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Istanbul to host Turkey-Africa business forum next week
The third edition of the Turkey-Africa Economic and Business Forum will be held on Oct. 21-22 in Istanbul with a high-level attendance.
The event will include a ministerial meeting, B2B debates, signing ceremonies, and panels in which several topics such as cooperation in agriculture, pandemic, innovation and financing will be discussed.
Femicide in Montenegro Sparks Outcry Over Official Negligence
Protests on murder in the town of Tuzi, Montenegro. Photo: Courtesy of TV BOIN
Gjokaj had been on the run since September 30, after he killed his 19-year-old wife and wounded her father in the mainly Albanian-populated towni.
British-Turkish actress face of campaign on women’s depiction on TV
British-Turkish actress Susku Ekim Kaya has become the face of the Staunch Test's campaign that took place in London, the U.K.
The satirical campaign was designed by screenwriter Bridget Lawless, who is best known as the writer of the famous British TV Series "The Bill" and also the founder of the "The Staunch Book Prize," an award for thriller novels without violence toward women.
Actor Petros Filippidis remanded for rape and attempted rape
He faces one charge of rape and two of attempted rape
Kosovo War Rape Survivors Tell Stories of Pain and Courage
After the rape, the police sent him to the capital Pristina, where his ordeal continued. "Then I was seriously abused again, beaten up… I was praying to be killed rather than endure what was happening to me."
Pollution destroys natural wonder lake
Residents living near the Nilüfer Lake, a natural wonder lake surrounded by lotus flowers in the southeastern province of Kahramanmaraş, have urged authorities to take the lake under protection.
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International Criminal Court: Investigation underway into alleged war crimes in Gaza by both sides
The ICC’s Fatou Bensouda told Reuters she would press ahead with her inquiry even without the cooperation of Israel
Black Lives Matter co-founder bought $1.4 million dollar home in one of whitest areas in California
Patrisse Khan-Cullors started the #BlackLivesMatter hashtag in 2013
Victims Discouraged by ‘Lenient’ Sentences for Sex Crimes in Serbia
He was one of at least 608 people convicted of sex crimes in Serbia between 2016 and 2020.
But eight years is more than many convicted rapists are jailed for in the Balkan country, where, according to a BIRN investigation of data for the last five years, half were sentenced to five years or less, five years being the minimum sentence under the law since 2017.
Serbian Actor Accused of Rape Denies Allegations to Police
The well-known Serbian actor and politican Branislav Lecic has denied raping the actress Danijela Stajnfeld, the Belgrade Higher Prosecutor's Office told BIRN.
Lecic was summoned to the police to give a statement on accusations of rape dating to 2012. He spent several hours in the police station on Friday.