age because he was afraid that his daughter would be kidnapped and
raped by the members of the Turkish-backed factions. Women and girls are
subjected to violence due to the Turkish attacks."
They solve problems faced by women
Speaking about the activities of the Women's House, she said, "When a
woman faces a problem, she applies to the Women's House. The Women's
House does its best to solve her problem. For instance, one woman living
in Germany applied to us because her husband wanted to marry here. She
applied to us to resolve this problem. As the Women's House, we took the
necessary steps and prevented the man from marrying again."
'A free life is possible'
Building a free life is a response to the patriarchal mindset and the
Turkish occupation, Sediya Eydo stressed. "Women are subjected to
violence by their spouses and fathers at home and by the Turkish state
outside. A free life is possible if we fight against the patriarchal
mindset and the Turkish occupation. Men and women should fight together
against the attacks and violence to build a free and equal life."
Cases received by the Women's House since November 2019
From November 2019 to November 2024, the Women's House received 172
cases, concluding 120 cases and referring 40 cases to the Court of
Justice and 12 cases to the Internal Security Forces. The Women's House
concluded seven of the polygamy cases, and referred 11 polygamy cases to
the Court of Justice. The Women's House resolved nine family problems
and referred six family problems to the Internal Security Forces. Three
cases of threats and harassment, 13 financial problems faced by women
and three alimony discussions were resolved. The Women's House concluded
24 early marriage cases and referred four of early marriage cases to the
Court of Justice. Seven cases related to public issues were resolved and
two cases related to public issues were referred to the Internal
Security Forces. The house resolved one assault case and referred four
assault cases to the Internal Security Forces and resolved a kidnapping
case. It also resolved an insult case, a child custody case and a debt
case.>>
View video: https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/mala-jin-combats-gender-based-violence-in-shadow-of-attacks-36063?page=1
Thousands March
Medyanews - November 26, 2024
<<Thousands march across Europe on 25 November protesting against
violence against women
The slogan "Jin, Jiyan, Azadi (Woman, Life, Freedom)" echoed across
Europe on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against
Women. Thousands of Kurdish women joined marches in cities such as
Paris, Bern and Duesseldorf, uniting against violence and calling for
freedom. Thousands of people took to the streets in European cities over
the weekend and on 25 November to raise their voices against
gender-based violence on the International Day for the Elimination of
Violence against Women. Among the most prominent participants were
Kurdish women, whose slogan "Jin, Jiyan, Azadi (Woman, Life, Freedom)"
echoed powerfully in cities such as Marseille, Bern, Paris and
Düsseldorf. In France, thousands of women took part in marches in
Marseille and Paris. In Marseille, the Kurdish women’s association Arin
Mirkan, with the support of French women's organisations, led a large
march against male and state violence. In Paris, an estimated 80,000
women took part in a demonstration organised by 76 women's organisations
and trade unions. The Kurdish Women's Movement in France (TJK-F) played
a key role, with Kurdish women marching under banners promoting women's
liberation and resistance. There were also marches in Germany’s
Duesseldorf, Frankfurt and Berlin. In Duesseldorf, the Kurdish Women’s
Association in Germany (YJK-E) organised a march where women gathered
outside the city's main railway station with banners that read “Your
war, our blood” and "We will defend ourselves with the philosophy of
"Jin, Jiyan, Azadi" ". The march brought together women of different
nationalities who emphasised solidarity through speeches and chanting
slogans against feminicide. In Frankfurt, women carried banners on
gender-based violence and displayed illuminated photographs of women
killed by male/state violence. Women Defend Rojava, "Jin Jiyan Azadi"
Coalition and ADKH (European Democratic Women’s Movement) participated
in the event. In Berlin, women protested against violence against women
and demanded the freedom of Abdullah Ocalan, focusing on resisting
femicide and strengthening the struggle for women's rights. In
Switzerland, a large march took place in Bern, where thousands gathered
in the Schützenmatteplatz and marched to the Federal Parliament. The
protest was organised by over 250 groups, including feminist movements,
Kurdish women's organisations and political parties such as the Swiss
Socialist Party and the Green Party. The slogan "Jin, Jiyan, Azadi"
echoed throughout the march, and attention was on Kurdish women in
particular with their slogans and banners.
