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Türkiye: Natural Disaster and Growing Popular Frustration
By Tala Youssef | Staff Writer
As the Turkish general election nears, Recep Tayyib Erdogan apologizes for the delays in earthquake rescue missions. Angry football fans have called for the president’s resignation. The government has been trying to repress this criticism, by calling on the football clubs to hold games without supporters, or by shutting down Twitter a couple days after the disaster.
Brazilian Minister Releases More Congress Invaders
By Mohamad Hojeije | Staff Writer
On February 28th minister Alexandre de Moraes, of the Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) (the Supreme Federal Court), authorized the release of 137 arrested prisoners due to their involvement in the crime of invading the congress on January 8th. However, there is a catch: the prisoners will be monitored.
Mysterious Poisonings of Schoolgirls in Iran
By Lea Mina | Staff Writer
Dozens of schoolgirls in Iran were admitted to hospital on Tuesday after a mysterious poisoning, an Iranian news agency has reported, in the latest in a spate of suspected attacks.
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