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Egyptians started voting in a referendum that aims to cement the rule of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the former coup ...

A member of the LGBT community holds a rainbow flag while waiting for the results of the anti-gay-marriage referendum in Romania.

Romania’s Referendum Proves LGBT Citizens’ Rights are Far from Protected

by Radzhana Buyantueva

2018/10/14

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Romanian conservative forces initiated a referendum to promote 'traditional family' and prevent the potential legalization of same-sex unions. While it ...

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Turkey Can Undermine Kurdistan’s Path to Independence

by Abdullah Ayasun

2017/09/30

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Iraqi Kurds defied all odds, international calls to delay the vote and threats from their neighbors, to decide their future ...

Beyond Referendum: How Should an Independent Kurdistan Be Different?

by Tyler Fisher

2017/10/01

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The oft-repeated observation, that the Kurds are the world’s largest ethnic group without a nation-state of their own, might very ...

Iran Launches War Games, Blocks Flights to Kurdistan Ahead of Referendum

by Anna Varfolomeeva

2017/09/24

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The Iranian military started war games on Sunday near the border with Kurdistan, one day before the region is scheduled ...

Turkey Holds Snap Military Exercise at Border With Kurdistan

by Anna Varfolomeeva

2017/09/18

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Turkish authorities announced on Monday that they are conducting a military drill at the border with Iraq. The snap exercise ...

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Spain Preparing Criminal Charges Against Catalan Referendum Leaders

by Joanne Stocker

2017/09/07

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The top state prosecutor in Spain said Thursday that he would file criminal charges against the leaders of the Catalan ...

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Kurdistan Independence Referendum To Destabilize Region, Turkey Warns

by Abdullah Ayasun

2017/09/15

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As Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is finalizing its plans for an independence referendum in September, Turkey expressed its strongest objection ...

Erdogan Signals To Extend Political War In Turkey, Abroad

by Abdullah Ayasun

2017/05/23

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Turkey has literally become a party-state after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan returned to the party as its leader in a ...

Upheaval Stirs Turkey’s Main Opposition Party

by Abdullah Ayasun

2017/05/16

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Many expected that a razor-thin win in the controversial referendum last month would plunge the ruling Justice and Development Party ...

Turkey’s President, Long Nation’s Neutral Figure, To Become Partisan

by Abdullah Ayasun

2017/05/05

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A constitutional referendum, which was approved by a slight majority of the Turkish people on April 16, will go into ...

HRW Calls On Turkey To End Emergency Rule

by Staff Writer

2017/04/19

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While Turkey's authorities ramped up their crackdown on No voters who took to streets to protest referendum result, detaining at least ...

Turkey’s Electoral Authority Rejects Appeal To Cancel Referendum Result

by Abdullah Ayasun

2017/04/19

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Turkey's top electoral authority on Wednesday rejected appeals by the opposition parties to annul the referendum littered with widespread irregularities ...

Buoyed By Referendum Result, Nationalist Insurgent Mulls To Form New Party

by Abdullah Ayasun

2017/04/19

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Turkey's controversial vote on Sunday has opened palpable cracks within the nationalist bloc after referendum alliance between President Recep Tayyip ...