Turkey: Court Again Rejects Appeal To Release US Pastor
(RFE/RL) — A higher court in Turkey’s Izmir Province has rejected an appeal to dismiss the charges against a U.S.
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Out’Foxed’: The Vulpine Network Keeps Swinging And Missing At Carter Page FISA Applications – Analysis
By George W. Croner* (FPRI) — Much has been said and written about the initial (and three subsequent) applications used
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Germany Needs To Put Rights On Agenda For Putin Meeting, Says HRW
German Chancellor Angela Merkel should raise critical human rights issues when she meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Meseburg,
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One Year After Barcelona Terrorist Attack Only 130 Aid Requests Processed
One year on from the attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils, in which 16 people died and 137 were injured, the
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Saudi Arabia’s New Realism In Iraq – Analysis
By Rasha Al Aqeed* (FPRI) — Many analysts have attempted to explain the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s outreach to post-2003
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Corruption In J&K Becoming A National Security Threat – Analysis
By Ayjaz Wani When corruption is well established in any state, it not only undermines the state institutions and their
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Sessions Says US Will Prosecute Owners Of Computer-Made Guns
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions vowed a robust prosecution Thursday of anyone who manufactures or owns plastic firearms they have
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Bangladesh Urged To End Clampdown On Protesters
By Stephan Uttom and Rock Ronald Rozario Rights groups and church officials have joined growing calls to end a government
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Can Population Policy Lessen Future Climate Impacts?
Population has been seemingly left out of climate change assessments, including by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). In
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Prosecutor: ‘19,000 Fake War Veterans In Kosovo’
By Perparim Isufi Kosovo’s state prosecutor Aleksander Lumezi alleged that there are around 19,000 fake Kosovo Liberation Army war veterans
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