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EU has another go at resolving Greece-Turkey migration crisis

EU has another go at resolving Greece-Turkey migration crisis

On Wednesday, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis held talks with the Vice President of the European Commission Josep Borrell at the Maximos Mansion in Athens to initiate Rome-Ankara conflict resolution over the ongoing migration crisis.

US Consulate employee jailed in Turkey over terrorism charges

US Consulate employee jailed in Turkey over terrorism charges

A U.S. consulate employee has been jailed for nine years by a Turkish court for association with a terrorist group and aiding it. The United States Embassy to Turkey has expressed its disappointment on the

The United Nations warns many countries about repression practices

The United Nations warns many countries about repression practices

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, warned on Monday that some countries would take the exceptional measures prescribed to curb the spread of the Corona virus as a pretext for violating

Turkey: Frees regular criminals on one hand and tightens grip on political prisoners on the other

Turkey: Frees regular criminals on one hand and tightens grip on political prisoners on the other

Salahuddin Demirtaş is one of the thousands of prisoners of opinion, who are excluded from the law to release prisoners, as it appears that the Turkish authorities have other priorities than health. Salahuddin Demirtaş suffers

Over 700 Tunisian migrants cross with force the border from Libya

Over 700 Tunisian migrants cross with force the border from Libya

Over 700 Tunisian worker migrants crossed the Ras Jedir border pass between Libya and Tunisia in masse on Monday, after remaining for days in difficult conditions trapped at the crossing due to the measures taken

Greece tightens its policy towards immigrants

Greece tightens its policy towards immigrants

By Victoria Hudson. Under pressure of the angry Aegean Islands, the conservative Greek government tightened its policy towards immigrants and put in place plans to build a floating wall that would block ships and immigrant’s

Turkey tops the list of countries in human rights violations.

Turkey topped the list of countries whose people are exposed to violations of human rights, as the proportion of violations in Turkey increased in 2018 by 20% from the previous year, and Turkey came fourth