Democracy Archive
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Is Israel on the road to “self-destruction”?
Posted on February 2, 2012 | 1 CommentOne very well informed and courageous Israeli who thinks the answer is “Yes” is Merav Michaeli, a radio and television presenter who also writes for Ha’aretz. She is completely without fear... -
Message from Ergun Kirlikovali , President ATAA
Posted on February 1, 2012 | No CommentsErgun Kirlikovali is one of the founders and long standing member of Turkish Forum – Dunya Turkleri Birligi Advisory Board. We wish him Good-luck, and we will support his actions ... -
Former NSA Chief Called CIA ‘Out of Control’
Posted on January 29, 2012 | No CommentsThe CIA is “out of control” and often refuses to cooperate with other parts of the national security community, even undermining their efforts, said former National Security Agency head William... -
We must stop this corporate takeover of American democracy
Posted on January 22, 2012 | No CommentsUnless we can reverse the supreme court’s dreadful Citizens United decision, US politics will become a plutocrats’ plaything Bernie Sanders The corporate barbarians are through the gate of American democracy.... -
Turks march in Paris to denounce genocide bill
Posted on January 22, 2012 | No CommentsPARIS (AP) — Thousands of Turks from across Europe marched through the French capital Saturday denouncing a bill that would make it a crime to deny that the killing of Armenians by Ottoman... -
Thousands of Turks gather in Paris to protest genocide bill
Posted on January 21, 2012 | 1 CommentPARIS – Anatolia News Agency Thousands of people gathered in the French capital to protest a bill that penalizes rejection of Armenian genocide claims today. Nearly 35,000 Turks living in... -
French Legislators oppose Armenian genocide bill
Posted on January 18, 2012 | No CommentsThe Associated Press PARIS — A Senate panel says it would be unconstitutional for France to make it illegal to deny that the mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks... -
Rick Perry Camp Explains Suggestion That Turkey Is Led By ‘Islamic Terrorists’
Posted on January 17, 2012 | 1 CommentPerry: Turkey ruled by ‘Islamic terrorists’? By David Jackson, USA TODAY Updated 2h 50m ago CAPTION By David Goldman, AP We wonder if Turkey will be filing any protests with... -
Democratisation and Political Change in Turkey
Posted on January 13, 2012 | No CommentsWhen the Centre for Turkey Studies and Development (CTSD) invited two leading journalists/writers from Turkey over to London to speak at a meeting in the House of Commons this evening... -
Pressure Points » Human Rights in Turkey: the Decline Continues
Posted on January 11, 2012 | No CommentsHuman Rights in Turkey: the Decline Continues by Elliott Abrams In the past year, Turkey has often been held up as a democratic model for Arab countries that have thrown... -
Linguists name ‘occupy’ as 2011′s word of the year
Posted on January 9, 2012 | No CommentsBy Stephanie Gallman, CNN (CNN) – The linguists have spoken and they have decided — “Occupy” is 2011′s word of the year. Members of the American Dialect Society came out in... -
Turkey: No tweets from the courtroom!
Posted on December 29, 2011 | No Comments“Today the judge is more strict” says the tweet, “One undercover police for each row! All monitoring the ones who are tweeting!“ In Istanbul-Turkey, today is the 2nd day of... -
Is the bill passed by the parliament a violation of the right to freedom of expression?
Posted on December 27, 2011 | No CommentsAccording to Mikael Danielyan, the chairman of the Helsinki Association, the bill banning the denial of genocides passed by the French parliament is a violation of the right to freedom... -
Archbishop laments the “abuse of trust”
Posted on December 26, 2011 | 1 CommentThe Archbishop of Canterbury has said this year’s riots and financial crisis have led to “broken bonds and abused trust” in Britain. In his Christmas Day sermon, Dr Rowan Williams... -
John Terry To Face Racial Abuse Charges
Posted on December 21, 2011 | No CommentsChelsea and England captain John Terry will face charges over allegations he racially abused another player. The player will appear in court on February 1 following the decision by the... -
Break or save Franco-Turkish relations?
Posted on December 19, 2011 | 1 CommentCONTRIBUTOR MAXIME GAUIN A new bill criminalizing the “denial” of the unsubstantiated “Armenian genocide” claims was introduced in the French National Assembly with the barely implicit support of Mr. Sarkozy.... -
Turkey: the ‘progressive’ land of repression
Posted on December 12, 2011 | No CommentsTurkey claims to be a successful democracy, but for thousands of political protesters, it is anything but Ayca Çubukçu guardian.co.uk Riot police and Kurdish demonstrators. Turkish riot police clash with... -
Bankers are the dictators of the West
Posted on December 11, 2011 | 3 CommentsROBERT FISK Writing from the very region that produces more clichés per square foot than any other “story” – the Middle East – I should perhaps pause before I say... -
British police raid PKK tent in London
Posted on December 6, 2011 | 2 CommentsBritish police raided yesterday a tent pitched by members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in front of St. Paul’s Cathedral amid a number of other tents belonging to... -
‘Anger at police’ drove rioters
Posted on December 6, 2011 | No CommentsAnti-police sentiment was a significant factor in the summer riots in cities across England, according to a study on causes of the unrest. The study by the London School of...
