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October 2 - September 27 -- September 26 - 22 -- September 21 - 14 -- 15 - 4 Sept. -- August 31 - July 5, 2023
(Updates October 10, 2023)
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When one hurts or kills a women
one hurts or kills hummanity and is an antrocitie.
Gino d'Artali
and: My mother (1931-1997) always said to me <Mi
figlio, non esistono notizie <vecchie> perche puoi imparare qualcosa da
qualsiasi notizia.> Translated: <My son, there is no such thing as so
called 'old' news because you can learn something from any news.>
Gianna d'Artali.
Jinha - Womens News Agency - October 2, 2023 - by BERJIN KARA
<<3,500 students receive education in system based on democracy
Makhmour- In the 1990s, thousands were forcibly displaced from Northern
Kurdistan to the Kurdistan Region of Iraq due to war policies carried by
the Turkish state against the Kurdish people. Displaced Kurdish people
of Northern Kurdistan took shelter in many camps. In 1998, they settled
in the Martyr Rustem Cudi Camp (Makhmour Refugee Camp). Since then, the
Turkish state and its partner Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) have
carried out attacks on the camp, killing and injuring many people. Since
2019, the KDP has imposed an embargo on the camp by blocking the entry
of essential supplies, including medical supplies, to the camp. Despite
the ongoing Turkish attacks and the embargo imposed by the KDP, the
residents of the camp still resist. Although the camp is officially
recognized as a refugee settlement by the United Nations High
Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR), the UNHCR does not fulfill its
responsibilities for the camp. The residents of the camp have an
education committee to provide education based on democracy to the
children.
'It has put its signature under important successes despite the
challenges'
In the camp, there are five kindergartens, four elementary schools, two
secondary schools and a high school. The new academic year has started
in the camp with the participation of 3,500 students and 150 teachers.
NuJINHA spoke to Berivan Kaya, a teacher and former representative of
the Makhmour Education Committee, about the new academic year in the
camp. Speaking about the challenges faced by them when they built the
education system in the camp, Berivan Kaya said:
<Since 1994, the education system has been implemented under difficult
conditions. The education system has put its signature under important
successes, especially in Kurdish language, despite the challenges.
Thousands of students have already completed their education in the
schools of the camp. Some students graduated from universities in the
region and they have gained experience in different professions.>
'Children are moved away from thinking'
Speaking about the challenges caused by today's education system, she
said, <We see that the education system all over the world focuses on
technical information and technology. This system moves children away
from thinking and understanding life. This system is an automatic
system. It is a system in which the students can only pass by performing
like a robot. I mean, capitalism has built a system that affects young
people in all facets of life by using the current education system>
Commenting on the impact of technology on children and students, she
said, <The use of the internet and mobile devices affects students and
children. Technology causes children to distance themselves from the
world.> This year, a conference on education was held in the camp. <In
the camp, we hold a conference on education every two year to discuss
our education system and the way to improve our system. The decisions
made at the conference will be implemented in the next two years.>
Berivan Kaya also talked about the embargo imposed by the KDP on the
camp. <Since 2019, an embargo has been imposed on the camp and students
are the most affected by this embargo. The regional government has
closed the doors of the universities in the region to our students and
our students see this as a threat to themselves. Hundreds of students
have not gone to universities for 10 years after they graduated from
high school. We discussed this issue at the conference to find an
alternative. Centers providing vocational education to students should
be opened that prepares the students for a skilled craft as an artisan,
trade as a tradesperson or work as a technician. We always say that the
education system in the camp is based on Kurdish leader Abdullah
Ocalan's paradigm of Democratic nation.>
Call on families
In her speech, Berivan Kaya called on families to encourage their
children to receive education. <The new academic year has started with
the participation of 3,500 students. We call on all families to support
their children and keep their children away from the current capitalist
system.> >>
Source and view video here:
https://jinhaagency1.com/en/actual/3-500-students-receive-education-in-system-based-on-democracy-33927
France 24 - the 51% - September 29, 2023 - By: Stephanie CHEVAL, Annette
Young, Yong CHIM
<<Feminism in the Arab world: The new wave of activists
A new wave of feminism is beginning to emerge in the Arab world but how
successful will it be? Annette Young talks to Lina Abirafeh, a
specialist on women's rights in the region. Also Tunisia marks 50 years
since it became the only Arab country to legalise abortion. Yet it is
still very much viewed as a taboo and women face many obstacles in order
to access the procedure. Plus a UK campaign seeking to end public
harassment of women, uses a powerful video which shows men making
excuses for inappropriate behaviour.>>
Watch the video, 11.37 min., here:
https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-51/20230929-feminism-in-the-arab-world-the-new-wave-of-activists
Jinha - Womens News Agency - September 29, 2023
<<Political women prisoners urge CPT to take immediate action
News Center- Political women prisoners in Sincan Women's Closed Prison
in Ankara have applied to the European Committee for the Prevention of
Torture (CPT) regarding the torture and rights violations and sick
prisoners in Turkey's prisons. Calling on the CPT to launch an
investigation into rights violations in prison, the women prisoners
recalled the death of Şakir Tutan in Erzincan L-type Prison on August
30. <Although he suffered from cancer, he was not released from prison.
