The AKP lost its parliamentary majority for the first time since 2002 in Turkey’s elections, derailing President Erdoğan’s ascent.
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Iranian cartoonist Atena Farghadani faces twelve years in prison for a cartoon portraying parliament with animal heads in protest of legislation that would restrict access to birth control and divorce.
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“In Pakistan, as well as in Egypt and other countries like the UAE and Saudi Arabia, the government faces the same kind of debate in a society that has grown ever more aware of its collective voice, and ever more eager to use it.”
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Three poems from Black Words Matter, written by Baltimore students about their experiences with racism and police brutality.
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Despite previous calls for ceasefire, Russia-backed separatists attacked Donbas this past weekend, killing at least three Ukrainian soldiers and two civilians.
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The ICC has appealed its decision to grant interim release to former Congolese Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo and the four other men accused of committing war crimes against the Congolese people.
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The PRI will remain in power after Mexico’s upcoming elections, despite the party’s alleged dealings with drug cartels.
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