Human Rights
The Syria prison survivor seeking justice for the missing
Today, with the backing of the UN, one of those former detainees, Syrian human rights defender Riyad Avlar, is working to find out what happened to those who did not…
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Europe
Brussels Faces Backlash Over Push for Centralized EU Tax Powers
The European Commission is moving ahead with proposals that would give Brussels sweeping new control over how Member States tax and regulate tobacco, despite significant opposition at the national level.…
FORB
Lithuania loses another Jehovah’s Witness case of conscientious objection in Strasbourg
On 26 August, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in the case Erikas Rutkauskas v. Lithuania that the religious freedom of a religious minister of Jehovah’s Witnesses had been…
Economy
Bulgaria admitted over 27,000 foreign workers from 77 non-EU countries to its labor market
In the first half of the year, the Employment Agency admitted 27,109 citizens from 77 non-EU countries to the Bulgarian labor market under all procedures related to the employment of…
Christianity
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew met with Donald Trump at the White House
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew met with the President of the United States Donald J. Trump at the White House on Monday. This is the sixth American head of state with whom…
Africa
Liberal Shiism and radical-orthodox Shiism in Iraq: two opposing visions for the future
Since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003, Iraq has been undergoing a brutal and complex restructuring of its religious and political landscape. After decades of marginalization, the Shiites, who…
Culture
Woody Allen to give lecture at Russian film festival
89-year-old Woody Allen is not wanted in his homeland, the United States, after accusations by his stepdaughter Dylan and his ex-wife Mia Farrow. He lives and works as an exile…
Economy
New transport bridge between Asia and Europe
Today, the first sod of the strategic Kars-Igdir-Aralık-Dilujü railway line will be laid in the eastern Turkish city of Kars. The 224-kilometer-long project is a key part of the Zangezur…
Environment
Arda River Water Clash
The Greek opposition party SYRIZA is demanding a final and binding agreement with Bulgaria on the waters of the Arda River. This is what the electronic publication "Agro24" writes. "While…
Health
Turkish Gendarmerie Seizes Over 62,000 Liters of Counterfeit Alcohol
A total of 62,600 litres of counterfeit alcohol were seized and 121 suspects were detained by the Turkish Gendarmerie during a specialized operation. It was carried out in all 81…