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Turkey

People hold portraits of Armenian intellectuals—who were detained and deported in 1915—during a rally on Istiklal Avenue in Istanbul on April 24, 2018, held to commemorate the 103nd anniversary of the 1915 mass killing of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire. Armenians say up to 1.5 million people were killed during World War I as the Ottoman Empire was falling apart, a claim supported by many other countries. Turkey fiercely rejects the genocide label. (Photo: Bulent Kilic/AFP via Getty Images)

To 'Honor the Victims' of 20th Century Atrocity, Biden Recognizes Armenian Genocide

"This principled stand represents a powerful setback to Turkey's century-long obstruction of justice for this crime, and its ongoing hostility and aggression against the Armenian people."

Jon Queally ·

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) holds a press conference following the Senate GOP policy luncheon in the Rayburn Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 2, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo: Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

The Republican Party Must Be Purged Like the Nazis and Fascists

It must not be allowed, like the Confederacy was, to live on with its own "lost cause" BS mythology.

Thom Hartmann ·

International Study Finds US Republican Party Heading Towards Becoming One of World's Most Authoritarian Factions

"Disrespect of political opponents, the encouragement of violence, and also the violation of minority rights... they have all clearly increased with the Republican Party in recent years," said one of the lead authors.

Brett Wilkins ·

Retired police officer Genadiy Avanesyan, 73, searches for belongings in the remains of his house, which is said was destroyed by Azeri shelling, in the city of Stepanakert on October 10, 2020

How Can Americans Support Peace in Nagorno-Karabakh?

The U.S. should support a ceasefire and a lasting and stable negotiated peace that respects the human rights and self-determination of all the people of Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Nicolas J.S. Davies ·

Qatar is a small peninsula sticking up from Arabia into the Gulf. (Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Chump: Before Trump Fell for Antifa Conspiracy Theory, He Fell for Saudi Blockade of US Ally Qatar

Is there no conspiracy theory Trump won’t fall for, however damaging to US interests?

Juan Cole ·

A child looks on as migrants take shelter inside a abandoned building as they gather in city center waiting to resume their efforts to enter Europe in Edirne, northwestern Turkey on March 5, 2020. The EU has scrambled to respond to the surge of migrants at the Greek border, where authorities say some 24,000 were stopped from entering between February 29 - March 2, 2020. (Photo: OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images)

Yet Another Betrayal of Humanitarianism: EU Policies at the Greece-Turkey Border

If fascism now comes wrapped in an American flag, it is accompanied and conjured by historical amnesia in Europe.

Jonas Ecke ·

Greek riot police detained a migrant during clashes

'Inhumane' and 'Reckless': Amnesty International Condemns Greece's Measures to Block Migrants at Turkish Border

"People seeking asylum are once again being used as bargaining chips in a callous political game."

Jessica Corbett ·

More refugees from Syria are expected to enter Turkey as a result of the air strike in Syria yesterday that killed nearly 3 dozen Turkish soldiers. (Photo: Getty)

Turkey Mobilizes for War With Syria and Russia as Nearly 3 Dozen Turkish Troops Killed in Airstrike

Juan Cole ·

Hatice Cengiz,

'Saudi Arabia Must Be Held Accountable': Jamal Khashoggi's Fiancée to Attend State of the Union as Congressman's Guest

Hatice Cengiz's "courage to sit in the House Chamber Tuesday night should serve as a clarion call to the president," said Rep. Gerry Connolly.

Jessica Corbett ·

The U.S. stores upwards of 50 B-61 nuclear gravity bombs at Incirlik

An American General Probably Thinks- “Thanks Trump, for Putting a Target on My Back!”

In 2017, Trump gave the CIA the authority to again use assassin drones after it had been withdrawn by the Obama administration. 

Ann Wright ·

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