Despite EU Deal, Turkey Is Not A Safe Place For Refugees
Turkish border guards have been accused of shooting at refugees trying to cross the border. The post Despite EU Deal, Turkey Is Not A Safe Place For Refugees appeared first on ThinkProgress.
View ArticleNo Light At The End Of The Tunnel: Refugees Trapped in Greece Are Now Being...
“On the edge of Europe, refugees are trapped with no light at the end of the tunnel. The post No Light At The End Of The Tunnel: Refugees Trapped in Greece Are Now Being Deported appeared first on...
View ArticleTurkey’s Prime Minister Just Resigned. Here’s Why That Matters.
Turkey's president is consolidating power -- and that could have huge implications for the fight against ISIS and the international response to the Syrian Crisis. The post Turkey’s Prime Minister Just...
View ArticleHuman Rights Watch Claims Turkish Border Guards Are Killing Syrian Refugees
“While senior Turkish officials claim they are welcoming Syrian refugees with open borders and open arms, their border guards are killing and beating them,” The post Human Rights Watch Claims Turkish...
View ArticleCountries At The World Humanitarian Summit Aren’t Walking The Walk
"We have not been able to receive the necessary support and contribution from the international community on the refugee crisis, and we now expect a fairer sharing of the burden," President Tayyip...
View ArticleTurkey Was Just Hit With The 7th Major Terrorist Attack In The Last Year
Over 200 people have been killed in terrorist attacks in Turkey's main cities in the past year. The post Turkey Was Just Hit With The 7th Major Terrorist Attack In The Last Year appeared first on...
View ArticleDoctors Without Borders Rejects All EU Funding: ‘We’re Talking About Europe’s...
“Is Europe’s only offer to refugees that they stay in countries they are desperate to flee? Once again, Europe’s main focus is not on how well people will be protected, but on how efficiently they are...
View ArticleAt Least 41 Killed After Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport Hit With Bomb Blast
Turkey has been hit with 8 devastating attacks in the past year. This latest is on a major transit hub. The post At Least 41 Killed After Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport Hit With Bomb Blast appeared first...
View ArticleTurkish Government Cracks Down In The Wake Of Failed Coup Attempt
Turkey is arresting military personnel after the deadly failed coup and also suspending thousands of judges. The post Turkish Government Cracks Down In The Wake Of Failed Coup Attempt appeared first on...
View ArticleTurkey’s Erdogan Expands Post-Coup Crackdown To Target Judges, Key Military...
Erdogan could bring back the death penalty following the attempted coup. The post Turkey’s Erdogan Expands Post-Coup Crackdown To Target Judges, Key Military Leader appeared first on ThinkProgress.
View ArticleAfter Arresting, Suspending, Or Firing 15,000, Turkey Bans Travel For All...
One academic based in Istanbul told ThinkProgress that the number of people arrested was "unbelievable." The post After Arresting, Suspending, Or Firing 15,000, Turkey Bans Travel For All Academics...
View ArticleGermany, Turkey, And Lebanon Are Working To Help Reunite 36,000 Syrian...
"The burden must be shared." The post Germany, Turkey, And Lebanon Are Working To Help Reunite 36,000 Syrian Refugee Families appeared first on ThinkProgress.
View ArticleTurkey Threatens To Stop Providing Protection For Refugees If Turks Can’t Get...
"If visa liberalisation does not follow, we will be forced to back away from the deal on taking back (refugees) and the agreement of March 18." The post Turkey Threatens To Stop Providing Protection...
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After weeks of lies, Saudi Arabia finally admits Khashoggi’s killing was planned
Contradicting itself yet again, Saudi Arabia on Thursday admitted that the plan to kill dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2 was premeditated. This latest...
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Petition would rename Washington street where Saudi embassy is located in...
An online petition has collected more than 1,000 signatures to honor murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi by renaming the street in Washington, D.C. where the Saudi embassy is located after him. The...
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Trump calls Saudi Arabia ‘spectacular ally,’ denies he is plotting to kidnap...
Saudi Arabia is a “spectacular ally” whose leader may have commissioned the murder of a journalist with legal resident status in the U.S., President Donald Trump said Saturday. The CIA has concluded...
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Saudi state media is going after Sean Penn now that he decided to do...
Mired in what can only be termed as an international scandal and a total PR disaster owing to its murder of a dissident journalist and attempt to cover it up with a flurry of lies, Saudi Arabia chose...
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250,000 refugees to be sent back to Syria in 2019 despite enduring ‘climate...
As fighting has subsided in the bulk of the country, some 250,000 refugees might be returned to Syria in the new year, Reuters reported on Tuesday. If that feels like an ambitious aim for a country...
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Turkey says U.S. is looking for a way to extradite Erdogan nemesis
President Donald Trump has promised Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that his administration is looking into extraditing Fethullah Gulen, a U.S.-based Muslim cleric Erdogan has accused of...
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This Trump-endorsed conspiracy theory about Michael Flynn just had a bad day...
It’s been a year since Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump‘s former national security adviser, pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI. Flynn reportedly promised “full cooperation” with special counsel...
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