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Severe deterioration of press freedom in Türkiye
On World Press Freedom Day, the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) revealed the 2023 World Press Freedom Index. It released a short video in which Rebecca Vincent, RSF’s Director of Operations and Campaigns, outlines the state of press freedom…
Provocative aggression in ongoing Turkish elections abroad
Tensions arise in the Turkish elections, which started on April 27 for voters living abroad. As a result of provocations at polling stations in Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, a fight broke out between AKP supporters and…
“We are willing to host our Syrian brothers and sisters from Lebanon”
More than 1.5 million refugees from Syria are believed to be living in Lebanon. Based on the number of inhabitants, Lebanon has hosted the largest quantity of refugees in the world. The figures are imprecise, 846,000 refugees were…
Leaked documents reveal ISIS resurgence attempts
Confidential US documents shared by a reserve Air Force technician in online chat groups reveal the efforts of ISIS to resurrect. According to classified documents leaked by young Air Force technician Jack Teixera, ISIS is using…
Taliban kill ISIS leader responsible for the bombing at Kabul airport
The Taliban killed the leader of ISIS who ordered a series of suicide bombings at Kabul Airport in Afghanistan in August 2021. The bombings took the lives of at least 170 civilians and 13 U.S. military personnel. U.S. officials gave The New…
Progressive International: “Hands off the HDP”
Progressive International called for international solidarity and launched a petition against the detention of many journalists, politicians, lawyers, and artists, in house raids in 21 cities in Türkiye. Progressive International is an…
The US declares it will not ‘normalize’ relations with Syria
The US State Department made a statement on the meeting in Moscow between the defense ministers and intelligence heads of Russia, Syria, Iran, and Türkiye. In a written statement to VOA Turkish, the Department addressed the endorsement of…
A whole region without power and in darkness for days
In the north of Syria in the al-Shahba region near the town of Tall Rifaat, there has been total darkness for days. The region has long been suffering from a blockade by the Syrian Assad regime, which was tightened again in April.…
Intensified Turkish drone strikes in northeastern Syria kill another SDF fighter
The Media Center of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) released a statement on the death of SDF fighter Sabri Ahmed Abdullah (nom de guerre Mazlum Dogan) as a result of a Turkish drone strike on a vehicle in Kobani. According to the…
Overseas voting for Turkish elections kicks off
Voting for the upcoming Turkish parliamentary and presidential elections has started for voters living outside Turkiye. 3.416.98 people are expected to vote in 4,671 ballot boxes set up at customs stations for voters abroad. The Supreme…