In the meantime, “Turkey tops UNHCR’s refugee hosting list with 2.9 million refugees…

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Turkey tops UNHCR’s refugee hosting list with 2.9 million refugees
Turkey tops the list of refugee hosting countries in the world, hosting 2.9 million of the world’s 65 million refugees, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) stated on June 20.
cpj.org – Apr 25, 8:11 AM

Turkey’s bloody, failed military coup on July 15, 2016, and the ruthless crackdown that followed are testament to the country’s escalating crisis of democracy. Though the crisis had been developing for years, with journalists and independent media

 

Turkey jails UN judge in ‘breach of diplomatic immunity’

 BBC News | Europe | World Edition
As the UN accuses Turkey of breaking international law, the arrest of an MP also sparks protests.

 

U.S. Marshals arrest 2 Turkish men accused of role in embassy beating

Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin

Remember when the President of Turkey came to Washington to visit Trump, and his goons beat the crap out of American protesters on American soil? The DC-based Turkish news site Washington Hatti reported today that Eyup Yildirim was arrested for playing a role in this incident, and the Daily Caller now reports that a second, Sinan Narin, was also arrested. Both men beat peaceful protesters outside of the embassy of Turkey.

 

AKP’s Aybek Posing with MP5 Machine Gun Released

Bianet :: English
AKP Düzce Youth Branch Board member Aybek has been released on probation by the court which he was referred to on charge of “Inciting people to animosity and hostility”.

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