The United Nations has designated 25 November as the International Day
for the Elimination of Violence against Women to raise awareness of the
widespread violence women face, much of which remains hidden due to
stigma and systemic impunity. According to the UN, one in three women
worldwide will experience physical or sexual violence in her lifetime,
making violence against women one of the most widespread human rights
violations. Gender-based violence remains a widespread and entrenched
problem in Turkey. According to official statistics, Turkey has one of
the highest rates of femicide among OECD countries, with thousands of
women killed in recent years, often by intimate partners or family
members. Violence against women has increased since Turkey withdrew in
2021 from the Istanbul Convention, which aims to prevent violence and
protect victims. The repeal of this important treaty has made women more
vulnerable, sparking protests and calls for accountability. The Kurdish
slogan "Jin, Jiyan, Azadi" is associated by the authorities with
political dissent, and they try to suppress it, further silencing
women’s voices. Kurdish women have long championed the slogan "Jin,
Jiyan, Azadi" as a philosophy of liberation. This year, their active
participation in European cities highlighted their leading role in
uniting different groups against violence and promoting solidarity.
Despite the Governor of Diyarbakır banning the slogan in that city, its
message echoed across Europe, symbolising resistance, freedom and the
ongoing struggle for gender equality.>>
Source:
https://medyanews.net/thousands-march-across-europe-on-25-november-protesting-against-violence-against-women/
Protests in Turkye
Medyanews - November 26, 2024
<<Women's rights protesters in Turkey face police crackdown, mass
detentions
Women challenge governmental prohibitions in İstanbul, protesting
against gender-based violence and demanding bodily autonomy on
International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women. Women's
rights activists in Turkey's city of İstanbul defied governmental
restrictions on the International Day for Elimination of Violence
against Women, facing widespread police intervention while demanding
fundamental freedoms and challenging systemic oppression. Organised by
the 25 November Women's Platform, women gathered at Karakoy Pier,
delivering press statements in Turkish, Kurdish and Arabic. Despite
İstanbul Governor's office and Police Department attempting to blockade
Taksim and prevent gatherings, women persistently mobilised across
different locations, chanting "Jin, Jiyan, Azadi (Woman, Life,
Freedom)." Last week the governorship of Diyarbakır (Amed), in the
country’s southeast, attempted to ban the "Jin, Jiyan, Azadi" slogan,
alleging it constituted <organisational propaganda>, sparking
controversy. Without presenting official documentation, local security
forces contacted women’s groups to prohibit the use of the slogan ahead
of a planned event. Pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy (DEM)
Party Co-Chair Tulay Hatimogulları condemned the prohibitive approach,
stating, "No one has the right to ban the slogan that has spread from
the Middle East to the entire world, embraced by Kurdish women and women
worldwide." Peoples' Democratic Congress (HDK) Co-spokesperson Meral
Danış Beştaş highlighted the resistance, emphasising that "thousands of
women have crossed numerous barricades to be here, and our struggle
against violence will not retreat". Police responses were aggressive,
with 169 women detained across multiple locations. At Minerva Han,
officers used pepper spray, to which protesters responded by throwing
purple paint. Women's groups consistently chanted "Human dignity will
defeat torture" and continued their demand for bodily autonomy and
freedom. The protesters explicitly denounced various forms of violence,
including physical, sexual, psychological and economic oppression,
holding both individual perpetrators and state mechanisms accountable
for systemic gender-based violence.>>
Source:
https://medyanews.net/womens-rights-protesters-in-turkey-face-police-crackdown-mass-detentions/
Jinha - Womens News Agency 25 Nov 2024
<<TAJE holds march in Shengal against gender-based violence
Yazidi an Arab women participated in the march held by the Yazidi Free
Women's Movement (TAJE) in Shengal, calling for an end to violence
against women.
