[dropcap size=small]T urkey experienced an alleged coup d’état on July 15, 2016, also known as the “July 15 uprising.” Badly organized plotters made an ill-fated attempt to seize the control of the country in…
[dropcap size=small]A massive gathering of the Iranian Diaspora in a vast convention hall north of Paris voiced their compatriots’ demands for regime change in Tehran.
The colossal and energetic event, staged annually by…
By Tom Regan*
[dropcap size=small]When a country moves from being an open, democratic society to more authoritarian and less democratic, it is often small, seemingly unimportant shifts in the culture that signal trouble ahead.…
[dropcap size=small]J ust until recently, I had thought that they didn't know about the date set for the putsch. But, there is a fresh finding I have, which I have had confirmed...
This sensational statement…
T he crackdown on the freedom of expression and dissent since the failed coup in July 15 last year has reached epic proportions in Turkey.
The effects of the continuous severe blows to journalism…
By Gérard Deprez
One issue which unites politicians from all sides of the spectrum in Europe is the need to tackle Iran’s appalling human rights abuses and export of terrorism and religious extremism.
Today we announced the…
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I n a geopolitical theory published in 1904, Kazakhstan was identified as part of the Heartland that,…
K nife's hit the bone...
With these words, Turkish opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu started more than a week ago from Ankara his long 'March for Justice', holding a placate that says 'Adalet' (Justice).
432 km and…
by Stephen Booth
The Queen’s Speech this morning was, predictably, dominated by Brexit. Some commentators have been quick to describe the legislative programme as “thin”, but there are a huge amount of meaty and controversial issues…
A s the extraordinary results of the UK's general election sink in, and we get used to this spinning British polity, there are a few immediate takeaways to be noted from the campaign in…