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New Eastern Europe3dOpinion
Jetztzeit is now: democratic erosion from above, civic resistance from below
Perhaps it is time to admit that a new European solidarity is no longer being built from above but from below.
Turkey’s conservative heartland remains loyal to Erdoğan, but many young people want to leave
The Turkish government's arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu sparked huge protests, especially among young people.
Boise State Public Radio5d
Hundreds of scholars say U.S. is swiftly heading toward authoritarianism
Most — but not all — political scientists are deeply troubled by the president's attempts to expand executive power, ...
Jacobin on MSN6d
Labor’s Role in the Fight for Turkish Democracy
The arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has prompted more than a month of protests in Turkey. The demonstrations have ...
Waging Nonviolence3d
The creative playbook behind Turkey’s mass protests
The arrest of Istanbul’s mayor has sparked a movement against Turkey’s authoritarian turn that is using satire to transform ...
Dozens arrested as the investigation that saw Istanbul’s mayor jailed deepens
Police in Istanbul have detained 47 people in dawn raids linked to a corruption investigation that saw the city’s mayor ...
bianet5d
İstanbul Bar documents violations during İmamoğlu protests
The İstanbul Bar Association has released reports documenting human rights violations during protests that erupted last month following ... Women reported being forced to undergo strip searches in ...
Turkey’s People Are Resisting Autocracy. They Deserve More Than Silence.
The arrests put Turkey on the path that Russia has traveled over the past two decades, in which a democratically elected ...
akm1d
How do the protests in Istanbul affect tourists and what should travelers prepare for?
Protests continue in Istanbul, which raise questions among tourists due to ... Practice also suggests that there may be similar problems with public transport: metro stations closest to protest sites ...