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Image by Arzu Geybullayeva On March 31, millions of Turks head to the polls to elect district mayors, metropolitan municipality mayors, provincial assemblies, and neighborhood and village representatives in local elections. The results of the race, especially in the country's biggest cities where the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is trying to win back the seats it lost in 2019, will shape Turkey's future, including economy, governance, and international position. Although not racing himself, President Erdoğan has been at the forefront of his party's election campaign trail. As poi...
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Image by Arzu Geybullayeva This article was first published on OC Media. An edited version is republished here under a content partnership agreement. Azerbaijan's LGBTQI+ community was rocked by the news of yet another murder of a trans woman whose body was found on March 12 on the outskirts of the capital Baku. The news of the murder as well the victim's photos were circulated among the #LGBTQI\+ community. Minority Azerbaijan, an LGBTQI+ rights organisation in a statement asked anyone with additional information to come forward in an attempt to aid the investigation. Meanwhile, LGBTQI+ activ...
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Image by Arzu Geybullayeva Complicity in perpetuating authoritarian rule has many faces. Undemocratic governance is propped up by politicians and big businesses as well as a complacent media ecosystem and an electorate who are wholeheartedly drawn to authoritarian policies. In the case of Turkey all of the above apply. This has paved the way for President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to transform Turkey into an illiberal dystopia. From Freedom House classifications to in-depth analyses, one can say with relative clarity that Turkey has done away with any pretense of upholding democratic governance. Bu...
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Image created using Canva. About six years ago, I wrote about a new “virus” for journalism. Despite the fact that several years have passed, there is still no “anti-virus” against deepfakes, the making of which has been advanced and perfected, and the last step is to simplify the production process of these hoax videos. Thus far, there has been a need for certain skills in using specific programs to produce deepfakes. The development of new applications based on artificial intelligence but easier to use is leading to the mass production of deepfakes. In the last presidential election in the Un...
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Aurat March organizers mobilizing the crowd on International Women’s Day outside National Press Club, Islamabad. Image by Ramna Saeed. Used with permission. On International Women’s Day, March 8, women in major cities across Pakistan, including Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi and Multan, took to the streets for the seventh consecutive year to advocate for gender equality, justice, and safety against patriarchal norms. Aurat March is a feminist collective that unites to speak out against discrimination and inequality. The march was attended by hundreds of women, girls, transgender people, and male a...
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Radio Free Asia’s report on the Article 23 legislation in Hong Kong on March 13, 2024. Photo: Kelly Ho/HKFP. Used with permission. This report was written by Kelly Ho and originally published in Hong Kong Free Press (HKFP) on March 14, 2024. An edited version is published below as part of a content partnership agreement with HKFP. US funded-news outlet Radio Free Asia (RFA), which had been accused of being “anti-China” by Beijing-backed newspapers, is set to withdraw from Hong Kong, according to local media reports. HK01 and the South China Morning Post, among others, reported on March 13 that...
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Singer Monetochka is pushing the baby stroller. Screenshot from YouTube video on the Monetochka YouTube video channel. Fair use. Russian singer Monetochka (Liza Gyrdymova), who lives in exile after the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine started in February 2022, released a song in honor of the International Women's Day titled “Mom Has a Secret.” All of the women featured in the video for the song, as well as Monetochka herself, are mothers but also high profile and vocal activists who oppose the war and the current Russian regime. Some of the lyrics include: Научила в домино играть меня. П...
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Image by Arzu Geybullayeva “You're a “FETO’cu!”, is a commonly used accusation by Erdoğan supporters and Turkish government officials, for all those who dare to challenge the country's leader. Turkey’s autocratic regime, through its army of online trolls and government elites, has mastered a strategy of silencing just about every critic by labeling them as a sympathizer and/or member of the Fetullah Gülen Movement — essentially calling them terrorists. The term refers to an elusive religious cult, led by Fetullah Gülen, which played a leading role in trying to overthrow President Recep Tayyip ...
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Titus Mlengeya, Tanzania's minister for livestock and fisheries development, speaking to Tanzanian journalists after he opened the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Tanzania office in Dar es Salaam on Jun 13, 2014. Image by ILRI from Flickr (CC BY-ND 4.0 DEED). Tanzania, an East African nation within the African Great Lakes region, can boast a vibrant and diverse media landscape comprising both state-owned and privately-owned outlets. With a population exceeding 66 million, the country has 126 spoken languages, making it the most linguistically diverse nation in East Africa. Th...
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Kenneth Lau told the press about Che Kung's oracle of the Dragon Year. Image frominmediahk.net. CC: NC-AT. With the start of the Lunar New Year, the year of Dragon began on February 10, 2024. In Hong Kong, it is customary for a leader of the local rural community to visit the temple of the local deity, Che Kung, to inquire about Hong Kong’s fortunes in the year ahead. Typically, this prediction will become a hot topic on social media. For seven consecutive years since 2018, the city has obtained a rather gloomy prophecy. This year's prediction was no different, and some interpreters refrained ...
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