Ceyda Yüksel, who lived in Bornova, Izmir, was murdered in her house by a man named Serkan Dindar, in the Erciş district of Van. Another woman, P.A., died in suspicious circumstances.
68-year-old Syrian woman killed in Kilis by her son-in-law.
Category: Women
Violence against women increased, ONG still remain silent
Turkish occupation and its mercenaries are systemically continuing their atrocities’ practices against women in the occupied areas, and terrifying numbers about cases of murder, assault and kidnapping, while humanitarian organization still remain silent towards what is happening there.
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Keskin: Violence against women is legalized by the Turkish state
The Co-chair of the Human Rights Association said that the Justice and Development Party (AKP) sees the Istanbul Agreement as a threat to its policies, and indicated, “We are living in a process in which violence against women is legitimized by the state,”. She called on women to intensify their struggle and struggle.
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Woman who took her own life after being raped by soldier buried
Young I.E., who committed suicide after being raped by a Turkish soldier, was buried under heavy police presence. The 18-year-old woman has died after attempting suicide on 16 July in Besiri, Batman.
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Kurdish women’s Rights Activist Sentenced to Five Years of Suspended Imprisonment
Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that Kurdish Woman women’s rights activist Hajar Saeedi was officially served with the notice of a five-year suspended sentence issued by the Branch 1 of the Islamic Revolutionary Court of Sanandaj, headed by Judge Saeedi.
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Censorship in Turkey: JinNews website blocked
The website of the news agency JinNews has been blocked in Turkey following a decision by the telecommunications authority.
Afshin Sheikholeslami’s Detention Extended without Judicial Charges
35 days after Kurdish environmental rights activists Afshin Sheikholeslami Vatani‘s arrest, he has not been officially charged by the Iranian judiciary. The second branch of the Sanandaj’s prosecutor office has extended Mr. Sheikholeslami’s detention.
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