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Iran US Tension Highlights: Trump Convinced 'To Give Iran A Chance' After Threats
Iran said that it will defend itself "against any foreign threat," the country's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Thursday.
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Protesters Are 'Enemies Of God': Iran Warns Of Death Penalty In Crackdown
Amid two weeks of mass protests, Iran's attorney general, Mohammad Movahedi Azad, has warned that anyone participating in demonstrations will be considered an "enemy of God", a charge that comes with the death penalty under Iranian law.
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Women Without Hijab, Kings In Western Suits: Iran During Pahlavi Dynasty Rule
Videos shared by activists on social media purported to show protesters chanting against Iran's government around bonfires as debris littered the streets in the capital, Tehran, and other areas.
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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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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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Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, Erdogan's Main Rival, Jailed Pending Trial
The court said Imamoglu and at least 20 others were jailed as part of a corruption investigation.
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Turkey Jails Builder Of Quake-Razed Apartments For 865 Years
Turkey on Friday handed 865 years in prison to a man behind the construction of a building which collapsed during a powerful 2023 earthquake, killing 96, state media said.
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Russia Frees Jailed US Reporter In Major Prisoner Swap With West, Says Turkey
US journalist Evan Gershkovich and former US marine Paul Whelan are expected to be released by Russia as part of one of the biggest East-West prisoner swaps since the Cold War, according to US media Thursday.
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Kurdish Leader Jailed For 42 Years Over 2014 Protests By Turkey Court
A Turkish court on Thursday sentenced an ex-leader of the pro-Kurdish HDP party to 42 years in prison for his alleged role in deadly 2014 protests that erupted as Islamic State group jihadists overran the Syrian town of Kobane.
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Turkey Jails Teen Who Added Moustache To Erdogan Poster: Report
Turkish authorities on Tuesday seized and jailed a 16-year-old youth for drawing a moustache on an election campaign poster showing re-elected President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, media reports said.
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Iran US Tension Highlights: Trump Convinced 'To Give Iran A Chance' After Threats
Iran said that it will defend itself "against any foreign threat," the country's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Thursday.
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Protesters Are 'Enemies Of God': Iran Warns Of Death Penalty In Crackdown
Amid two weeks of mass protests, Iran's attorney general, Mohammad Movahedi Azad, has warned that anyone participating in demonstrations will be considered an "enemy of God", a charge that comes with the death penalty under Iranian law.
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Women Without Hijab, Kings In Western Suits: Iran During Pahlavi Dynasty Rule
Videos shared by activists on social media purported to show protesters chanting against Iran's government around bonfires as debris littered the streets in the capital, Tehran, and other areas.
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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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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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Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, Erdogan's Main Rival, Jailed Pending Trial
The court said Imamoglu and at least 20 others were jailed as part of a corruption investigation.
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Turkey Jails Builder Of Quake-Razed Apartments For 865 Years
Turkey on Friday handed 865 years in prison to a man behind the construction of a building which collapsed during a powerful 2023 earthquake, killing 96, state media said.
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Russia Frees Jailed US Reporter In Major Prisoner Swap With West, Says Turkey
US journalist Evan Gershkovich and former US marine Paul Whelan are expected to be released by Russia as part of one of the biggest East-West prisoner swaps since the Cold War, according to US media Thursday.
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Kurdish Leader Jailed For 42 Years Over 2014 Protests By Turkey Court
A Turkish court on Thursday sentenced an ex-leader of the pro-Kurdish HDP party to 42 years in prison for his alleged role in deadly 2014 protests that erupted as Islamic State group jihadists overran the Syrian town of Kobane.
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Turkey Jails Teen Who Added Moustache To Erdogan Poster: Report
Turkish authorities on Tuesday seized and jailed a 16-year-old youth for drawing a moustache on an election campaign poster showing re-elected President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, media reports said.
