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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.

Preface by Gino d'Artali: israel is now in its 6th. month in its cruel and inhuman war and attempts to genocide the Palestinian people in their stolen land and most of the time the rest of the world is just watching and doing nothing to prevent it happening and most likely will say afterwards, and even already now, 'wir haben es nicht gewuescht', translated 'we didn't know', and just like the Germans said during and after WW2 and the holocaust. Thing is it will have probably have an enormous backlash where we are now at the brink of the start of WW3.
But... the women-led revolutions in the Middle-east do continue because it are always the women who know not only what the real facts are but moreso what they are fighting for, namely Freedom from dictators and chauvinist perpetrators in general who have one goal only: to suppress women and reduce them to even less than salt of the earth. But Victory will prevail. For the Palestinian people and all women for whom the word 'impossible' is no part of their dictionary. Read more about their struggles below and about the Palestenian struggle here:

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Aya Qatini
Jinha - Womens News Agency - April 19, 2024 - by ROCHELLE JUNIOR
<<Victim of child marriage: Women should trust themselves
The increase in child marriage in Syria, where conflict and political instability have continued for more than 13 years, is at alarming level. Aya Qatini, victim of child marriage, calls on women to trust themselves.
Sweida- Due to the conflict and political instability that has been going on in Syria for more than 13 years, women and girls suffer from many problems such as gender-based violence, child and forced marriage, economic crisis and the lack of healthcare services and security. The patriarchal mindset in society forms the basis for oppressive policies, particularly against women and girls. The increase in child marriage, which is a violation of human rights, is at alarming level in Syria. Aya Qatini, who is from Sweida's Raymah Hazem village, is one of the victims of child marriage; she was forced into child marriage when she was 14.
She gave birth to her first child at the age of 15
Aya Qatini gave birth to her first child when she was just 15. She had to shoulder all the responsibility while she was also a child because her husband went to different countries to work. She was diagnosed with cancer six months after giving birth to her first child. <I had many dreams but the reality prevented me from realizing them. I was diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer six months after I gave birth to my first child. Since I couldn't take care of my son, I sent him to my family. As my health was deteriorating, my husband asked a divorce. I got divorced and returned to my family. I received psychological support for a long time but I stopped receiving psychological support because my ex-husband did not cover our son's expenses.> Aya Qatini can now buy her medications with the support of some aid organizations. She called on parents not to marry off their daughters and on women to <trust themselves>.>>
Source incl. video:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/victim-of-child-marriage-women-should-trust-themselves-34918?page=1 


Helime Mihemed Osman and Eli Mistefa Osman
Jinha - Womens News Agency - April 19, 2024
<<Turkish drone targets vehicle in Kobane
A Turkish drone targeted a vehicle in Kobane last night, injuring two people.
Kobane- A Turkish drone targeted a vehicle in the village of Enbete, east of Kobane. Two citizens identified as Helime Mihemed Osman and Eli Mistefa Osman were injured in the drone attack and transferred to a hospital.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/turkish-drone-targets-vehicle-in-kobane-34916?page=1


Halise Aksoy
Jinha - Womens News Agency - April 19, 2024
<<Halise Aksoy released from prison
Halise Aksoy, who was arrested over the statements of a witness named Ümit Akbıyık, has been released from prison.
News Center- Halise Aksoy, whose son's, Agit Ipek, bones were delivered to her by post in a box a few years ago and arrested on April 28, 2023, has been released by the court pending trial. Halise Aksoy and her lawyers attended the hearing held by the 10th High Criminal Court today. The prosecution requested Halise Aksoy to remain in prison pending the trial while her lawyers demanded her release. The court has issued the release of Halise Aksoy pending the trial.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/halise-aksoy-released-from-prison-34915


