Month: February 2018
Unregistered school teacher filmed ‘using force’
Education
February 27, 2018
Unregistered school teacher filmed ‘using force’
A BBC News investigation into unregistered schools has uncovered abuse and unsafe practices. More than 50 safeguarding alerts have been…
Turkey’s Erdogan in row over ‘girl martyr’ comment on TV
Turkey
February 27, 2018
Turkey’s Erdogan in row over ‘girl martyr’ comment on TV
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been criticised after telling a girl in military uniform that she would be honoured…
Leading Turkish human rights defender sentenced for Twitter post
Editor's Choice
February 24, 2018
Leading Turkish human rights defender sentenced for Twitter post
A former head of Mazlumdar, a prominent Turkish human rights group, Gergerlioglu was sentenced for “disseminating terrorist propaganda”, a charge he denies. The…
Ukraine International Airlines announces new destinations to be introduced within 5 years
Business
February 24, 2018
Ukraine International Airlines announces new destinations to be introduced within 5 years
The airline company Ukraine International Airlines (UIA, Kyiv) over the course of the next five years is going to introduce a number…
Amnesty report says dissent being ruthlessly suppressed in Turkey
Turkey
February 24, 2018
Amnesty report says dissent being ruthlessly suppressed in Turkey
A report released by Amnesty International on Thursday reveals that critical voices and dissent were ruthlessly suppressed in Turkey in…
US Politician Margo Davidson Reflects On Her Visit To Turkish Refugees In Greece
Editor's Choice
February 24, 2018
US Politician Margo Davidson Reflects On Her Visit To Turkish Refugees In Greece
A Pennsylvania State Representative, Margo Davidson, visited Turkish refugees in Greece who fled from the persecution of the despotic regime…
Reporters Without Borders condemns Turkey’s trial of journalists
Media Freedom
February 23, 2018
Reporters Without Borders condemns Turkey’s trial of journalists
Reporters Without Borders (RSF), repeated its condemnation of the trial of 29 journalists and media workers that is expected to…
Ukraine four years after the Maidan
Opinion
February 23, 2018
Ukraine four years after the Maidan
n late February 2014, following three months of demonstrations on Kyiv’s Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square), then-President Victor Yanukovych fled the…
Courts Approve Bans of LGBTI Events
Turkey
February 23, 2018
Courts Approve Bans of LGBTI Events
Courts have issued decision of refusal in lawsuits brought by Kaos GL and Pink Life Association, the LGBTI organizations in…
Ukraine Bans Saakashvili Until 2021
Ukraine
February 23, 2018
Ukraine Bans Saakashvili Until 2021
Ukraine’s border service has banned Mikheil Saakashvili from entering Ukraine for three years, days after he was expelled from the…