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year young Jhina Mahsa Amini or Zhina Mahsa Amini
(Kurdistan-Iran) and the Zan, zendagi, Azadi (Women, life,
freedom) revolution in Iran 2022/2023 by clicking here
Jinha - Womens News Agency - April 18, 2023
<<Xaliya Ehmed: Mother who breaks all stereotypes:
Qamishlo- Despite social pressures, women achieve significant success in
many areas. 50-year-old Xaliya Ehmed is one of these women. Living in
the Sihil village of Qamishlo's Tirbespiye town, northeast Syria, she
produces and presents radio and TV programs on the culture of
motherhood.
'I want to be a part of the revolution'
Telling her life story, she said, <I was born in the Xizna village of
the Qamishlo Canton. I got involved in the Kurdish Freedom Movement at
the age of 16. Due to the traditional roles of our society, I could not
act as actively as I do now. When I got married, I came to the village
of Sihil in Tirbespiye and I still live here. Before the revolution in
Rojava, I carried out activities at the frontline and began to take part
in many works after the revolution. I made efforts for the Yekitiya
Star, Kongra Star, Tev-Dem, municipality and Autonomous Administration.
Now, I am a member of the Til Maruf Peoples' Assembly. I want to be a
part of the revolution by carrying out such activities.>
'An important step for my personality'
Xaliya Ehmed added, <Being involved in journalistic activities was an
important step for improving my personality. I wanted to be involved in
journalistic activities for a long time but I was not ready. For a
while, I was involved in various activities such as participating in
radio and TV programs, supporting journalists about certain issues. I
aim to revive the culture of motherhood and show that there is no age
limit for working. There are very rich cultures of motherhood in many
villages; however, they have been forgotten. By working as a radio and
TV presenter, I want to give information about the language, lifestyle,
identity and culture of mothers. I want to share my feelings, culture
and love with other mothers.>
'The culture of motherhood is an important culture'
Talking about the radio and TV programs presented by her, Xaliya Ehmed
said, <I present a program broadcasting on Star Fm every Thursday at 8
pm. I also present a program called, 'Mother Culture' broadcasting on
the Rojava TV every Wednesday at 9 pm. In the beginning, I faced
challenges because mothers did not want to participate in the programs.
I had an idea of producing a program about the marriage ceremonies of
mothers. Maybe the idea was a little funny, but mothers shared their
stories with me because I am also a mother like them. I presented this
program until mothers trusted me. We always define culture and morality
in the personality of all mothers because they have preserved cultures.>
'I am both a mother and journalist'
Xaliya Ehmed told us what she feels about her radio and TV programs. <I
feel happy when I talk to mothers Even though we have pain.....>>
Read more here:
https://jinhaagency1.com/en/actual/xaliya-ehmed-mother-who-breaks-all-stereotypes-33124
Jinha - Womens News Agency - April 17, 2023
<<'The images of women in the media should be changed'
Gaza- Media plays a significant and prominent role in promoting women's
rights and fighting gender stereotypes and violence against women.
