Women gather in Amed for International Women’s Day
Women in Amed (Diyarbakır) are marching to Station Square, where the International Women’s Day rally will be held.
Êzidî women saying ‘never again’ strengthen self-defense against new attacks
As women in Shengal prepare for International Women’s Day on 8 March, they are strengthening their organization against increasing security threats. Suham Shengalî, Foreign Relations Spokesperson of the Êzidî Free Women’s Movement (TAJÊ), said: “They aim to empty Shengal as in 2014 and carry out a new genocide, but women will defend their lands and their society to the end.”
From a geography where mourning turns into resistance: Our strength is moral clarity and collective memory
Baloch women living in a geography divided by borders struggle against patriarchy in terms of gender and against state oppression in terms of national identity. Aroosa Baloch said: “Baloch women have turned mourning into movement. And as long as injustice persists our resistance will continue with courage with dignity and with hope."
Women's rights violation report: Murder, sexual assault, harassment
According to the Women's Rights Violations Report by the Riha (Urfa) Bar Association and AYHED, 12 women were murdered in the city between 2024 and 2025, 187 were subjected to violence, 36 to sexual harassment, 24 to sexual assault, and 16 attempted suicide.
Message from Palestine: Women are not victims, they are the cornerstone of society
Facing numerous issues such as security, treatment, shelter, health, food and privacy on 8 March, Palestinian woman Haneen Ashour said: "As women living in the midst of this disaster in Gaza, our message is to make our voices heard. Defend Palestinian women for justice and peace, and fight for this."
AWNA: The voice of women the Taliban could not silence
The Afghan Women’s News Agency (ANWA), which began broadcasting five years before the Taliban took power, continues its journalism with great determination so that women’s stories can be heard despite security problems and censorship.
Laura Junka from Peoples Caravan: We need to organize more
Laura Junka, who joined the Peoples Caravan to protect the women’s gains in Rojava, said: “I feel a lot of responsibility that we have as young women that we need to organize even more people.”
Aida from Afghanistan: Dreams, determination and a voice of protest still exist
Journalist Aida, one of the women who continues to fight despite all the pressure and oppression from the Taliban, said, "If we don't tell our stories, others will tell them for us. I believe that our voices can one day lead to meaningful change.”
The bodies of the mother and daughter who fought against abuse found
The bodies of Fatma Nur Çelik and her 8-year-old daughter Hifa İkra Şengüler, who had been fighting for years against the abuse were found on the Zeytinburnu coast.
Women's common ground: Rojava teaches that a different life is possible
"We are at war against women," said Maja Bremer of Women Defend Rojava, adding, "I have experienced that what is being built in Rojava must be defended with all our strength because it teaches that a different life is possible."
Women on strike on March 9: If we want, the world will stand still
Calling on all women to join the strike on March 9 to show that the world can come to a standstill in a single day, ZORA spokesperson Anna Liedtke said that although forms of oppression and attack differ in each country, women's right to determine their own destiny is a unifying force.
March in Heskîf: We welcome march 8 with the consciousness of the democratic nation
Members of the Free Women’s Movement (Tevgera Jinên Azad - TJA) organized a march in Heskîf district as part of March 8 events, stating that they are welcoming International Women’s Day with a growing spirit of national unity in Kurdistan and a “Democratic Nation” consciousness woven stitch by stitch.
Six women murdered in one day in Turkey: Three key demands at the protest in Amed
Women protesting the murder of six women in the last 24 hours listed three key demands.
Kongra Star: Conspiracies cannot stop the march towards freedom
Condemning the 27th anniversary of the International Conspiracy, the Kongra Star Coordination stated, "Conspiracies cannot stop the march towards freedom."
Peace Mothers: The conspiracy has once again failed amid public backlash
The Peace Mothers Assembly stated that attacks on Rojava are a continuation of the February 15 “international conspiracy” against Abdullah Öcalan, adding that the assaults failed to achieve their objectives due to growing public opposition. “The conspiracy has once again failed,” they said.