Erdogan under pressure as anti-refugee sentiment rises in Turkey
13/05/2022
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Syrian refugees in a Turkish refugee camp near Suruc, back in 2014 (photo: Flickr) For years, Turkey has held the largest population of refugees in the
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Shocking death of journalist Abu Akleh accelerates concern on Israeli conduct in West Bank
12/05/2022
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The streets of Jenin, West Bank (photo: Flickr) In the morning of May 11, Al Jazeera said that its well-known reporter Shireen Abu Akleh was shot
Expectations for the 15 May Lebanese parliamentary elections
11/05/2022
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Anti-gov’t protests in Beirut, Lebanon in 2019 (photo: WikiMedia Commons) On this Sunday, May 15, Lebanon will see the long-expected parliamentary elections in the country. In
North Macedonia’s opposition wants early elections, stalls parliament
10/05/2022
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The North Macedonian Parliament in its capital Skopje (WikiMedia Commons) The biggest opposition party in North Macedonia, VMRO-DPNME has started an ‘active blockade’ of the
Egypt under pressure over mysterious death of researcher
04/05/2022
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The US department of State has, after various rights organizations, said that the death of economic researcher Ayman Hadhoud requires a “thorough, transparent and credible”
Domestic protests rock Armenia as negotiations with Azerbaijan on Nagorno-Karabakh continue
04/05/2022
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A Pashinian poster on a car in Yerevan, 2018 (source: WikiMedia Commons) Armenian police have detained hundreds of protesters who gathered in Yerevan to demonstrate against
Montenegrin Parliament approves new minority government, Abazović becomes PM
03/05/2022
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NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană (right) and the now Prime Minister of Montenegro, Dritan Abazović (left) at a NATO conference in March 2021 (source: Flickr) The
Putin’s comments on Kosovo spark unrest in Serbia
02/05/2022
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The Serbia-Kosovo border at the E80 road (source: WikiMedia Commons) On 26 April, Russian President Vladimir Putin met UN Secretary-General António Guterres in Moscow, where he
Turkey sentences human rights activist Kavala to life in prison
28/04/2022
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Osman Kavala in 2015 (WikiMedia Commons) On 25 April, in Turkey, human rights activist and philanthropist Osman Kavala has been sentenced to life in prison