Human Rights Watch on Thursday accused Turkey of “silencing” independent media in its bid to prevent scrutiny or criticism of its huge crackdown following the failed July coup. In a report, the US-based rights watchdog said Turkey’s “assault” on critical journalism had accelerated since the attempted overthrow of President Recep ...
An arrangement has been reached for militants to leave the besieged areas of eastern “within hours,” Russia’s UN envoy Vitaly Churkin said, confirming earlier media reports. “My latest information is that they indeed have an arrangement achieved on the ground that the fighters are going to leave the city,” Churkin ...
