Turkey announces 174 jails to be built while Former torture methods reemerge in Turkish prisons according to Human Rights Association…

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Former torture methods reemerge in Turkish prisons: Human Rights Association

Notorious former prison torture methods have reemerged during the state of emergency declared after the July 15 failed coup attempt, in addition to overcrowding and poor conditions in Turkey’s jails, according to the Human Rights Association (İHD)

174 jails to be built in Turkey

More than 170 jails will be built over the next five years in Turkey, according to a statement from the Justice Ministry (FETÖ).

CHP leader slams post-coup imprisonment of Turkish journalists

Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has criticized the imprisonment of dozens of writers and journalists in the ongoing crackdown on government opponents in the aftermath of Turkey’s failed July 15 coup attempt

Istanbul has highest number of teachers dismissed since Turkey’s coup attempt

Among the 28,163 teachers dismissed through a state of emergency decree published in Turkey’s Official Gazette on Sept. 2, some 3,487 were from Istanbul, more than any other province, daily Habertürk reported on Sept. 15

Turkish Cleric, Accused in Coup Plot, Calls Crackdown ‘Dark Pages’ in History

 NYT > Turkey by By RICK GLADSTONE  w

The cleric, Fethullah Gulen, who lives in Pennsylvania, spoke for the first time since Turkey’s government formally asked the United States to arrest him.

CHP registers 30,000 complaints over government’s post-coup attempt measures

Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has registered the complaints of around 30,000 people negatively affected by government measures to clear the state of suspected members of the Fethullahist Terror Organization (FETÖ), believed to be behind the failed July 15 coup, a CHP official has said

Akit Daily Targets Evrensel

Bianet :: English

A report by pro-government Akit daily has claimed that Evrensel daily will be closed because “the daily advocates PKK’s actions”.

Welcome to demokrasi: how Erdoğan got more popular than ever – podcast

World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Written and read by Christopher de Bellaigue. Produced by Simon Barnard

After a decade in power, Turkey’s ruler presides over a new form of democracy that the west neither likes nor understands: an authoritarian regime that exalts the will of the majority

Four held in Turkey over fears of Isis threat to UK and German embassies

World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Agence France-Presse in Ankara

British embassy closed as precaution after intelligence about possible threat from Islamic State, state-run media reports

Turkish authorities have detained four people as part of an investigation into a possible threat to the German and British embassies, according to state-run media reports.

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Eurosphere agenda: “How much money is being spent on refugees?…

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Debate: How much money is being spent on refugees?

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German Vice-Chancellor and SPD leader Sigmar Gabriel has called for a package of social measures that benefit the German population so it doesn’t feel it is receiving less than the refugees. Are migrants being given too much?

Russia ‘weaponising Europe migration’

 BBC News | Europe | World Edition

Nato’s top commander in Europe accuses Russia and Syria of deliberately using migration to destabilise Europe.

Improve refugee protection by managing it better

 open Democracy News Analysis – by Tim Finch

The disorder and tragedy inherent in large-scale, spontaneous refugee flows is not inevitable—what we need is a managed protection regime. A contribution to the openGlobalRights debate on refugees. Français, Español

Brussels Briefing: Euro Trump

Brussels Blog by Alex Barker

This is Wednesday’s edition of our Brussels Briefing. To receive it every morning in your email in-box, sign up here.

Europe is waking to news that Donald Trump has taken a huge, bounding leaptowards securing the Republican nomination for US president. It is not yet wrapped up; the Republican race will probably run through to the spring. But Mr Trump could barely have emerged in better shape from Super Tuesday and the Europe’s press are all a bit stunned. Before they could even deploy some withering headlines, Mr Trump beat them to the punch, blasting the bloc on terrorism and migration: “You look at Brussels, look at Sweden, you look at Germany – it’s like a disaster.” With an eye on the presidential race, he at least had the diplomatic courtesy to hold back on attacking Germany’s Angela Merkel, a leader he recently said would “be out if they don’t have a revolution”.

Is cohesion policy under threat?