Salma Ahmed
Jinha - Womens News Agency - April 18, 2024 - by DELAL RAMAZAN
<<Kongra Star Economy Committee creates new workplaces for women
Kongra Star Economy Committee provides employment opportunities to women by creating new workplaces for women in the city of Hasakah, northeastern Syria.
Hasakah- Since the revolution that started in North and East Syria on July 19, 2012, women have been participating in all facets of life, including the labor force. Being excluded from working life before the revolution, the women now play important roles in promoting regional and local production.
Kongra Star Economy Committee in Hasakah provides employment opportunities to women by developing projects despite the ongoing siege imposed by the Syrian government and the Turkish attacks. It also promotes women’s participation in the labor force to secure their financial future. The committee has opened sewing workshops and established a factory employing more than 35 women. It promotes women’s labor force participation by opening bakeries in IDPs camps such as Washokani Camp and Al-Talea Camp.
'We aim to reveal the collective spirit'
The aim of our projects is to increase women's independence and participation in the labor force, said Salma Ahmed, member of the committee. <The main purpose of our projects is to empower women and support them to get their economic independence without depending on anyone. We aim to reveal the collective spirit by making women partners of the projects.>
'Women should participate in the labor force'
In Hasakah, women take part in many projects developed by the committee about agriculture, carpet weaving, bakery, sewing and gardening. <25 women work in the sewing workshop. This project will continue for a year,> said Salma Ahmed, who also talked about the projects that they want to realize soon. <Wells will be dug for irrigation. In addition, there is a need for women, who can work as carpet cleaners. We will hold meetings with communes to reach women. During the meetings, we will give information about cooperatives.> Salma Ahmed believes that women should participate in the labor force to get their economic independence and support their families. <Women should take part in the projects of the committee because these projects will prevent women from being exploited by men.> >>
Source incl. video:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/kongra-star-economy-committee-creates-new-workplaces-for-women-34911?page=1


Forced marriage victims
Jinha - Womens News Agency - April 17, 2024 - by BAHARIN LEHIB
<<Survivor of forced marriage becomes lawyer to support victims
Mehtab Karim is an Afghan lawyer and survivor of child marriage. When she was 15, she ran away from home not to be forced into a child marriage and took shelter in a women's shelter.
Kabul- Child and forced marriage is a violation of human rights still practiced all over the world. Each year, 12 million girls are married before the age of 18. Afghanistan is one of the countries where this phenomenon is still common. 183 child marriages were registered over 2018 and 2019 in Herat and Baghdis provinces alone, according to a report released by UNICEF. 28 percent of Afghan women aged 15-49 years were married before the age of 18, the report said. Afghan women's organizations made great efforts to end child and forced marriage. They launched a campaign called, <Running away from home is not a crime> for those who had to run away from their homes not to be forced into child marriage. The women's organizations also opened women's shelters for the survivors of child marriage. In addition, they made great efforts to put pressure on the government for passing a law combating violence against women.
578 reports of forced marriage
After the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021, they closed down all organizations defending women’s rights and women’s shelters. The Taliban issued a series of decrees and guidelines that violate the human rights of women and girls and set the legal age of marriage for girls as 9 within the framework of Sharia law. The Taliban closed down the women’s shelters and arrested the women, who had taken shelters there. According to a report released by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), there were 578 reports of forced marriage, including 361 child marriages in Afghanistan between December 2022 and February 2023.
She ran away from home not to marry a 60-year-old man
Mehtab Karim is one of the survivors of forced marriage in Afghanistan. When she was 15, her parents tried to force her to marry a 60-year-old man as a third wife. She ran away from home and took shelter in one of the women's shelters. <I felt very angry. I cried a lot but no one heard me. In 2008, I eventually got engaged to this man who was older than my father. On my wedding night, I wore the clothes of my brother and cut my hair,> Mehtab Karim told NuJINHA. <Then, I left home in Paktika Province to Kabul with very little money. Everyone thought I was a boy. When I arrived in Kabul, I met a woman and she helped me to go to the Ministry of Women's Affairs. Then, I was taken to a women's shelter.>
'I have become a lawyer and helped many victims'
While staying in the women's shelter, Mehtab Karim continued her education and became a lawyer. <I have become a lawyer and helped many victims and survivors of forced marriage.> Speaking about the Taliban's ban on girls' education, she said, <We are the only people who can save ourselves from this misery. If I had remained silent, I would have a bad life now. I did my best to build a future for myself. There were many girls survivors of domestic violence and forced marriage in the women's shelter. They all completed their education. I even saved my cousin's two daughters from child marriage. If Afghan women unite, we will destroy the Taliban and establish our own republic.> >>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/survivor-of-forced-marriage-becomes-lawyer-to-support-victims-34907


