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LGBTs with light penalties live in one-man cells in southern Turkey
LGBT inmates in a prison in the Mediterranean province of Antalya are living in one-person cells intended for those with life sentence despite light penalties of the former, with non-governmental organizations and civil rights groups calling the practice "a rights violation," daily Hürriyet has reported.
Is Kanal Istanbul a gift to Istanbul?
Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu announced the election manifesto of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on Oct. 4, including some very big economic pledges.
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Pre-trial detention should be 'last resort,' CoE says
The Council of Europe has said pre-trial detention should either be avoided as much as possible or used as a ?last resort,? noting the abusive use of pre-trial detention for politically motivated purposes is seen in several countries including Turkey.
Turkey's education system discriminates against ethnic, religious minorities: Report
Turkey?s education system continues to discriminate against ethnic and religious minorities, reinforcing an exclusionist definition of ?Turkishness,? a joint report by the History Foundation and the Turkey branch of the Minority Rights Group has stated.
Turkish Parliament to open in absence of main opposition leader
Turkey's parliament will open its putative fall session on Oct. 1 in the absence of Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu.
K?l?çdaro?lu will be traveling to Lyon in France on Oct. 1 as part of his election campaign, meeting Turks living in France and civil society representatives.
US concerned over prevention of Istanbul Pride, says US envoy on LGBTIs
The U.S. State Department's first-ever Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex) people, Randy Berry, has expressed the U.S.'s concern over the police crackdown on the annual Pride March in Istanbul on June 28.
Macedonia Opposition Seeks Media Reform Deal
Macedonia's opposition Social Democrats, SDMS, want a deal reached on media reforms by October 15, saying fast changes are needed to leave time for media coverage to improve by the April snap elections.
"This is a key issue if we want free and fair elections," Robert Popovski, the head of the SDSM working group on the media, said.
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Burkina Faso coup leaders release interim president: Statement
Coup leaders in Burkina Faso announced on Sept.18 they had released the country's interim president Michel Kafando whom they had detained along with the premier and two ministers.
Hahn Revives 'Accession Dialogue' in Macedonia
In Skopje on Friday, Johannes Hahn is expected to kick start the so-called High Level Accession Dialogue, HLAD, which was launched in 2012 to keep Macedonia's EU agenda alive but which has been interrupted by the deepening political crisis.
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Turkish economy's problems 'still come from inside,' says leading economist
Leading economist Daron Acemo?lu said in an interview with Turkish daily Cumhuriyet that Turkey?s economic problems still come from inside, adding high liquidity in global markets helped Turkey overcome the 2001 and 2008 economic crises but the situation has now changed.