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Water cannons deployed, metro to skip stations to prevent women's march in İstanbul

DAY FOR ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

Water cannons deployed, metro to skip stations to prevent women's march in İstanbul

"We are not asking for permission, we are asking for a life without violence" was the women's response to the ban of actions for November 25. Hours left to the announced march at 7 p.m. preparations near Taksim square and İstiklal Avenue are same as always.

25 November 2022

New report documents LGBTI+ and women’s organizations’ struggle for peace

BY DEMOS

New report documents LGBTI+ and women’s organizations’ struggle for peace

Research Association for Democracy, Peace and Alternative Politics has released its new research report: “From Converging Roads to Narrowing Grounds: The Struggle for Peace by LGBTI+ and Women’s Organizations in Turkey”.

23 September 2021

Women Organizations Unable To Take Part In Italian Artist’s Murder Trial

Women Organizations Unable To Take Part In Italian Artist’s Murder Trial

Italian artist Pippa Bacca’s murder trial is postponed to January 20 to wait for the needed documents. The women’s organizations are still denied to take part in the trial on the grounds that they were not similarly injured by the crime committed against Bacca.

16 December 2008 Emine Özcan