Berfin Emektar
Jinha - Womens News Agency - April 16, 2024 - by MEDINE MAMEDOGLU
<<Amed Theater Festival to kick off on April 18
The 9th Amed Theater Festival will be held in Amed (Diyarbakır) from April 18 to April 27.
Amed (Diyarbakır)- The 9th Amed Theater Festival will be organized by the Amed City Theater from April 18 to April 27. Theater plays, including four women's plays, in Sorani, Kurmanckî, Kurdish and Turkish languages will be performed at the municipal buildings after eight years, since the Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) won municipalities in the local elections held on March 31, 2024. The festival will kick off in the Iskender Pasha Mansion in Amed's Sur district on April 18. Then, theater plays will be performed in the Çand Amed Congress Center and historic buildings in Sur.
NuJINHA spoke to Berfin Emektar, a member of the Amed City Theater, about the festival.
'Many theater plays in different languages will be performed'
Speaking about the program of the festival, Berfin Emektar said, <This year, we will hold the festival by using buildings of the municipalities, as we did before the appointment of the mayors. 18 theater plays will be performed at the festival. 10 of the plays are in Kurdish, three in Sorani, one in Zazaki (Kurmancki), and five in Turkish. Four of these 18 plays are women's plays.> Berfin Emektar stated that they would say 'No' to the assimilation policy carried out by the appointed mayors. <We could not use the buildings of the municipalities due to the appointed mayors. At the festival, we will perform many plays in Sur and the congress center. One of the plays will be performed in the Surp Giragos Armenian Church. This festival is important to reflect Diyarbakır's multicultural and multilingual identity.> Theater groups from Kirkuk, Duhok, Urmia and Saqqez will also take to the stage at the festival.>>
Source incl. video:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/amed-theater-festival-to-kick-off-on-april-18-34903?page=1


We return to Afrin
Jinha - Womens News Agency - April 16, 2024 - by HESNA MIHEMED
<<'We will resist in Shahba until we return to Afrin'
<We will resist until we return to Afrin,> say displaced people of Afrin, who take shelter in Shahba but face displacement in Shahba due to the ongoing Turkish attacks and the siege imposed by the Syrian government.
Shahba- Six years have passed since Afrin, a Kurdish city in northeastern Syria, was occupied by the Turkish state and Turkish-backed factions on March 18, 2018. After resisting the Turkish attacks for 58 days, thousands of people in Afrin were forcibly displaced. Most of them took shelter in Shahba. For six years, they have been resisting the ongoing Turkish attacks and the siege imposed by the Syrian government so that they will return to Afrin one day. NuJINHA spoke to women of Afrin living in Shahba about the Turkish attacks and the siege imposed by the Syrian government aiming to displace them again.
'We will stay in Shahba until we return to Afrin'
Emina Şexo, a displaced woman of Afrin living in Shahba, thinks that the aim of the ongoing attacks on Shahba is to displace them again. <We are subjected to the Turkish attacks every day. The Damascus government (Syrian government) has been imposing a siege on Shahba while it should stand with us. Their aim is to displace us from here. We will stay in Shahba until we return to Afrin.>
'Nothing can break our resistance'
<Neither attacks nor siege can break our resistance,> said Fatime Mihemed, who is determined to resist in Shahba until she returns to Afrin. <We will resist to the end. We have been resisting in Shahba for six years. We will resist in Shahba until we return to Afrin.> >>
Source incl. video:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/we-will-resist-in-shahba-until-we-return-to-afrin-34901
 
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