brent: dw correspondent julia hahn was that those protests today and she is following developments forin istanbul. julia: protesters here are furious about the government's decision to withdraw from the assembled convention. turkey was the first country to sign the convention 10 years ago , and now it is the first one to officially abandon its international treaty. it's a devastating decision for millions of women and other groups here in turkey. it comes at a time when domestic violence is on the rise, and so is the number of women murdered, the number of femicides. many women here tell me they are afraid of losing their existing rights. at the same time there is a mood, a certain atmosphere of defiance here. we won't be silenced. that is what i hear women shout over and over again. so they are determined to continue to stand up for their rights. brent: that was julia hahn there. here's a look at some other stories making news around the world. u.s. comedian bill cosby has been released from prison after pennsylvania's supreme court overturned his sexual assault conviction. the court