Shengal (Sinjar)- The Yazidi Free Women's Movement (Kurdish: Tevgera
Azadiya Jinen Ezidi-TAJE) held march in Shengal on Monday to mark the
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against women. Yazidi
and Arab women participating in the march protested all forms of
violence against women. The women carried posters of women, who were
killed by the male-state violence, the KDP, ISIS and the Turkish state,
chanting slogans such as "Jin, Jiyan, Azadi", "Long live women's
resistance" and "Long live the resistance of Shengal". After the march,
Neam Bedel, a member of the TAJE, made a speech, calling on all women to
rise up against male-state violence. "Women should rise up against all
forms of violence and oppression. Women are killed in Turkiye, Iran,
Iraq and Kurdistan. We say 'enough' to violence against women."
'Yazidi women must not accept torture and violence anymore'
Neam Bedel also called on Yazidi women not to "accept violence and
torture against them anymore. Our society cannot be free unless women
are free. We say 'enough' to femicide. As leader Apo says, gender
equality is a must for our society. We are greeting all women, including
Warisha Moradi, resisting in Iran's prisons. We will win by chanting the
"Jin, Jiyan, Azadi" slogan." >>
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https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/tajE-holds-march-in-shengal-against-gender-based-violence-36050?page=1
Medyanews - November 25, 2024
<<FEMEN stage shock protest in Paris to end violence against women
FEMEN activists held a striking protest in Paris ahead of the
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, with
100 topless women displaying feminist slogans including the Kurdish
slogan "Jin, Jiyan, Azadi (Woman, Life, Freedom)" to condemn global
oppression.
FEMEN, an international women's rights movement, staged a powerful
protest in Paris for 25 November International Day for the Elimination
of Violence against Women, drawing attention as 100 topless women
demanded an end to the 'War against Women'. Feminist slogans, including
'Woman, Life, Freedom' in the French, Kurdish, and English languages,
were daubed in bold black lettering across the women's chests. "On
November 24, 2024, 100 activists from #FEMEN and the #MLF [Women's
Liberation Movement] from various countries made an uncompromising
statement from Paris to all women oppressed by theocracies, wars, and
dictatorships," the group posted on X. The action comes as global
demonstrations aim to raise awareness of the scale of violence against
women, its causes and solutions. Protestors in France have faced
heavy-handed police intervention.>>
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https://medyanews.net/femen-stage-shock-protest-in-paris-to-end-violence-against-women/
Women of North-East Syria
Jinha - Womens News Agency 25 Nov 2024
<<Women of North and East Syria march against gender-based violence
Women held marches in many cities of North and East Syria to mark the
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, saying,
"As women, we will fight together to build a free and democratic
society."
News Center- On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence
against Women, November 25, thousands of women marched in many cities of
North and East Syria to protest violence against women. "As women, we
will fight together to build a free and democratic society," they said.
Marches were held in Hasakah, Qamishlo and Girke Lege (Al-Muabbada),
cities in the Jazira Canton of North and East Syria, in Kobane, Raqqa
and Tebqa, cities in the Euphrates Canton of North and East Syria, by
Kongra Star and Zenubiya Women’s Community. Women participating in the
marches chanted slogans such as "Long live leader Apo", "Jin, Jiyan,
Azadi" and "No to occupation and violence against women".
Raqqa
Hundreds of women gathered at the Old Bridge Junction near the village
of Kisra to participate in the march organized by the Zenubya Women's
Community. Holding a banner reading, "Jin, Jiyan, Azadi", the women
marched until the entrance of the city of Raqqa. There, Zenubiya Women's
Community Spokesperson Xud El Isa read a statement, stressing that women
struggle to build a free and non-violent life. "The Jin, Jiyan, Azadi
slogan is the compass of women's struggle. We call on all civil society
organizations, women's organizations and human rights organizations to
fulfill their responsibilities and expose crimes committed against women
and people."
Tabqa
The march in Tabqa started in front of the Martyr Hevrin Khalaf Park and
ended in front of the building of the Zenubiya Women's Community.
Zenûbiya Women's Community Spokesperson Semira Hebeş made a speech,
greeting all women resisting oppression and violence. "Women will keep
struggling until the 5,000-year-old patriarchal mindset ends," she said.
Hasakah
Thousands of women from different towns of Hasakah such as Dirbasiyah,
Til Temir (Tell Tamer), Zirgan (Abu Rasin), Shaddadah, al-Hol and Til
Berak participated in the march organized by Kongra Star in Hasakah.