EurActiv.com by Francesco Molica, Nikos Lampropoulos

Cohesion Policy, the European Union’s main investment policy tool, is soon to face a struggle for survival. One that could threaten the core values of solidarity and convergence of regional disparities on which the EU has been built up, write Nikos Lampropoulos and Francesco Molica.

The French state against sex workers: a security and racist logic

 open Democracy News Analysis – by Syndicat du travail sexuel

The French state ostensibly sees sex workers as victims, but its combined legal framework positions them first and foremost as offenders, especially when they are migrants.

 

Hollande flounders, as Valls emerges as likely successor

EurActiv.com by Albrecht Meier

It seems increasingly unlikely that François Hollande will have another shot at the French presidency; faced with dissent in his own ranks over proposed employment reforms and struggling in the polls, the incumbent has few options open. EurActiv’s partner Tagesspiegel reports.

Kosovo at the crossroads

EurActiv.com by Hashim Thaçi

Kosovo has made great progress since gaining independence in 2008, but it still has a long way to go to secure a European future and avoid being consumed by its past, writes Hashim Thaçi.

Debate: Clearance of “Jungle of Calais” gets underway

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Construction workers have begun clearing the southern section of the “Jungle of Calais” using heavy machinery, while inhabitants and relief organisations continue to protest. The Administrative Court of Lille gave permission for the clearance last week. Commentators accuse the government in Paris of undemocratic behaviour.

Debate: Can Draghi halt deflation?

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Ahead of the ECB meeting on March 10 the markets are looking desperately for signs of further quantitative easing. Commentators call on ECB chief Mario Draghi to finally take effective steps to stop deflation.

Debate: Asylum policy dividing EU

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Ahead of the EU summit at the end of the week the rifts over asylum policy are growing deeper. French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has rejected the quota system for refugees advocated by Angela Merkel and the Visegrád states plan to seal the border between Macedonia and Greece. Europe could collapse as the result of selfish national interests, commentators worry.

Debate: Papst Franziskus trifft Patriarch Kyrill

Euro|topics

A pope and a patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church have come together for talks for the first time since the Great Schism almost 1,000 years ago. Is the meeting between Francis and Kirill on Cuba a genuine sign of religious unity or is it more of a political move?

The troubling link between economic and political inequality in Europe

 open Democracy News Analysis – by Beatrice Magistro and Giulia Dotti Sani

Trust in institutions is not equally distributed among populations. In general, people from higher social strata show most support for the political system, as they’re the ones who mostly benefit from it.

Trust in institutions is necessary for the well functioning of modern democracies and the maintenance of institutional arrangements. The euro crisis has been identified by several scholars as a major factor contributing to falling trust in various European institutions.[1] In a recent article we have investigated whether, as a result of the crisis, trust has declined equally across European countries, and whether the decline varies among individuals with different socioeconomic backgrounds.[2]

Debate: EU states for sealing borders ahead of asylum summit

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Ahead of the EU summit at the end of the week resistance is growing to German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s proposal of a quota system for distributing refugees. The fact that large and prosperous countries such as France have now stopped toeing the line leaves commentators increasingly sceptical about the future cohesion of the EU.

Debate: Reflexions on the future of Europe

 euro|topics

With borders being sealed in reaction to the flood of refugees, high unemployment, huge debts, and far-right parties and movements on the rise, Europe’s integration is grinding to a halt. Is this the end of the big peace project?

Debate: Visegrád states plan to shut down borders

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Ahead of the EU summit the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia have stressed their intention to shut down the Balkan route. At a meeting on Monday the leaders of the Visegrád states Macedonia and Bulgaria agreed to support efforts to secure the borders. The plans provoke different reactions from the press.

Debate: Socialist Sánchez tasked with forming Spanish government

euro|topics

The Socialist leader Pedro Sánchez wants to be elected prime minister in the Spanish Congress on March 2. It remains unclear which parliamentary groups will vote in his favour. Is Spain facing a phase of instability?

National Front’s voting errors raise questions of competence

EurActiv.com by Aline Robert

MEPs from France’s National Front have corrected 988 voting errors since July 2014, seven times more than members of the French Socialists or the British Conservatives. EurActiv France reports.