Souad Abu Khatla, Palestinian journalist and feminist, believes in the
role of the media to achieve gender equality. She thinks that some press
outlets have contributed to changing the stereotypical and traditional
images of women in society while some overlook the achievements of women
by showing only them as victims. <Women must be more visible in the
media. Press outlets should give special spaces to women in order to
raise awareness about domestic violence, murder in the name of honor and
women's rights. There is a phenomenon called the exploitation of women
through social media platforms primarily for financial purposes. In the
media, women are only mentioned as men's wives, sisters or mothers in
order to legitimate gender-based violence,> she told us. Speaking about
the challenges faced by women journalists, Souad Abu Khatla said, <The
press outlets do not want to report on women's issues due to the
patriarchal mentality that fights the positive and active images of
women in the media. While reporting on women, they directly blame women
and draw attention to their traditional roles in society.> Stressing
that women are subjected to oppression and exploitation in all spheres
of life, especially on social media, she said, <The main reason for the
oppression and exploitation of women is the lack of laws that protect
women and girls from all forms of violence. There is no law in Palestine
to protect women from cyberviolence. The lack of law paves the way for
all forms of violence against women.> Recalling the murder case of a
young woman named Israa Gharib, who was killed in 2019 by her father and
brothers in the name of honor, Souad Abu Khatla said, <The media played
an important role in telling her story to public opinion. Her killing
sparked outrage across the Middle East. We need more efforts to change
the images of women in the media.> Before concluding her speech, Souad
Abu Khatla emphasized the need for fair laws that protect women and
girls from all forms of violence in Palestine. <We need laws that
protect women and girls from all forms of violence, especially online
violence.> >>
Source:
https://jinhaagency1.com/en/actual/the-images-of-women-in-the-media-should-be-changed-33120
The Guardian - April 10, 2023 - By Anmol Irfan
<<Why I quit - Pakistan
<<I stopped relying on other people to make plans - as a woman in
Pakistan, that's no small thing
When Lost Migrations, an animated film series I'd been waiting to see
for months, finally premiered in Karachi earlier this year, I
immediately saved the date in my calendar. But instead of doing what I,
or anyone around me, would usually do - coordinate with a group of
friends - I decided to go alone. A few years ago, the idea of doing
anything alone, much less in Pakistan as a woman, would have seemed
impossible. Women in Pakistan are generally expected to socialise
inside, rather than in public (although there are growing attempts to
challenge this by women's movements), and many believe there can be
safety risks to going out alone. But quitting having to be dependent on
other people to make plans has been my own private revolution. I've got
to know myself in entirely new ways. When I was growing up, the house
would always be full of family members and visitors, accompanied by lots
of food and loud conversations. As a result, I was great at small talk
with other people, but having to sit with my own thoughts - not so much.
As I wasn't used to going out alone and never thought it was even an
option, I would often miss events I wanted to attend as my friends
weren't interested. After I moved to London from Karachi to go to
university, I stuck to the same pattern. I missed a gig I really wanted
to go to, simply because I didn't have anyone to go with. But after a
few months, I decided to try something different: I decided to go to the
Imperial War Museum and very excitedly termed it a <date with myself>,
planning and replanning every detail of how my day would go. After
growing up in a family in which I was rarely ever even alone in the
house, much less outside of it, my day at the museum felt quite the
adventure. Sitting in a cafe alone before I headed to the museum was the
first time I'd ever been out to eat alone, and initially the silence
seemed deafening. I kept thinking that people would be staring at me or
judging me, but slowly the discomfort began to ease. I had a list of
specific activities I wanted to try in London - and after that first
time I went out alone without having to fit in with anyone else's
schedule, or coordinate plans, something just clicked. I didn't wait to
find someone to do things with: I just did them myself. When I moved
back to Pakistan during the pandemic, going out - much less planning
activities alone - was a far-off dream, thanks to lockdown. When things
finally did start moving towards a kind of normal again, I found that
what I'd learned in London had changed my approach for good. Going out
alone for leisure in Pakistan is seen as strange, so I was definitely
more conscious taking that step here - but beyond the occasional
questioning glance, I realised most people admired it. Most of all, I
admired myself a lot more. I'd always struggled with confidence, and
this new approach has slowly changed the way I saw myself.>>
Read more here:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/apr/10/woman-pakistan-independence
The Guardian - The Metropolitan - April 09, 2023
By Mark Townsend Home Affairs Editor
<<Suella Braverman accused of delaying attempts to clean up Met police
The London mayor, Sadiq Khan, has accused the home secretary of delaying
attempts to clean up policing amid mounting frustration among senior
officers that they remain unable to sack rogue officers. Khan has
written to Suella Braverman urging her to stop dragging her feet over
pushing ahead with new laws that allow police chiefs to get rid of
corrupt officers. The mayor's letter was sent hours after the head of
the Metropolitan police, Mark Rowley, lamented on Thursday that it was
<nonsensical> he did not have the power to sack staff who were offenders
or who were feared to pose a risk to the public. Forces such as the Met
are still governed by <police regulations> instead of normal employment
law, meaning that leaders inclu-ding Rowley do not have the power to
dismiss rogue officers. Khan writes: <As home secretary you not only
have the power but the responsibility to ensure there is no further
delay in legislating to allow police chiefs to sack officers who should
not be serving,> The mayor, who is responsible for setting policing
priorities for the Met and holding Rowley to account, added: <We must
equip the Met's leadership with the practical powers they desperately
need to take swift action, without the hindrance of regulations which
get in their way.> Rowley had admitted that the Met had <hundreds of
people who shouldn't be here> as cases of officers previously accused of
violence against women are re-examined. Rowley has diverted dozens of
officers from tackling terrorism and organised crime to investigate
wrongdoing in the force and <remove the cancer from the body>.