As a Kurd and politician, did he have to die to prove that he was sick?
The report of the governments Forensic Medicine Institution (ATK)
prepared a report saying that he could stay in prison although he
suffered from cancer. The report prepared by the ATK about Şakir Tutan
was a political report.
Suspicious deaths in prisons
The application said that at least 81 prisoners died in Turkey in just
one year. <No investigation has been launched into these suspicious
deaths. Every death in prisons is a murder committed by the government.
Most of the people who died in prisons were sick political prisoners.
Political prisoners are targeted because of their thoughts and political
activities, and especially because they are Kurds,> the women prisoners
wrote in the application.
'What is the CPT waiting for?'
<Kurdish political prisoners are left to die,> said the application.
<What is the CPT waiting for? Is the CPT waiting for sick prisoners to
die? The reality is that there are many political prisoners, who have
not been released although they have completed their sentences because
they are Kurds.>
'Take an immediate action'
Mentioning the torture cases in Turkey's prisons, the political women
prisoners said, <There are tens of thousands of people subjected to
fascist and racist practices in Turkeys prisons. Because of these
practices, people die in prisons. Serious sick prisoners are left to
die. The CPT should launch an immediate investigation into torture and
rights violations in Turkeys prisons. Turkey should be warned and
convicted for torture and rights violations in prisons. The CPT must
take immediate action.> >>
Source:
https://jinhaagency1.com/en/actual/political-women-prisoners-urge-cpt-to-take-immediate-action-33924?page=1
Jinha - Womens News Agency - September 29, 2023
<<Yeni Yaşam newspaper employee Azime Bozkurt detained
News Center- Azime Bozkurt, an employee of Yeni Yaşam newspaper, was
detained today by police while distributing newspapers in Dersim (Tunceli).
According to the received reports, police confiscated the newspapers.
The reason for her detention is still unknown. Green Left Party Dersim
MP Ayten Kordu and the members of the Human Rights Association (IHD),
who were with Azime Bozkurt when she was detained, reacted to the
attitude of police officers. Azime Bozkurt has been reportedly taken to
the Tunceli Provincial Security Directorate.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency1.com/en/actual/yeni-yasam-newspaper-employee-azime-bozkurt-detained-33923
Jinha - Womens News Agency - September 28, 2023 - by ROCHELLE JUNIOR
<<Women of Sweida call on young people to return Syria
Sweida- The peaceful protests erupted in the Druze majority city of
Sweida over the high inflation rate and deteriorating economic situation
in Syria on August 17, 2023 continue on their second months. The people,
who first took to the streets to demand a better living condition, have
been demanding the change of the regime and the implementation of United
Nations Security Council Resolution 2254 to end the 12 years of crisis
in Syria.
'We will not accept any foreign involvement'
Elham Jaafar, a retired teacher, has been participating in the protests
since their first day. She decided to participate in the protests to
raise her voice against poverty, humiliation, deteriorating living
conditions and economic situation and the leaving of young people from
the country in search of better living conditions. <We demand the Syrian
government implement the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2254
and ensure justice and equality in the country. The needs and rights of
the people should not be ignored anymore. We will not accept any foreign
involvement,> Elham Jaafar told NuJINHA.