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Locals in #Cerattepe Turkey resisting predator mining company whose owner has close ties to government…

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Locals protest mining efforts in Turkey’s northeast

In the Black Sea province of Artvin, locals protested a company’s efforts to extract mine in Cerattepe region with the support of police and military officers in armed vehicles

Attack against People Opposing Copper Mine in Artvin

Bianet :: English

Security forces have attacked with pepper gas on people keeping watch since June 21, 2015 against copper mine plans in Cerattepe area of Artvin province.

In Photos: Nature in Turkey’s Artvin enchants against efforts to mine gold from its mountains

Hurriyet Daily News

Take a look at our compilation of 27 pictures showing the natural beauty of the northeastern province of Artvin, where protests continue amid a police intervention

Police use tear gas to disperse locals protesting mine in Turkey’s northeast

Hurriyet Daily News

Police used tear gas on Feb. 16 to disperse thousands of locals protesting a company’s efforts to extract mine in Cerattepe region in the Black Sea province of Artvin

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Cyberculture agenda: “The causes of selfie-related fatalities

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The causes of selfie-related fatalities

Boing Boing by Mark Frauenfelder

The most common way to die from taking a selfie is falling from a heights, followed by drowning. From Priceonomics:

How Snapchat’s Evolving, One Small Update at a Time (and Why You Need to Pay Attention)

Social Media Today by Andrew Hutchinson

Snapchat announced two significant updates last few weeks, both focused on the same goal, though their low-key nature may belie the actual significance of the announcements themselves.

How Prevalent Is Anti-Semitism on Social Media? (Report)

All Facebook by David Cohen

The Online Hate Prevention Institute tracked more than 2,000 anti-Semitic social network posts over 10 months and found that only 20 percent of them were removed.

The OHPI prepared a new report for the Global Forum to Combat Antisemitism, and its findings included:

Google+: Worth It or a Waste of Time?

social Media Today by Kim Speier

With Facebook’s announcement that their user base reached 1.5 billion people, Twitter’s efforts to revitalize their audience, and Snapchat and Instagram’s rise to social media dominance, we’re left scratching our heads as to where Google+ fits into the mix.

Is Law Enforcement “Going Dark” Because of Encryption? Hardly, Says New Report

The Intercept by Jenna McLaughlin

Bring technologists and members of the intelligence community together to figure out what to do about unbreakable encryption and guess what they conclude?

They conclude that they don’t really need to worry about it.

World’s Oldest Torrent Is Still Being Shared After 4,419 Days

TorrentFreak

BitTorrent is an excellent distribution mechanism, but for a file to live on at least one person has to keep sharing it.

NSA Hacker Chief Explains How to Keep Him Out of Your System

Wired Top Stories by Kim Zetter

The nation’s hacker-in-chief took up the ironic task at the Enigma Conference in San Francisco.

 

5 ways to send super-personalized cold emails

The Next Web by Ben Slater

Cold messages are part and parcel of every recruiter’s day. It’s the way that we connect with new candidates, and we couldn’t survive without them. What’s pretty shocking though is that almost 90 percent of these messages aren’t personalized!

Google breaks its silence on how much they paid the guy who briefly owned Google.com

 The Next Web by Bryan Clark

In October 2015 Sanmay Ved recently owned the domain name, Google.com. Of course, it was short lived, and Ved had no intentions of actually keeping the domain name, but Google decided to offer a financial reward anyway. At the time, Ved declined to share how much this reward was, but he did note that it was “more than $10,000.” Today, Google let the cat out of the bag in its “Google Security Rewards — 2015 Year in Review.” Originally, Google paid out $6,006.13 to Ved, which — if you sort of squint — spells out “Google.” After it found out

The future of media monetization: Cryptocurrencies and micropayments

 The Next Web by Andrii Degeler

Monetization of content projects, be it a newspaper or online-only news publication, is a pain these days.

Pirate Party Prosecuted For Operating a Pirate Site

TorrentFreak by Andy

As champions of less restrictive copyright law and advocates of greater online freedoms and privacy, the Pirate Party has stamped its mark on the online space in recent years.

As a niche political movement it has often taken a guerrilla approach to its activism, with strategies often designed to provoke a fierce response from perceived enemies.

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