Khan, who ousted Rowley's predecessor, Cressida Dick, for failing to
purge the Met of rogue officers, stated that although Braverman has
promised to unveil proposals next month to clean up policing it was
still <unclear> when they would be ready to be used by the Met
commissioner. <Too often government legislation is delayed and pushed
into the long grass,> said Khan. The mayor also revealed his office had
responded to a Home Office consultation on new powers to tackle corrupt
officers more than six weeks ago but had still not received a response.
<To demonstrate to Londoners the urgency of the challenge, we need a
guaranteed timetable that ensures police chiefs nationally have proper
powers in law to sack corrupt officers, while of course ensuring due
process. This must happen as soon as possible,> he said. His
intervention follows Louise Casey's review into the Met which uncovered
widespread racism, homophobia and misogyny. The Met has faced a deluge
of claims of sexual misconduct, misogyny and predatory behaviour after
Sarah Everard was murdered by Wayne Couzens, a firearms officer, in
March 2021. In January this year, David Carrick was sentenced to a
minimum of 30 years for attacking a dozen women in 17 years while
working at the Met. That case led to Operation Onyx, a review of 1,131
serving officers and staff who had previously faced allegations of
sexual offences or domestic abuse. Of these, 196 will be subjected to
risk assessments or vetting reviews amid concerns that they pose a
risk.>>
Read more here:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/apr/09/dont-delay-moves-to-clean-up-met-police-sadiq-khan-tells-suella-braverman
Opinion by Gino d'Artali: I still and vividly remember an article by The
Guardian surveying 20.000 femicides in the period January - September
2023 where in so far also the metropolitan was involved as co-predators.
If you need me too I'll search the cryfreedom.net database when I
reported about it. In any case, nothing happened after this article!!
Jinha - Womens News Agency
March 24, 2023
<<UN report: Turkish-backed groups continue to commit torture, rape,
cruel treatment, and other war crimes
News Center- The United Nations Independent International Commission of
Inquiry on Syria has released a report on rights violations committed by
Turkish-backed groups in areas they invaded in North and East Syria. The
report said, <SNA (Syrian National Army) members continued to commit
torture, including rape, and cruel treatment, murder, hostage-taking and
pillage, all of which may amount to separate war crimes.> The report has
also documented the cases of rape and other forms of sexual violence,
perpetrated by SNA members, including of children. Including many cases
of rape, the report said, <The Commission has found that rape and other
forms of sexual violence occurring in government-controlled detention
facilities amount to crimes against humanity and that members of armed
groups, such as SNA and HTS (Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham) committed the war
crime of rape and other forms of sexual violence.>
Violations by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham in the northwest Syria
<HTS members continued detaining civilians arbitrarily, including
individuals critical of their rule. In most cases documented by the
Commission, people were arrested by HTS general security> members and
held in prison branch 33 (Idlib), or in another detention facility
reportedly attached to a courthouse (Sarmada). Both facilities were
described by survivors as <secret prisons>, where detainees were
confined to their cells, not provided with adequate food nor medical
care, denied access to legal counsel and, except in one case, also
contact with their families. The presence of pregnant women and
children, including infants, in Sarmada central prison was also
confirmed,> the report said.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency1.com/en/actual/un-report-turkish-backed-groups-continue-to-commit-torture-rape-cruel-treatment-and-other-war-crimes-32991
Jinha - Womens News Agency
March 22, 2023
<<Journalists in Shengal follow in footsteps of Nujiyan Erhan
Shengal (Sinjar)- Journalists advocating the free press made the
genocide committed against the Yazidi community on August 3, 2014 in
Shengal heard all around the world. Nujiyan Erhan was one of these
journalists. She was targeted while trying to be the voice of the Yazidi
women. On March 3, 2017, journalist Nujiyan Erhan was injured in the
attack carried out by the forces of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP)
and the Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MIT) while covering
a clash that broke out in the Xanesor town of Shengal. She was taken to
the Hasakah Hospital; however, she died at the hospital on March 22.
