Villages burn in Lice
09:57 19/08/2015Turkish security forces reportedly burned, bombed and opened fire on civilians as clashes raged throughout the day in the Lice district of Northern Kurdistan (in Turkey).
Women activists report: Silvan is a war zone
09:56 19/08/2015The group Women's Freedom Assembly reported from the town of Silvan that they have observed "war in every sense of the word" in the area of Northern Kurdistan (in Turkey).
Bombs explode throughout the day in Şemdinli
09:48 19/08/2015Several explosions have left many wounded in the Şemdinli district of Northern Kurdistan (Turkey).
Police attack Ekin Wan march
09:44 19/08/2015Women protested the torture and display of the dead body of YJA STAR guerrilla Kevser Eltürk (nom de guerre Ekin Wan) yesterday across Turkey and Kurdistan. Police attacked a march in Adana with ...
Soldiers set fire to forests in Lice
17:22 18/08/2015In Diyarbakır province's Lice district, where the government has announced military zones and a curfew, soldiers have now set forested areas on fire.
Women workers call for regulation of textile factories
17:21 18/08/2015In the largely Kurdish city of Batman, in Turkey, women forced to work in textile factories for lack of job opportunities are calling for regulations.
Kurdish nursery opens despite government opposition
11:03 18/08/2015Instruction has begun at a Kurdish-language nursery in the Kurdish city of Van, despite opposition from the Turkish government.
Women start organic farming project in Kurdistan
11:51 17/08/2015Women have started natural agricultural production near the Kurdish town of Edremit with the goal of getting involved in production.
Resistance is on for young women of Silvan
11:29 17/08/2015Women on the frontlines of the resistance in the Kurdish town of Silvan say they no longer recognize the Turkish state's authority and are prepared to fight until the town is liberated.
Assassination in Varto
11:05 17/08/2015In the town of Varto, where Kurdish guerrillas have taken control from Turkish soldiers, two dead bodies have been found.
'We will not be ashamed,' say women
10:47 17/08/2015In the wake of the torture and exhibition of the naked body of woman guerrilla Ekin Wan, women's groups have denounced the attack while declaring that they will not be intimidated.
Women to file charges for treatment of Ekin Wan
10:27 17/08/2015The women's group Congress of Free Women (KJA) is preparing to file charges related to the torture and exhibition of the naked body of woman guerrilla Ekin Wan.
YDGK-H calls women to trenches after torture of Ekin Wan
10:15 17/08/2015The women's urban militant group YDGK-H has called all women to join self-defense efforts in Kurdistan in revenge for the killing and desecration of the body of woman guerrilla Ekin Wan.
Racist attacks across Turkey
10:06 17/08/2015Racists have attacked Kurds and Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) activists in three cities in Turkey.
Women start weekly peace vigil in Istanbul neighborhood
09:47 17/08/2015A group of women in the Kartal neighborhood of Istanbul have started a weekly peace tent in their neighborhood.
Woman wounded by shrapnel in Kurdish region of Şemdinli
09:44 17/08/2015In Northern Kurdistan (in Turkey), HPG guerrillas have taken control of much of the road between the towns of Yüksekova and Şemdinli. Turkish soldiers struck a civilian woman with a round of ...
Woman guerrilla's body tortured, put on display
09:28 17/08/2015It emerged yesterday that Turkish security forces tortured the body of a woman guerrilla, Kevser Eltürk (nom de guerre Ekin Wan). Ekin's body was dragged through the streets and exhibited naked in ...
Kurdish town of Varto under guerrilla control
09:23 17/08/2015HPG guerrillas have taken control of the roads into and out of the town of Varto, in Muş province of Turkey. Clashes continued yesterday throughout the day.
Children of Diyarbakır guard their dreams
08:36 17/08/2015In the Sur district of the city of Diyarbakır, the people have declared self-government. In response, police have fired indiscriminately on civilians, raided homes and arrested residents--all while ...
Cuban boxer Namibia's struggle for recognition
13:00 15/08/2015Cuban boxer Namibia Flores has one year left to realize the dream of becoming the first woman to represent her country in boxing in the Olympics.