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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.


Gaza - Students deprived of education
Jinha - 25 Jan 2024
<<More than 625,000 students deprived of education in Gaza
Over 625,000 students and 22,564 teachers have been deprived of education and a safe place for over three months in Gaza, said the joint statement released by UN agencies.
News Center- Since October 7, 2023, Israel has been waging a devastating war on Gaza, killing thousands and displacing millions. 30 dead bodies and 50 injured people were transferred to the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis on Monday, according to reports. Yesterday, Israeli forces conducted raids in the cities and towns of the West Bank. Casualties were reported from some cities and towns when clashes broke out between Palestinians and Israeli forces. Israeli forces also conducted raids on Jenin refugee camp, arresting eight civilians and destroying houses. At least nine were killed and 75 injured after two tank rounds struck a building sheltering 800 people in an UNRWA facility.
More than 625,000 students deprived of education in Gaza
Over 625,000 students and 22,564 teachers have been deprived of education and a safe place for over three months, and thousands of learners and education personnel are amongst the more than 25,000 people who have reportedly been killed, said the joint statement released by UN agencies on January 24.
Death toll in Gaza rises to 25,700
The Israeli army killed 210 Palestinians and wounded 386 others over the past 24 hours, the Gaza’s health ministry said in a press statement. A number of victims are still under the rubble, and ambulances and the civil defense crew cannot reach them, the ministry added. At least 25,700 Palestinians have been killed, 63,740 have been injured in Israeli strikes on Gaza since October 7, 2023, the statement said.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/more-than-625-000-students-deprived-of-education-in-gaza-34503?page=1


Femicide Afghanistan
Jinha - 25 Jan 2024 - by BAHARIN LEHIB
<<7 women, one girl killed in Afghanistan in 20 days
In 20 days, seven women and a girl were killed in Afghanistan and three more died under suspicious circumstances after being released by the Taliban.
Kabul- Violence against women has increased in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover of the country. From December 24 to January 12, seven women and a girl were killed, three more died under suspicious circumstances after being released from detention by the Taliban. NuJINHA Persian compiled the data on femicide and suspicious death of women in Afghanistan from local, national newspapers and news agencies from December 24, 2023 to January 12, 2024. On December 24, the vehicle of the Taliban forces hit and killed a woman in the Laghman Province of Afghanistan. On January 4, a man kidnapped and raped a 10-year-old girl in the city of Zaranj. Then, he killed the girl. A 21-year-old woman was arrested and then released by the Taliban. On January 5, she died under suspicious circumstances in the Qunduz Province. On January 9, a man killed his wife, his mother-in-law, his father-in-law and his siblings-in-law in the Tani district of Khost Province. On the same day, the Taliban arrested two women for not wearing hijab. The two women died under suspicious circumstances after being released. Their deaths were recorded as <suicide>. On January 12, the dead body of a 28-year-old woman was found near in the 5th Zone Afghan Border Police (ABP) near Mazar-e-Sharif.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/7-women-one-girl-killed-in-afghanistan-in-20-days-34501?page=1