In an interview with NuJINHA, journalists Emira Zozan and Suham Şengali
told the struggle of Nujiyan Erhan.
Emira Zozan talked about how the free press played an important role in
making the voices of the Yazidi community heard all around the world.
<First of all, I commemorate all the martyrs of the revolution,
particularly the guerrillas who fought without stopping in Shengal. Six
years have passed since Nujiyan was martyred. When Heval (English:
Comrade) Nujiyan headed for the Shengal mountains in 2015, Yazidi women
were in great pain. Heval Nujiyan went to Shengal to make the tragedy
suffered by Yazidi women in the genocide heard all around the world,>
Emira Zozan said.
'She became the voice of Yazidi women'
Recalling that Yazidi women were confined to home before the genocide
due to the intimidating and enslaving policies of the Iraqi state and
KDP, Emira Zozan said, <Women were oppressed because they were seen as
only housewives, domestic workers. Going outside was a sin for women.
After the genocide, the tragedy suffered by women doubled. A Strong
struggle could help women to overcome the trauma suffered by them. The
struggle waged in Shengal Mountains and plains gave hope to Yazidi women
and community. Nujiyan was a part of this struggle. She shared the pain
and suffering of the Yazidi women and became the voice of Yazidi women.>
'She reported the genocide committed against the Yazidi community'
Underlining that Nujiyan always listened to Yazidi women taking shelter
in mountains, Emira Zozan said, <Heval Nujiyan always listened to Yazidi
women in order to tell their stories. She managed to be the friend of
all women. Especially mothers loved her friendship. We follow in the
footsteps of Nujiyan, she is a role model for us.> Recalling the attack
that killed Nujiyan, Emira Zozan said, <The Peshmerga forces, who left
the Yazidi community alone in the genocide, returned to occupy Shengal.
Heval Nujiyan was targeted by the KDP Peshmerga forces. If Heval Nujiyan
and her comrades had not been there, probably no one would know what had
happened to the Yazidi community in the genocide. However, they managed
to make the voices of the Yazidi community heard all around the world.>
'Journalists are still subjected to attacks'
<In Shengal, journalists are still subjected to the attacks of the KDP,>
Emira Zozan said, <In order to intimidate and scare us; they attack and
threaten us, journalists. They try to prevent us from reporting the
truth by using many methods. The KDP shares the names of the Yazidi
women, who speak to journalists, on social media platforms. The aim of
the KDP is to break the will of Yazidi women by sharing their names. But
the enemy has failed because we have values left by our colleagues. We
are stronger with these values. The enemy must know very well that there
are dozens of Yazidi women, who want to follow in the footsteps of
Nujiyan.>
'A special war has been waged against the Yazidi community'
Suham Şengali also talked about the struggle waged by Nujiyan for the
Yazidi women. <Nujiyan and her colleagues played an important role in
making the voices of Yazidi women heard all around the world,> she said,
<A special war has been waged against the Yazidi community. Nujiyan and
her colleagues made great efforts to report on this special war against
the Yazidis. Heval Nujiyan Erhan was targeted while reporting on the
betrayal and invasion. Today, journalists face obstacles and they are
also targeted while reporting the truth in four parts of Kurdistan. The
attacks on journalists aim to cover up the truth. Many of our colleagues
such as Heval Deniz and Heval Rızgar were killed while reporting the
truth. The mentality that attacks the values of people targets
journalists because it does not want its true face to be revealed. As
Yazidi women, we will always follow in the footsteps of Nujiyan.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency1.com/en/actual/journalists-in-shengal-follow-in-footsteps-of-nujiyan-erhan-32970
Jinha - Womens News Agency - April 20, 2023
<<Colorful celebration for Carsema Sor in Shahba
The displaced Yazidis of Afrin, who live in Shahba, celebrated Carsema
Sor in Shahba. <Yazidism is an identity, culture, history and
resistance.> >>
Related:
https://jinhaagency1.com/en/actual/colorful-celebration-for-Carsema-sor-in-shahba-33139?page=1
and Cryfreedom.net - 2022
http://www.cryfreedom.net/Nadia-Murad.htm
http://www.cryfreedom.net/Nadia-Murad-interview.htm
and
Read
also an interview with her taken on 11 Noveber 2022
<<Nobel laureate Nadia Murad: 'Sexual violence does not go away when war is
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