It is now Film Workers’ turn: “Probe into Film Workers Supporting Peace Academics”

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Probe into Film Workers Supporting Peace Academics

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An investigation has been launched into 433 film workers, who issued a support declaration for Academics for Peace, on charge of “promoting crime and criminal”.

MINISTRY OF INTERIOR: 1,656 People Arrested in 6 months Due to Their Comments Shared in Social Media

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“Inciting people to breed enmity and animosity, praising the terror organisation, insulting the state dignitaries” were among the grounds announced by the Ministry of Interior for launching legal proceedings against people due to their comments shared in the social media.

Turkey Jails Journalists for Reporting on Energy Minister’s Leaked Emails
The Daily Dot
The email archive was later indexed by WikiLeaks, which remains banned in Turkey. On Sunday morning, Turkish police special forces units raided houses of journalists from various outlets known for their critical news coverage, including daily BirGun’s

 

 

HDP Vice Co-Chair Aysel Tuğluk, Other 2 Politicans Detained

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HDP Vice Co-Chair Tuğluk, DBP Vice Co-Chair Fırat and DTK former council member Yaşar have been taken into custody as part of a probe launched by Diyarbakır Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office.

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Eurosphere agenda: Poland’s ‘Black Protest’.. Fraser of Allander report on Brexit…

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Fraser of Allander report: Brexit could cost 80,000 jobs

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Scotland could lose between 30,000 to 80,000 jobs as a result of Brexit, according to the Fraser of Allander Institute.

Why Poland’s ‘Black Protest’ could be a potential game changer

open Democracy News Analysis – by Tom Junes

With its move to change the abortion legislation, the Polish government has opened Pandora’s box, the consequences of which it cannot possibly control.

Polish women protest against a legislative proposal for a total ban on abortion in Poland. PAimages/Geert Vanden Wijngaert. All rights reserved.It was Czarny Poniedziałek – Black Monday. On Monday 3 October Poland saw a nationwide ‘women’s strike’. Inspired by an Icelandic protest action from back in 1975, tens of thousands of Polish women heeded a call to strike and protest against the proposal of a new abortion law supported by the current PiS (Prawo i Sprawiedliwość – Law and Justice) government.

Abortion protests rock Polish government, prompt backtrack

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Poland’s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party has looked firmly in control since sweeping to power a year ago but it may have pressed its conservative agenda too far by initially backing a virtual ban on abortion.

Poland abortion: Parliament rejects near-total ban

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Poland’s parliament rejects a citizens’ bill for a near-total ban on abortion, after the government was swayed by nationwide protests on Monday.

Pound hit by ‘flash crash’ in biggest fall since Brexit

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The pound suffered a “flash crash” Friday morning, its biggest drop since Britain voted in June to leave the EU, with confused traders scrambling to understand the reason for the sharp sell-off.

Norway’s short but controversial fence on Russia’s border

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Norway is erecting a controversial steel fence along its border post with Russia following a surge in migrant arrivals last year.

Debate: A new president for Estonia

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After weeks of indecision the parliament in Tallinn has elected a woman to the office of president – a first in the country’s history. Biologist Kersti Kaljulaid, 46, hitherto employed at the European Court of Auditors, will become Estonia’s new head of state. Commentators in the country have high hopes for the successor to Toomas Hendrik Ilves.

80 years ago, London’s immigrant communities fought back to halt a fascist march

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Anti-fascist demonstrators flee as police attack a barricade.

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Portugal’s Antonio Guterres set to be UN secretary general

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The former Portuguese prime minister Antonio Guterres is poised to become the next UN secretary general, diplomats say.

Debate: How sensible are referendums?

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The Hungarian referendum on refugee quotas has failed due to the low voter turnout. In a surprise outcome, the Colombians have voted against the peace deal with the Farc rebels. A few months ago the Brexit vote sent shockwaves through Europe. For some commentators the referendum is inappropriate as a democratic instrument. Others warn against demonising referendums as a political institution.

Debate: May presents Brexit plan

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British Prime Minister Theresa May presented a broad outline for the UK’s EU exit negotiations on Sunday. She indicated a move toward a “hard” Brexit that could cost the country its access to the single market. Those who voted for Brexit will be hit the worst, commentators observe, and call for more clarity on the Brexit.

Debate: Black Monday for the PiS?

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Thousands of people in Poland have protested against a total ban on abortion. Dressed all in black they took to the streets on Monday to demonstrate against the national conservative PiS government’s planned ban. Commentators believe this could be the start of a major wave of protests.

Iceland’s Pirate Party could actually win big in the next election

Mashable! by Marcus Gilmer

Iceland has already faced steep political turmoil in 2016. Later this month, things could get even more interesting, as the country’s upstart Píratar Party (or Pirate Party) remains in the lead in polls leading up to the nation’s general election at the end of October.

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The image that represents the state of higher education in Turkey…

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On the right hand side, you see the head of Turkey’s Higher Education Council…

President Erdoğan: Lumpen, Half-Portion Intellectual

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Erdoğan has called for academics calling for peace: “They can struggle as much as they want. There is no old Turkey anymore where those self-proclaimed wise, calling themselves intellectual, academic used to rule”.

Support for Academics from Foundation University Students

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Foundation Universities Communication and Solidarity Network has stated “Foundation Universities are public areas and demanding peace in society and reacting against ones committing crimes against peace constitute actions for public interest”.

Turkish president vows ‘treasonous’ academics will pay the price

President Erdoğan has stepped up his harsh rhetoric against academics who called for an end to military operations in Turkey’s southeast, warning that they would pay the price for “falling into a pit of treachery”

American Political Science Association lends support to Turkish colleagues

APSA has written an open letter to Turkish President Erdoğan, criticizing the measures against at least 1,128 Turkish academics who signed a petition calling for an end to ongoing military operations in the country’s southeast

Turkish teacher jailed for making rude gesture at President Erdoğan

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Woman will serve 11 months and 20 days in prison for making ‘ugly gesture with her hand’ at 2014 political rally

A Turkish court has sentenced a teacher to almost a year in prison for making a rude gesture at President Tayyip Erdoğan at a political rally in 2014, according to local media reports.

Woman sentenced to 11 months in jail for ‘insulting Erdoğan’

A Turkish woman was sentenced to 11 months in prison on Jan. 20 for “insulting” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan by shouting and directing a hand gesture toward him in the Aegean province of İzmir in 2014

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