Democracy in the dock – a weekly news review
Sarah Glynn The dissolution of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) “would be a huge blow to democracy… violating multiple basic ...
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Turkish justice ministry eases releasing of sick patients
The Turkish Ministry of Justice in a new circular eased the conditions required for the release of prisoners who are ...
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Identity of Nagihan Akarsel’s assassin revealed
The shooter of Nagihan Akarsel, a Kurdish feminist academic and founding member of the Sulaymaniyah-based Jineolojî Academy, was identified as ...
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Several arrested in Turkish police raids on pro-Kurdish parties
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Democratic Regions Party (DBP) announced that several party executives, including the party's co-chair Keskin Bayındır, were detained in ...
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