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Gokce Akgol from the Ankara Women’s Platform
NEARLY 250 women have been killed in Turkey so far this year, new statistics suggest, prompting a call for international solidarity from women’s organisations in a bid to save lives.
Four women were detained in Istanbul today after they unveiled a banner in Taksim Square charging that the “patriarchal state” was responsible for the death of Kurdish teenager Ipek Er.
Ms Er died on Tuesday after being admitted to hospital in July following a suicide attempt.
CLAUDIA WEBBE looks at how Britain’s Nato ally has upped the stakes in its effort to silence domestic dissenting voices
Legal frameworks designed to safeguard women are too often weaponised against them, reinforcing male power and entrenching injustice. The FiLiA Ending MVAWG Team highlight some of the issues
Spain has joined South Africa’s ICJ genocide case against Israel while imposing weapons bans and port restrictions, moves partly driven by trade unions — proving just how effectively civil society can reshape government policy, writes RAMZY BAROUD