'Zelal Zagros led women from darkness to light'
Jinha - 25 Jan 2024 - SILVA AL-IBRAHIM
<<'Zelal Zagros led women from darkness to light'
Indicating that Zelal Zagros, who was assassinated in Kirkuk, led women from darkness to light with her struggle, the women of North and East Syria vow to follow in the footsteps of Zelal Zagros.
Manbij- Politician Feryal Sileman Xalid, also known as Zelal Zagros, was shot dead in the street outside a school in Kirkuk, a city in southern Kurdistan (Kurdish Region of Iraq) on 18 January, 2024. Born in Hasakah Canton of North and East Syria in 1975, joined the Kurdish Freedom Movement when she was 17. Zelal Zagros was a symbol of freedom for Kurdish people, especially women. She struggled for the freedom of her people for 31 years and took part in the Rojava revolution. In 2016, she participated in the offensive against ISIS in Manbij and played a leading role in uniting different groups in the city against ISIS. In 2018, she went to Deir-ez-Zor to fight ISIS. Then, she went to Damascus, the capital of Syria, to strengthen women's organizations. For 31 years, she carried out activities to raise awareness among women. She went to Southern Kurdistan to make efforts for women; however, she was assassinated in Kirkuk on January 18. On January 22, she was laid to rest in Hasakah.
'She fought the oppression of women'
Zelal Zagros was also one of the founders of the office of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) in Manbij. <Reactionary regimes aim to intimidate people by assassinating political women activists,> said Ghabsha Suleiman, member of the Tal Hawzan Council in Manbij. <Zelal Zagros fought the oppression of women in Manbij when the city was controlled by ISIS. She paved the way for women to play their role in society. Martyr Zelal Zagros left an unforgettable mark and impact on women of Manbij. We vow to follow in her footsteps and to struggle for women's freedom.>
'Such practices cannot disrupt our determination to struggle'
<During a meeting to elect the co-spokesperson of a village commune, she made a speech that impressed all participants,> said Fatima Salloum, Co-chair of the Tal Hawzan Council, talking about the personality and the struggle of Zelal Zagros. <When ISIS controlled our city, she taught us how to fight to take back our rights. Thanks to her, I improved myself and now I am the Co-chair of the council. She had a strong personality. We vow to follow in her footsteps. Reactionary regimes aimed to break the will of women by killing Zelal Zagros; however, such practices cannot disrupt our determination to struggle.>
'The attacks will not weaken the strong will of women'
<Zelal Zagros was with us when Manbij was controlled by ISIS,> said Halime Cuma, Co-chair of the Al Farat Council. <After Manbij was liberated from ISIS, Zelal Zagros led us to rebuild our city. Her struggle impressed people of all ages. She led women from darkness to light. The attacks and assassinations will not weaken the strong will of women. We will follow in the footsteps of Zelal Zagros.>
'She left traces on every woman's personality'
Mona Al-Hammadi, deputy chair of the Future Syria Party office in Deir ez-Zor, talked about when Zelal Zagros was in Deir ez-Zor. <We worked together everywhere. Zelal Zagros left traces on every woman's personality. She had a strong and compassionate personality. I vow to follow in her footsteps and build a democratic and free Syria.>
'She played an important role in organizing women'
Suha Al-Saeed, member of the Young Women's Union in Deir ez-Zor, said that Zelal Zagros had fought to protect people from ISIS. <She played an important role in organizing women. We vow to walk on her path.> >>
Source incl. video:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/zelal-zagros-led-women-from-darkness-to-light-34499?page=1


Women of Raqqa
Jinha - 25 Jan 2024 - by SIBILYA EL-IBRAHIM
<<Women of Raqqa condemn death sentence given to Fatima Saleh al-Arwali
Women of Raqqa condemn the death sentence given to human rights defender Fatima Saleh al-Arwali by the Houthis in Yemen and call on feminist movements to stop the execution.
Raqqa- On December 5, 2023, the Specialized Criminal Prosecution in Sanaa, controlled by the Houthis, sentenced to death Fatima Saleh al-Arwali, a human rights defender and the former head of the Yemen office of the Arab League's Union of Women Leaders. The women of Raqqa, a city in northeastern Syria, condemn the death sentence and call on feminist movements to unite in order to stop the execution. <We were subjected to the most brutal torture and violations under the control of ISIS. Now, Yemeni women are subjected to the same brutal torture and violations,> said Buthaina Abdo, Spokesperson of the Zenubya Women's Community. <The Houthis have committed many crimes against women in Yemen. Since they took the control of Sanaa, 350 people have been sentenced to death amid international silence.>
'We can see how the Turkish state and the Houthis have in common'
Recalling the death sentences given to two women and life imprisonment given to eight women in Afrin by the Turkish state and Turkish-backed factions, Buthaina Abdo said, <We can see how the Turkish state and the Houthis have in common. They are different sides of the same shield aiming to destroy freedoms and spread terror. They aim to spread fear among people longing for freedom and democracy. They commit war crimes that violate all international conventions.>
'We should unite'
Buthaina Abdo called on all women to support Fatima Saleh al-Arwali. <We call on all women and feminist movements to unite in order to stop the execution of Fatima Saleh al-Arwali. The international community and human rights organizations must raise their voices to end the crimes committed against women in occupied territories or elsewhere.>
'They try to break the will of women'
Kafya Kurdi, a member of the Zenubya Women's Community, condemned the death sentence given to Fatima Saleh al-Arwali. <The Turkish state and the Houthis carry out the same policies. Death sentences given to women show this. They try to break the will of women. They especially want to break the will of women, who reveal the truth and refuse injustice and marginalization. Despite the crimes committed against women in North and East Syria and Yemen, the international community remains silent. Their silence means that they approve of the crimes.>
'We should be in solidarity'
Hasina Kamal, a member of the Zenubya Women's Community, thinks that the death sentence given to Fatima Saleh al-Arwali is <a crime against humanity and a shame for the whole world>. <All women's organizations should unite and be in solidarity with each other to stop the execution, raise the voice of truth and reveal the truths.>
Call on the international community
Fawza Al-Hamoud, member of the Zenubya Women's Community Education Committee, also condemned the death sentence given to Fatima Saleh al-Arwali. <The death penalty is a decision that contradicts international laws and conventions. As women of North and East Syria, we declare that we stand with Yemeni women and that we are in solidarity with them. We condemn the crimes committed against them. We call on the international community to stop the execution of the death penalty.> >>
Source incl. video:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/women-of-raqqa-condemn-death-sentence-given-to-fatima-saleh-al-arwali-34498?page=1


