Day: June 13, 2020

Erdoğan Detains 149 Citizens With Suspected Links To 2016 Coup

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been divisive at best since his election in 2014, with waning support from western countries as he has repeatedly pushed the envelope of his powers, resulting in many people viewing him as a dictator. His latest in a slew of anti-democratic extensions of power

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Protests In Lebanon Continue

The continuation of protests in Lebanon saw hundreds take to the streets for a second night on Friday. In the country’s capital, Beirut, protesters threw stones and Molotov cocktails at police, who responded with tear gas and rubber bullets. Similar scenes unfolded in cities across the country. The tensions behind

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