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Opinion | Turkey: History Comes Back To Bite Erdogan
In 1998, while still mayor of Istanbul, Erdogan was arrested on charges of inciting racial hatred and spent four months in jail. His arrest only made him more popular and brought him to the national stage.
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Swedish Journalist Arrested In Turkey For Covering Anti-Erdogan Protests
Swedish journalist Joakim Medin, who was detained on his arrival in Turkey on Thursday to cover street protests, has been jailed, his newspaper's editor-in-chief told AFP on Friday.
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"Threat To Public Order": Turkey Deports BBC Reporter Covering Protests
Turkey on Thursday stepped up a crackdown on media coverage of mass protests since the arrest of Istanbul's popular mayor, deporting a BBC journalist and imposing a 10-day broadcast ban on an opposition TV channel.
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Thousands Protest In Turkey Over Erdogan Rival's Arrest, Over 1,500 Detained
Vast crowds have defied a protest ban to hit the streets daily since the March 19 arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.
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Turkey Protesters Fill Streets, Defying Erdogan's Crackdown
Thousands of protesters returned to the streets of Istanbul on Tuesday after a week of the biggest protests to hit Turkey in over a decade, defying a crackdown that has seen almost 1,500 arrested including an AFP journalist.
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Explained: Turkey Tense As President's Main Rival Jailed, Protests Flare Up
Turkey is witnessing the worst street unrest in more than a decade following the arrest of Istanbul's embattled mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a potential opposition candidate in the upcoming Turkish presidential election against incumbent President Erdogan.
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"Immoral, Baseless": Istanbul Mayor As Thousands Protest His Arrest
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu's arrest -- for "terrorism" and "corruption" -- came just days before he was to have been formally named as the main opposition candidate in the 2028 presidential race.
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What Columbia University Agreed To Do For $400m From Trump Administration
Columbia University's decision comes after the government pulled its funding earlier this month, citing allegations of antisemitism on campus.
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Protests Against Turkey's Erdogan Intensify Over Istanbul Mayor's Arrest
Hundreds of thousands of people rallied in Istanbul late Friday to protest the arrest of the city's opposition mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, defying a warning from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that Turkey would not tolerate "street terrorism".
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"Held My Thighs, Grabbed Neck": NIT Professor Arrested For Sexual Harassment
An Assistant Professor at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Assam's Silchar was arrested on Friday for allegedly sexually harassing a female student, police said.
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Mahmoud Khalil Calls Himself "Political Prisoner" After US Arrest
Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University Palestinian graduate student who the Trump administration is seeking to deport for his role in pro-Palestinian protests, called himself a political prisoner on Tuesday, in his first direct comments since his de
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Protests Erupt After Man Dies During Violent Clash In Ranchi, 15 Arrested
Tension gripped the Namkum police station area of Ranchi on Sunday after a man injured in a violent clash between two groups succumbed to his injuries during treatment.
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100 Arrested In Trump Tower Protest Against Palestinian Activist's Detention
Police arrested nearly 100 people after protesters gathered at Trump Tower in Manhattan on Thursday to demonstrate against the detention of Palestinian activist and Columbia University student, Mahmoud Khalil.
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2 Women Journalists Arrested For Post About Revanth Reddy, BRS Protests
Two Telangana journalists - Pogadadanda Revathi, the Managing Director of Pulse News, and Thanvi Yadav, a reporter for the same channel - were detained for posting allegedly abusive content against Chief Minister Revanth Reddy.
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"First Of Many To Come": Trump On Arrest Of Pro-Palestinian Columbia Student
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that the arrest of a Palestinian graduate student who has played a prominent role in pro-Palestinian protests at New York's Columbia University will be followed by others.
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Opinion | Turkey: History Comes Back To Bite Erdogan
In 1998, while still mayor of Istanbul, Erdogan was arrested on charges of inciting racial hatred and spent four months in jail. His arrest only made him more popular and brought him to the national stage.
-
Swedish Journalist Arrested In Turkey For Covering Anti-Erdogan Protests
Swedish journalist Joakim Medin, who was detained on his arrival in Turkey on Thursday to cover street protests, has been jailed, his newspaper's editor-in-chief told AFP on Friday.
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"Threat To Public Order": Turkey Deports BBC Reporter Covering Protests
Turkey on Thursday stepped up a crackdown on media coverage of mass protests since the arrest of Istanbul's popular mayor, deporting a BBC journalist and imposing a 10-day broadcast ban on an opposition TV channel.
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Thousands Protest In Turkey Over Erdogan Rival's Arrest, Over 1,500 Detained
Vast crowds have defied a protest ban to hit the streets daily since the March 19 arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.
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Turkey Protesters Fill Streets, Defying Erdogan's Crackdown
Thousands of protesters returned to the streets of Istanbul on Tuesday after a week of the biggest protests to hit Turkey in over a decade, defying a crackdown that has seen almost 1,500 arrested including an AFP journalist.
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Explained: Turkey Tense As President's Main Rival Jailed, Protests Flare Up
Turkey is witnessing the worst street unrest in more than a decade following the arrest of Istanbul's embattled mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a potential opposition candidate in the upcoming Turkish presidential election against incumbent President Erdogan.
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"Immoral, Baseless": Istanbul Mayor As Thousands Protest His Arrest
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu's arrest -- for "terrorism" and "corruption" -- came just days before he was to have been formally named as the main opposition candidate in the 2028 presidential race.
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What Columbia University Agreed To Do For $400m From Trump Administration
Columbia University's decision comes after the government pulled its funding earlier this month, citing allegations of antisemitism on campus.
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Protests Against Turkey's Erdogan Intensify Over Istanbul Mayor's Arrest
Hundreds of thousands of people rallied in Istanbul late Friday to protest the arrest of the city's opposition mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, defying a warning from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that Turkey would not tolerate "street terrorism".
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"Held My Thighs, Grabbed Neck": NIT Professor Arrested For Sexual Harassment
An Assistant Professor at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Assam's Silchar was arrested on Friday for allegedly sexually harassing a female student, police said.
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Mahmoud Khalil Calls Himself "Political Prisoner" After US Arrest
Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University Palestinian graduate student who the Trump administration is seeking to deport for his role in pro-Palestinian protests, called himself a political prisoner on Tuesday, in his first direct comments since his de
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Protests Erupt After Man Dies During Violent Clash In Ranchi, 15 Arrested
Tension gripped the Namkum police station area of Ranchi on Sunday after a man injured in a violent clash between two groups succumbed to his injuries during treatment.
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100 Arrested In Trump Tower Protest Against Palestinian Activist's Detention
Police arrested nearly 100 people after protesters gathered at Trump Tower in Manhattan on Thursday to demonstrate against the detention of Palestinian activist and Columbia University student, Mahmoud Khalil.
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2 Women Journalists Arrested For Post About Revanth Reddy, BRS Protests
Two Telangana journalists - Pogadadanda Revathi, the Managing Director of Pulse News, and Thanvi Yadav, a reporter for the same channel - were detained for posting allegedly abusive content against Chief Minister Revanth Reddy.
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"First Of Many To Come": Trump On Arrest Of Pro-Palestinian Columbia Student
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that the arrest of a Palestinian graduate student who has played a prominent role in pro-Palestinian protests at New York's Columbia University will be followed by others.