'We should take to the streets and raise our voices'
In her speech, Elham Jaafar drew attention to the young people, who left
the country due to economic reasons. She said, <I call on all women,
whose children left the country, to take to the streets and raise their
voices. We must demand better living conditions so that young women and
men can realize their dreams in their country. Syria has lost its youth.
We call on our children to return to Syria.>
'We are against any interference in Syria's internal affairs'
Another protester, Manya Hadif said that they took to the streets as a
result of the oppression, humiliation and injustice faced by them. <We
want to express what we think. We are against the interference of Iran,
Russia and Turkey in Syria's internal affairs. United Nations Security
Council Resolution 2254 must be implemented and criminals must be
punished.> >>
Source incl. video:
https://jinhaagency1.com/en/actual/women-of-sweida-call-on-young-people-to-return-syria-33919?page=1
Jinha - Womens News Agency - September 28, 2023
<<Another Yazidi woman rescued from ISIS captivity
News Center- The Yazidi Hostage Rescue Office announced on Wednesday
that a Yazidi woman namely A.D. had been rescued after nine years in
ISIS captivity. Speaking at a press conference, Hussein Al-Qaidi said
that the woman is now 23 years old and she was abducted by ISIS in
Shengal when she was 14. Hussein Al-Qaidi did not give information about
the location where the Yazidi woman was rescued but said, <There are 4-5
other individuals waiting to be rescued from the location where the
Yazidi woman was rescued.>
The number of individuals rescued from ISIS captivity until now
He highlighted that the total number of individuals rescued from ISIS
captivity has reached 3,574. Underlining that they made great efforts to
rescue women held captive by ISIS, he said that they would share the
identities of the rescued individuals and information on the locations.
Indicating that they have received no support from the Iraqi government,
he called on the authorities to help them to rescue other women held
captive by ISIS and reunite them with their families.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency1.com/en/actual/another-yazidi-woman-rescued-from-isis-captivity-33914
Jinha - Womens News Agency - September 28, 2023
<<World March of Women to hold its meeting in Ankara on October 6
News Center- The 13th International Meeting of the World March of Women
will be held in Ankara from October 6 to October 12 under the slogan
<World March of Women: Feminist Strength to Transform the World!> with
the participation of more than 100 delegates from 62 countries.
First event to be held at the meeting on October 6 will be a seminar
titled <From Bahriye Uçok to Today: Women's Struggle for Secularism in
the World> by the 29 October Women's Association. The panel will be held
at the Belediye- İş hall. The speakers of the panel are Şenal Sarıhan
from Turkey, Bushra Khaliq from Pakistan, Cherifa Kheddar from Algeria
and Nana Aicha Cissé from Mali. Discussions and panels on different
topics will be held at Kocatepe Cultural Center on October 7. Women from
different countries will participate in these events as speakers. A
march will be held from Tandogan Square to AnıtPark under the slogan,
<We resist to live, we march to change!> on October 8 at 15.30.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency1.com/en/actual/world-march-of-women-to-hold-its-meeting-in-ankara-on-october-6-33912?page=1
Jinha - Womens News Agency - September 28, 2023 - by BAHARİN LEHİB
<<Afghanistan: 5 women, 2 girls killed in September
Kabul- the Taliban's takeover on August 15, 2021, women's rights and
freedoms have been targeted. Being banned from education, working life,
politics and public spaces, Afghan women are subjected to violence and
the incidents of femicide increases in the country.
Three women killed in Bamyan
According to the news compiled by NuJINHA Persian from local and
national newspapers, news websites and news agencies, five women and two
girls were killed in Afghanistan in September 2023.
1- On September 1, a woman was shot dead at her home in the fourth
district of Ghazni.
2- On September 5, the dead body of a woman was found and taken to a
hospital in the city of Bamyan.
3- On September 6, a young woman was killed in the city of Bamyan by an
unknown person or persons.
4- On September 7, a woman was killed by her husband in the first
district of Puli Khumri city of Baghlan province.
5- On September 7, Maryam Sadat committed suicide by throwing herself
from the roof of her house.
6- On September 14, an 11-year-old girl was killed by her uncle in
Baghlani Jadid district.
7- On September 20, a girl was killed in Pashtun Kot district of Faryab
Province.
