Nationalist Movement Party (MHP)
Kurdish PKK group to disband, ending 40-year armed struggle with Türkiye
Recent regional developments are believed to have shaped the party’s decision to dissolve, above all, the new political dynamics in Syria after the fall of Al-Assad.
Turkish parliament approves new social media law raising fears of censorship and harassment
The amendment in Turkey’s internet law comes after Erdogan’s warning of shutting social media sites over “immoral content” earlier this month
Communist youth in Austria resist fascist mobilizations
Right-wing groups from the Turkish diaspora in Vienna instigated clashes with the Kurdish and progressive Turks in the city
Turkish parliament approves law for prisoners’ release amid COVID-19 crisis
The law passed by the Turkish parliament on April 14 enables the government to sanction the release of certain categories of prisoners in order to decongest jails and contain the risk of them turning into hotspots of the coronavirus pandemic
- Brazil approves end to 6×1 work schedule and reduction of the work week to 40 hours
- Israel kills 31 people in Lebanon on the eve of Eid al-Adha
- Israel carries out sixth consecutive Eid massacre in Gaza
- Far-right Janez Janša to return for fourth government term in Slovenia
- With peace deal nearly final, US launches fresh attacks on Iran