Yazidi women write letters to Abdullah Ocalan
Jinha - 24 Jan 2024 - HEVI EZDA
<<Yazidi women write letters to Abdullah Öcalan
Yazidi women in Shengal write letters to Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan as part of the campaign demanding the lift of the isolation imposed on him and his physical freedom.
Shengal (Sinjar)- The Yazidi Free Women's Movement (Kurdish: Tevgera Azadiya Jinen Ezidi-TAJE) has launched a letter-writing campaign as part of the campaign launched by the Autonomous Administration Council in Shengal demanding freedom for Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan. <When the council launched the campaign, we started writing letters upon the request of mothers. Then, we decided to launch a letter-writing campaign so that all women across Shengal can write letters to leader Apo (Abdullah Ocalan). For two months, the women of Shengal have written letters to leader Apo,> said Riham Hico, coordinating member of the TAJE.
'We write letters with the hope that they will reach leader Apo'
Speaking about the campaign launched by the Autonomous Administration Council in Shengal, Riham Hico said, <As TAJE, we launched a letter-writing campaign to support the campaign. Previously, mothers and children in Shengal wrote letters to leader Apo in order to express their feelings. After the genocide, the Yazidi community got to know leader Apo. The fighters of leader Apo rescued thousands of Yazidi women during the genocide. However, the Yazidi women could not share their feelings and thoughts with leader Apo due to the isolation imposed on him. Now, they write letters to express their feelings and thoughts. We write letters with the hope that they will reach leader Apo. We will struggle to ensure his physical freedom.>
'The letters will be published'
Riham Hico told NuJINHA that they would continue to carry out activities for the physical freedom of Abdullah Ocalan. <We will carry out many activities to demand the physical freedom of leader Apo. We will visit every house in villages and read the books of leader Apo because we want everyone to learn the thoughts of leader Apo. We will hold a tent protest and a workshop soon. Until now, many Yazidi women have written letters to leader Apo. In the letters, women share their hopes and thoughts. Some write poems in their letters. All women write that they are determined to resist. Everyone knows very well that Yazidi women were freed from the genocide thanks to leader Apo and that Yazidi women defend their people today thanks to the ideology of leader Apo. The written letter will be published later.> >>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/yazidi-women-write-letters-to-abdullah-Ocalan-34497

Jinha - 24 Jan 2024
<<5-day hunger strike to be started in Ankara
A 5-day hunger strike will be started at DEM Party headquarters in Ankara to support political prisoners, who have been on a hunger strike demanding freedom for Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan for 59 days.
News Center- The alternating hunger strike started by political prisoners demanding <freedom for Abdullah Ocalan and a resolution to the Kurdish question> has entered its 59th day. A 5-day hunger strike will be started at the People's Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) headquarters in Ankara to support political prisoners on the hunger strike. The hunger strike will start tomorrow and end on Tuesday, January 30. The members of the DEM Party, the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), the Revolutionary Party and many other parties will reportedly support the hunger strike. According to the received reports, the members of the Peace Mothers' Initiative will participate in the hunger strike on January 29.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/5-day-hunger-strike-to-be-started-in-ankara-34494


Manizha Seddiqi
Jinha - 24 Jan 2024
<<Amnesty International demands immediate release of Manizha Seddiqi
Manizha Seddiqi must be released immediately and unconditionally, said the letter released by Amnesty International on Monday.
News Center- Amnesty International released a letter on Monday, expressing concerns about the ongoing detention and risk of torture of Manizha Seddiqi, a women's human rights defender in Taliban prison. Addressing Abdul Haq Wasiq, the head of the General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI), the letter demanded the immediate and unconditional release of Manizha Seddiqi. <Manizha Seddiqi, a member of the Spontaneous Movement of Afghan Women, was forcibly disappeared on 9 October 2023 and found weeks later in the custody of the Taliban. She was sent to Pule-Charkhi prison in Kabul on 5 December 2023. She has been arbitrarily detained simply for exercising her rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly,> the letter said. Amnesty International's findings indicate that Manizha Seddiqi has been deprived of family visits, lacks access to lawyers as well as access to medical care and is in a deteriorating health condition. Expressing deeply concerns, the letter said, <She is at risk of torture and other ill-treatment, a concern amplified by Amnesty International's documentation on people deprived of their liberty in Taliban's detention centres and prisons.> The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) published a report on the human rights situation in Afghanistan from January 2022 and July 2023. Half of the 1,600 human rights violations in Taliban prisons involved torture or other cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment. Additionally, people are often detained in undignified conditions and without access to the necessary medical care, according to the report. <The arrest of Manizha Seddiqi contravenes international human rights law, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which Afghanistan is a state party. It is a clear violation of the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly,> said the letter calling on Abdul Haq Wasiq to immediately and unconditionally release Manizha Seddiqi, pending her release, ensure that her detention conditions meet international standards, and that she is provided with access to lawyers and medical care, and can receive family visits, immediately stop subjecting women and their families to arbitrary arrest and detention, enforced disappearance, and other grave human rights violations simply for exercising their rights.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/amnesty-international-demands-immediate-release-of-manizha-seddiqi-34496


