Only a few months after Turkey’s President Erdogan raided the offices of the KozaIpek Media Group, the Turkish police assaulted early this month the offices of Feza Publications, which owns two newspapers (including Zaman) and two TV stations, without any warning. There is little else more injurious to any democracy than closing down news outlets and choking off freedom of speech.
After the protesters refused, arguing that they couldn’t release the cuffs, police moved in and snipped the plastic cuffs and detained all 13 individuals.
Switzerland and Nigeria have agreed to work towards return of assets worth US$ 321 million stolen from Nigeria by its former dictator Sani Abacha, a Swiss Federal Council news release said Tuesday.
Seeking to strengthen the ties between universities in Armenian and Cyprus, and to spur student exchanges between the two nations, the Armenian government today agreed to sign an agreement whereby the two nations would recognize the university qualifications of the other.
Dingo Team says it has captured five of the 40 dogs let loose yesterday and will medically inspect the dogs today at 2:30 p.m. at a public event for all to witness.
The ICFJ Award for Integrity in Journalism in partnership with the Aurora Prize, will be presented at a 100 LIVES ceremony on April 24 in Yerevan, Armenia.
The Artsakh Ministry of Defense has described an Azerbaijani claim that its forces fire upon peaceful civilians and even regard “flocks of sheep” as a threat as ludicrous and just more disinformation emanating from Baku.
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