>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency1.com/en/actual/afghanistan-5-women-2-girls-killed-in-september-33913
Jinha - Womens News Agency - September 27, 2023 - by MAYSA AL-QADİ
<<Sudanese women: Conflicts must be immediately stopped
Sudan - Due to the conflicts that broke out in Sudan between the
Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on April
15, 2023, more than 5,000 people have been killed and at least 4.6
million have been displaced in the country. Sudanese feminist activists
say that women have paid the heaviest price for the ongoing conflicts
and call for an immediate end of the conflicts.
'Conflicts are the result of political failure'
Feminist activist Wiam Shawqi is one of the internally displaced from
Khartoum due to the ongoing conflicts in the city. She thinks the
conflicts are the result of political failure of the authorities. <The
population has decreased, the cases of murder, violence, rape,
kidnapping of women and selling women in markets have become common,>
said Wiam Shawqi, emphasizing that the conflicts may result in racism.
<We are afraid that these conflicts will turn into conflicts between
tribes. Feminists and politicians have made great efforts to prevent
this. However, they try to block all ways. If conflicts continue, Sudan
will lose its national rights and turn into a state dependent on foreign
powers, which look after their own interests.>
'Women have paid the heaviest price'
Speaking about the rumors saying that those who do not want the war have
formed an alliance with the Rapid Support Forces, Wiam Shawqi said, <We,
as women, have paid the heaviest price of this war. Women are killed,
raped, displaced and kidnapped. Those who refuse to negotiate are
closed-minded. Justice does not happen overnight, it takes time.>
'A ceasefire should be announced now'
Feminist activist Aitzaz Bekri Abdullah, who lives in North Kordofan
state of Sudan, demands an immediate ceasefire. <No to war, yes to
peace,> she said in her speech. Emphasizing that all Sudanese men and
women and the international community should be aware that the first
victims of this war are displaced women, she said:
<They leave their homeland with their children and know nothing about
their future. The internally displaced people and the people, who fled
the country to neighboring countries are in great shock because they did
not expect that the war would break out and they would leave their homes
and be displaced. This war must be stopped immediately. As Sudanese men
and women, we should raise our voices to stop this war. We call on the
regional and international community and neighboring countries to
support us in order to stop this war.> >>
Source:
https://jinhaagency1.com/en/actual/sudanese-women-conflicts-must-be-immediately-stopped-33904?page=1
Jinha - Womens News Agency - September 27, 2023 - by SORGUL ŞEXO
<<Reaction from Kurdish, Arab, Syriac women to attacks: They will fail
Hasakah- The Turkish state has intensified its attacks on Til Temir, a
town in western North and East Syrias Hasakah Canton. Kurdish, Arab and
Syriac women living in Til Temir and the village of Til Cuma condemn the
ongoing Turkish attacks.
78-year-old Meryem Yaqub, a Syriac woman, told NuJINHA that many of her
relatives have been displaced by the Syrian war. <We never betray our
neighbors or our nation,> she said, <Our unity shows our power. We are
people from different nationalities and beliefs living in the same
territory and we protect our lands together. I was born and grew up
here. I got married here and my grandchildren were born here. I cannot
leave here (Til Temir). The displaced people face difficult living
conditions. They always dream of returning to their homeland. We feel
like we are in heaven when we are in our homeland. We will never allow
our homeland to be occupied.>
'We will resist the attacks'
73-year-old Gulçin Mehumd, a Kurdish woman, has lived in Til Temir since
1983. <We have Arab neighbors, we have very good relations with each
other without having any problems. We always support and help each
other. We have been suffering from the Turkish airstrikes for two days.
But we will resist the attacks because we are not afraid of these
attacks. We will not leave our homeland. If we are going to die, we will
die in our homeland. We will always be in solidarity with each other
against the attacks. We should be strong and grow our solidarity. We
should not allow our enemy to realize its dream.>
'The occupiers will fail'
75-year-old Erna Al-Xideyir is an Arab woman living in the town of Til
Temir. She said, <Kurdish, Arab and Syriac people live together for
years. We do agriculture together; we plant seeds together and harvest
our crops together. We have been in solidarity with each other for
years. We will keep being in solidarity with each other. Our solidarity
will set the occupiers up to fail. The occupiers will fail.> >>
Source incl. video:
https://jinhaagency1.com/en/actual/reaction-from-kurdish-arab-syriac-women-to-attacks-they-will-fail-33906
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