state repression in Turkey
Brazil’s Supreme Court confirms judicial bias in cases against Lula and other stories
In today’s episode we take a look at the recent ruling in the corruption cases against Lula, a hunger strike by a Palestinian man imprisoned in Israel, protests against contractualization in Morocco, and the current political crisis in Turkey
Struggle for democracy in Turkey
President of the HDP party, Ertuğrul Kürkçü, speaks to Vijay Prashad about the latest crackdown by Erdoğan’s government on democracy
Erdoğan starts a political earthquake in Turkey
Vijay Prashad and E. Ahmet Tonak explain what is behind the recent attacks on the progressive HDP party in Turkey
Turkey sentences over 300 people to life for their alleged involvement in 2016 failed coup attempt
More than 470 people were tried for their alleged involvement in a failed coup attempt on July 15, 2016 to overthrow Erdogan out of which the court found 337 guilty
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- US elected officials and labor leaders join international call to take Cuba off US’s State Sponsors of Terrorism list
