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Yanar Mohammed’s life was defined by activism, protection of the vulnerable, and refusal to stay silent — cut short this month by the violence she fought to end

Zainab Mehdi
03 March, 2026
Palestinians inspect uprooted olive trees on Palestinian farmland, uprooted by the Israeli army during a three-day raid and siege of the village of Al-Mughayyir in the West Bank on 24 August 2025.
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Extremists have taken advantage of a security vacuum in Syria since the fall of Assad
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Ahmed Sahhar (35) processes plastic waste to produce gasoline and diesel fuel in Sheikh Ridwan neighborhood in northern Gaza on March 12, 2025. Sahhar burns the plastics with a special method and separates the liquid that can be used as fuel and offers it to the Palestinians in the region to meet their daily needs. Israel's blockade of Gaza Strip and the rise in fuel prices have led the people of the region to find alternative solutions.
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Basij special paramilitary personnel are standing guard beside their motorcycles during a military rally in downtown Tehran, Iran
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The body of a missing student has been found amidst a wave of femicides in Turkey [Getty]
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Women hold Ikbal Uzuner's portraits during the demonstration against femicide in Izmir
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