On January 9, our friends Sakine Cansiz, Fidan Dogan and Leyla Şaylemez were murdered in Paris. All three were courageous Kurdish women who fought for a democratic solution to the Kurdish question, as well as for women’s liberation. Sakine Cansiz was a woman who, as one of the first leaders [...]
In a declaration the United Women of East Kurdistan (YJRK) strongly condemns stoning rules which are still applicable in Iran and the government has not taken a necessary step to repeal the law. The U.W.E.K has declared the stoning rule against women in Iran as a political concept needs to [...]
The first conference of women in Middle East announced its final decision. The conference pioneered by Kurdish women launched its meeting on 1st of June with the slogan of “women, life, freedom” under the name of 3 Kurdish female politicians (Sakîne Cansiz, Fîdan Doğan and Leyla Şaylemez) who were assassinated [...]
NORTH KURDISTAN, AMED — The first Middle Eastern Women Conference dedicated to three Kurdish Relolutionary womens Sakine Cansiz, Fidan Dogan and Leyla Saylemez who were massacred in Paris will be held in Amed this year. Women from Four parts of Kurdistan and the Middle East to Europe around 250 women [...]
TEHRAN, — Women are excluded from the most of their rights in Iran. They were rejected to participate in the presidential election on 24th June 2013. Mohammad Yazdi a member of Iran’s Guardian Council jurists said; the constitution does not allow women to become a president. According to the Mehr [...]
NEWSDESK, — The Iranian chief of police apologized to Kurdish women for the event in which a male suspect was dressed like a woman and paraded down the street of Meriwan city. The event sparked a wave of protests by Kurdish women. A campaign was launched by Kurdish male activists [...]
ANF, PARIS — Sakine Cansız, Fidan Doğan and Leyla Şaylemez were brutally murdered in Paris four months ago today. Rallies and demonstrations are being staged all over Europe to mark the anniversary of the killings and ask truth and justice. Stalemate continues on the investigation on the killings, with the [...]
ANKARA, – With the slogan of “Organized women, democratic freedom and free life”, the second women council of Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) started by the speech made by the council member, Naile Bali in the sports hall of Ahmed Taner. Along with female members BDP thousands of women from all [...]
Health condition of Zeyneb Celaliyan is severely deteriorated, she is not allowed to be cured According to the Iranian Khabar Agency, Miss Celaliyan is suffering from eye problems and needs to be cured outside the prison. Yet, the authorities give not permission for outside of prison treatment. The Kurdish female activist was [...]
Mme Christiane Taubira Ministère de la Justice 13, Place Vendôme 75042 Paris – Cedex 01 FRANCE 25 April 2013 Open Letter to Christiane Taubira, French Justice Minister Women call for Justice for Sakine, Fidan and Leyla Dear Mme Christiane Taubira, We are writing to you because we are sure, [...]
AFP – Unveiled and barking orders at fierce-looking Kurdish men nearly twice her size, commander Engizek is a shocking sight within Syria’s male-dominated rebel ranks. A short, diminutive woman flanked by gun-toting loyalists, Engizek leads dozens of Kurdish combatants in Aleppo city’s embattled district of Sheikh Maqsud, large parts of which [...]
In condemning the humiliation of brave Kurdish nation especially women by the police forces and regime court, today Tuesday afternoon from 4 to 6 the bereaved people of Meriwan came to the streets for demonstration. Today Kurdish citizens in Meriwan demonstrated in condemning the humiliation of Kurdish women by the [...]
ANF, Meriwan — The ceremony of 8th of March, the International Women’s Day, was held by ”Meriwan’s Women Society” with association of civil activists in Ney (village in eastern Kurdistan). Also with the initiative of Meriwan’s Women society, a group of women celebrated the International Women’s Day over the mountain [...]
ANF — Abdul Rahman Haji Ahmadi, the head of Free Life Party of Kurdistan, PJAK, through a message congratulated women’s international day, March 8th, to all the women across the world, especially to the women of Kurdistan. It is stated in Abdul Rahman Haji Ahmadi, head of PJAK’s message: “156 [...]
ANF — “The Eastern Kurdistan Women’s Union, YJRK” published a statement for March 8, International Women’s Day, congratulated this day as a celebration of freedom for women, and stated: “Today, with the sunrise of people’s freedom in the Middle East, particularly, in the Arab countries, we are witnessing women’s forefront [...]
Newroz TV — Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of Kurdish nation sent a message in relation to 8th March, the International Women´s Day, and was read in a meeting that was organized in the city of Amed in relation to the 8 March on 3rd February. Ocalan in his message asked [...]
International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran – Two female Kurdish political prisoners at Orumiyeh Prison have faced repeated summonses to the Prison Intelligence Unit this year, a local human rights activist told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. Interrogators have pressured the women to provide televised confessions and [...]
ANF, DUSSELDORF — Cenî, Kurdish Women’s Office for Peace has launched a campaign to ask justice for Sakine Cansız, a co-founder of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), Fidan Doğan, representative of the Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) in Paris and Leyla Şaylemez, member of the Kurdish youth movement, who were shot [...]
Some of the information leaked to the press, immediately after the massacre to the present day, are causing anxiety among us as Kurds because of the fact that the investigation is not carried out objectively. On the morning of the day of the massacre (on January 10, 2013), before any [...]
On the 9th January 2013, three Kurdish female activists Sakine Cansız, Fidan Doğan and Leyla Şaylemez mercilessly murdered in Paris. From the global perspective, including the Kurds and their response to this political carnage vehemently caused the infuriation. This massacre has been reviewed by various people. It is believe that [...]
BDP (Peace and Democracy Party) co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş held a press conference in BDP’s...
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