Showing posts with label December 07. Show all posts
Showing posts with label December 07. Show all posts

Monday, December 7, 2015

New photo from Facebook December 07, 2015 at 11:19PM

Bu arada Tibet’te Pabonka Manastırı… via Facebook Pages http://ift.tt/1heKubC

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You can kick the Soma Mining Disaster mourner, then get court order to remove entries about you….

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Popular Turkish website Ekşi Sözlük has deleted entries on the Turkish PM’s aide who made headlines after kicking a mourner in the mine disaster-struck town of Soma, upon a court order
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The growing number of court cases opened against individuals in Turkey on charges of ‘insulting’ the president prompts several professional chambers of jurists to hold a workshop on the issue
Cumhuriyet editor-in-chief Can Dündar and Ankara bureau chief Erdem Gül, who were arrested on Nov. 26 for their report on weapons-filled Turkish intelligence trucks bound for Syria in early 2014, have applied to the Constitutional Court for release

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Historical heritage in Sur, Diyarbakır disappearing as Kurşunlu Mosque burning in clashes between PKK and security forces…

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A fire broke out in an Ottoman-era mosque in the Sur district of southeastern Diyarbakır province on Dec. 7 when outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants reportedly attacked it with hand-made explosives
The Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has said Turkey’s judicial institutions have so far failed to take any steps to find the perpetrator of the Nov. 28 killing of Diyarbakır Bar Association head Tahir Elçi
A total of 24 suspected members of to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and outlawed Marxist-Leninist Communist Party (MLKP) were sent to court on Dec. 7, judicial sources said

Turkey: from conservative democracy to popular authoritarianism

Turkey is experiencing a popular authoritarian moment. Defeating it requires relentless bottom-up work in an increasingly hostile environment toward criticism.

Protest sit-in is support of PKK leader Ocalan in Istanbul, December 5, 2015.Protest sit-in is support of PKK leader Ocalan in Istanbul, December 5, 2015. Demotix/ Ozcab Soysal. All rights reserved.On Sunday, November 1, the Justice and Development Party (AKP) regained its majority in the parliament, winning the 49 percent of the votes. The party secured 317 seats in a 550-member parliament to continue its single-party government for another term, after losing it in the June 7 elections.

We have to remove dual-headed system, Erdoğan says

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said the country’s “dual-headed system” of rule has to be removed, referring to the powers held by the president and the prime minister, who both come to their positions through elections

UK activists’ report on the struggle for autonomy in Silvan

When the city of Farqîn or Silvan declared autonomy, the Turkish state responded with violence and curfews: a firsthand account of residents’ experiences.

“Autonomy means that we will live in our own way, with our own rules, our own culture and our own identity. I support this from my heart.”  – Narin, resident of Farqîn

 

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New photo from Facebook December 07, 2015 at 02:41PM

Plitvice Gölleri, Hırvatistan. via Reddit. via Facebook Pages http://ift.tt/1heKubC

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New photo from Facebook December 07, 2015 at 12:37PM

Gerçekten de bu kadar olmaz. via @uysalugur via Facebook Pages http://ift.tt/1heKubC

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Eurosphere agenda: Far right National Front success in French regional vote…

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France’s far right National Front won more support than any other party in the first round of regional elections Sunday, according to polling agency projections, in a new boost for Marine Le Pen’s anti-immigration strategy and a new blow to President Francois Hollande’s Socialists.

 

Marine Le Pen’s National Front wins at least 30 percent of the vote nationwide, three weeks after deadly Paris attacks.

SPECIAL REPORT / Delegates meet again in Paris this week for the final five days of negotiations to reach an international deal to cap global warming, painfully aware that much work remains to be done.

 

VIDEO: Bono’s onstage Paris tribute

U2 singer Bono pays tribute to the people of Paris during the band’s concert in the city on Sunday night.

David Cameron warned not to condone abuse at Bulgarian border

The prime minister comes under fire from Oxfam after praising Bulgaria’s attack-dog and razorwire border operation

 

MAIN FOCUS: ECB extends bond-buying programme | 04/12/2015

The ECB announced on Thursday that it would prolong its controversial bond-buying programme until March 2017. Because investors had expected an increase in the volume of monthly purchases, stock markets around the world slumped on Thursday. But the investors’ disappointment is unjustified, commentators write, and doubt that Europe’s economy can be saved with additional money.

 

Surveillance after Paris

There’s little evidence that “mass surveillance” catches potential terrorists, but it does risk catching innocents. More conventional police methods are more effective against terrorism.

Heavy police presence at Place de la Republique, November 17, 2015.Heavy police presence at Place de la Republique, November 17, 2015. Demotix/ Michael Debets. All rights reserved.The Friday 13 events in Paris were horrendous – bloody and heartless attacks without warning on innocent civilians enjoying a warm November evening, in restaurants and bars, at a concert and a soccer game. A few days before, I had been walking through neighbouring districts, taking in the sights and sounds of a great city. Unfortunately, French responses thus far follow a familiar pattern… So border checks were increased with ramped-up databases and reinforced surveillance.

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In case you missed, three women in Turkey extrajudicially killed by police in home raids in the last 5 months…

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No weapons found, no armed struggle. Just killed by police action…

 

News in Turkish

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New photo from Facebook December 07, 2015 at 10:55AM

Bu arada Fas’ta… Fez şehri… via Reddit. via Facebook Pages http://ift.tt/1heKubC

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Elsevier vs. Sci-Hub and Library Genesis

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This week, the scholarly publishing giant Elsevier filed suit against Sci-Hub and Library Genesis, two sites where academics and researchers practiced civil disobedience by sharing the academic papers that Elsevier claims — despite having acquired the papers for free from researchers, and despite having had them refereed and overseen by editorial boards staffed by more volunteering academics. (more…)

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