Read more about the article Turkish Channels Slammed After No Women Invited To Discuss Anti-Domestic Violence Treaty Withdrawal
Turkish TV news channel CNN Turk was slammed after failing to invite a single female guest on to discuss Turkeys withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention against violence against women on 20th March 2021. (Newsflash)
Women's rights

Turkish Channels Slammed After No Women Invited To Discuss Anti-Domestic Violence Treaty Withdrawal

A number of Turkish TV channels have come under fire after not a single female guest was invited to speak on Turkey's withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, a human rights treaty against violence against women. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan withdrew Turkey from the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and…

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March 30, 2021
Read more about the article Mum Locked Up After Shooting Abusive Husband Becomes Public Face Of Istanbul Convention Protesters
After the cancellation of the Istanbul Convention, women marched and protested in many cities in Turkey. (Newsflash)
Women's rights

Mum Locked Up After Shooting Abusive Husband Becomes Public Face Of Istanbul Convention Protesters

Thousands more people have signed up to demand the release of a mother of two girls placed in custody and facing life in prison after accidentally shooting her abusive husband in the wake of Turkey deciding to leave the convention, designed to guarantee women's rights. The case of 31-year-old mother…

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March 30, 2021
Read more about the article Iran Ski Coach Not Allowed To Travel To Championship Because Hubby Says No
Samira Zargari, head coach of Iran's ski team her husband barred her from traveling with her team to world championships in Cortina dAmpezzo. (@samira.zargari/Newsflash)
Women's rights

Iran Ski Coach Not Allowed To Travel To Championship Because Hubby Says No

An Iranian ski coach has not been allowed to leave the country to go to the Alpine world Championships in Italy because her for husband forbade it. Under Iranian law, women need to seek the permission of their husbands if they want to travel outside the country, and Samira Zargari’s…

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March 11, 2021
Read more about the article Man Blasts Ex-Wife With Shotgun As She Walks Out Of Divorce Court A Free Woman
Cemile Nur Acar, 23, and her husband Onur Acar, 30, together. (@onur.acar.184/Newsflash)
Women's rights

Man Blasts Ex-Wife With Shotgun As She Walks Out Of Divorce Court A Free Woman

This young mum and her father have been blasted with a shotgun by her jealous ex-husband as she walked out of a divorce court a free woman. Cemile Nur Acar, 23, married Onur Acar, 30, last year after defying her family over the relationship, and even got pregnant and had…

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December 28, 2020
Read more about the article Man Who Suspected Ex Wife Of Cheating On Him Hired Hitman To Kill Her In Bath
Lale Bayram, 25, who was killed by her ex husband through a hitman. (Newsflash)
Women's rights

Man Who Suspected Ex Wife Of Cheating On Him Hired Hitman To Kill Her In Bath

A jealous husband who suspected his wife had cheated on him hired a hitman to murder her as punishment and then cut her wrists to make it look like suicide. The body of the young woman, Lale Bayram, aged just 25, was found dead in the bathroom of her house…

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December 28, 2020