After the march, Diyana El Abdula, coordinating member of Kongra Star,
made a speech, emphasizing that the "Jin, Jiyan, Azadi" philosophy has
become the slogan of the struggle for freedom in North and East Syria.
"Violence against women is a crime against humanity," said Semer El
Ebdula, member of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) Women’s Council. "We
will grow our struggle and never allow rights violations to be committed
against women. As women, we will fight together to build a free and
democratic society." >>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/women-of-north-and-east-syria-march-against-gender-based-violence-36051?page=1
Kadin
Jinha - Womens News Agency 25 Nov 2024
<<Home remains the most dangerous place for women, says UN report
The latest report on femicides by UN Women found that 85,000 women were
killed by men in 2023. "The home remains the most dangerous place for
women and girls."
News Center- The latest report on femicides by UN Women found that
85,000 women and girls were killed intentionally by men in 2023, with
60% (51,100) of these deaths committed by someone close to the victim.
UN Women said its figures showed that, globally, the most dangerous
place for a woman to be was in her home, where the majority of women die
at the hands of men. "What the data is telling us is that it is the
private and domestic sphere's of women's lives, where they should be
safest, that so many of them are being exposed to deadly violence," said
Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda, UN Women's deputy executive director. "We see
the numbers in this report as the tip of the iceberg because we know not
all women’s deaths are recorded and not all causes of death are
accurately recorded as femicides, and there were many communities where
we couldn't access any information." The UN global estimates on femicide,
defined as the gender-related killing of women and girls, showed an
overall decrease of the 89,000 intentional deaths of women and girls in
2022, but an increase in numbers killed by intimate partners and family
members.
'Africa is the region with the highest number of victims'
In 2023, Africa recorded the highest rates of intimate partner and
family-related femicide, followed by the Americas, and then by Oceania,
according to the report. "In Europe and the Americas, most women killed
in the domestic sphere (64 per cent and 58 per cent, respectively) were
victims of intimate partners, while elsewhere, family members were the
primary perpetrators." UN Women said that available data for three
countries, France (2019-2022), South Africa (2020-2021 and Colombia
(2014-2017confirmed that a "significant share" of women killed by their
intimate partners (between 22 and 37 per cent) had previously reported
some form of physical, sexual or psychological violence by their
partner. "Member States have increasingly adopted measures to address
femicide in recent years, but the accountability of countries’ efforts
to fight gender-related killings is also measured by the quality and
availability of their statistics on femicide," said the report.
"Significant efforts to reverse the negative trend in terms of data
availability would thus increase government accountability for
addressing violence against women. Violence against women and girls is
not inevitable-it is preventable. We need robust legislation, improved
data collection, greater government accountability, a zero-tolerance
culture, and increased funding for women’s rights organizations and
institutional bodies. As we approach the 30th anniversary of the Beijing
Declaration and Platform for Action in 2025, it is time for world
leaders to UNiTE and act with urgency, recommit and channel the
resources needed to end this crisis once and for all", highlighted Sima
Bahous, UN Women Executive Director.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/home-remains-the-most-dangerous-place-for-women-says-un-report-36046?page=1
Vida Rabani and Motahareh Goonehi
Jinha - Womens News Agency 25 Nov 2024
<<NADA: We raise our voices loudly and together
The Democratic Women's Alliance in the Middle East and North Africa
(NADA) released a statement to mark the International Day for the
Elimination of Violence against Women, calling on all women to
strengthen alliances.
News Center- The Democratic Women's Alliance in the Middle East and
North Africa (NADA) released a written statement on Sunday to mark the
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. The
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is an
opportunity to shed light on violations in all their forms, the
statement said. "We call on all women, organizations, and women's
movements to strengthen alliances, consolidate relations, and exchange
experiences and expertise under the umbrella of the 'Regional and Global
Democratic Women's Confederation' project; and we call on everyone to
work together and effectively, so that we raise our voices loudly and
together to build a world without violence, where peace and security
prevail, and where women enjoy their being according to the philosophy
of the global slogan: ‘Women, Life, Freedom’."
The statement is as follows:
Read it here:
but for now let's close and open with:
"Immortality to the martyrs of the word of truth!
Jin, Jiyan, Azadi!">>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/nada-we-raise-our-voices-loudly-and-together-36032
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