4 Yemeni women
Jinha - 24 Jan 2024 - by RANIA ABDULLAH
<<Yemeni women call for support South Africa's case against Israel
Yemeni women call everyone to support the case brought to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) by South Africa about Israel's attacks on Gaza.
Yemen- Thousands of Palestinians have been killed and injured in the Israeli strikes on Gaza since October 7. In an interview with NuJINHA, Yemeni women condemned the international silence against the crimes committed against the people in Gaza by Israel.
'Genocidal attacks are carried out'
<More than three months have passed since the attacks on Gaza began,> said Lara Walid, a student at the Faculty of Arts in the city of Taiz. <Due to the international and regional failure and silence, genocidal attacks are carried out in Gaza, civilians are killed, civilian infrastructure are targeted and destroyed. We should support the case brought to the International Court of Justice by South Africa so that Israel can be held responsible for its crimes and violations against civilians in Gaza.>
'The international and regional community remains silent'
<What is happening in Gaza is a heinous crime against humanity,> said Sarah Al-Ariqi, member of the Yemeni Journalists Syndicate. <Israel commits violations against civilians in Gaza in front of the international community and humanitarian organizations. Due to the international and regional failure, Israel carried out attacks targeting men, women and children. The United Nations always claim that they protect humanity, why do they remain neutral against what has been happening in Gaza? The war on Gaza is a Zionist war in which Israel aims to eliminate Muslims. Before Israel started its war on Gaza on October 7, it had committed many crimes against Palestinians. For decades, we have witnessed brutal violations committed against Palestinians while the international and regional community remains silent.>
'Israel should be held responsible'
Commenting on the case that was brought to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) by South Africa, she said, <It is a positive step to break the international silence against genocidal crimes committed by Israel in Gaza. Israel should be held responsible for its crimes in Gaza. We urge all countries to stand with South Africa.>
'We should unite'
<What has been happening in Gaza is a genocidal crime against defenseless civilians,> said activist Noura Hujaira. <I am a mother and I always fear that something will happen to children. I feel sorry for the mothers in Gaza, especially those who have lost their children. The international and regional community do not even try to take a step to put an end to these brutal violations against innocent civilians. Since October 7, the International Court of Justice has wasted time by collecting evidence in order not to accuse Israel. I hope that all countries support South Africa. We should unite to put an end to the violations suffered by the Palestinian people.>
'Palestinians are subjected to persecution because they refuse to leave their homes'
<The Palestinian issue is a humanitarian issue that must be supported,> Sarah Al-Aghbari said, <Palestinians are subjected to persecution and injustice because they refuse to leave their homes. Israel kills them and commits the most heinous crimes against them. More than 100 days have passed since Israel started a war on Gaza. 100 days may be a short period for us but it is a long time for the people of Gaza. They suffer from siege, lack of food, water medicine. Their living conditions are deteriorating due to the failure and silence of the international community.> >>
Source incl. videos:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/yemeni-women-call-for-support-south-africa-s-case-against-israel-34492?page=1 


Yegane Moghaddam nominates 'Our uniform'
Jinha - 24 Jan 2024
<<Yegane Moghaddam's Our Uniform nominated for 96th Academy Awards
The nominations for the 96h Academy Awards have been announced in 24 categories. <Our Uniform> directed by Yegane Moghaddam has been shortlisted in the Best Animated Short category.
News Center- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominations for the 96th Academy Awards in 24 categories on Tuesday. <Our Uniform> directed by Yegane Moghaddam, an Iranian animator and illustrator, has been shortlisted in the Best Animated Short category for the 96th Academy Awards. The seven-minute animation <Our Uniform> tells the story of an Iranian girl who recalls school-age memories through the wrinkles and fabrics of her old uniform. The animation won the Grand Jury prize at Spain's Animayo Festival and the Best Short Animation award at France's Annecy International Animation Film Festival and as a result qualified for the 2024 Oscars. The ceremony for the 96th Academy Awards will be held at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles on March 10, 2024.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/yegane-moghaddam-s-our-uniform-nominated-for-96th-academy-awards-34493

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