ISTANBUL: Istanbul police fired tear gas at thousands of women who took to the city´s central avenue on International Women´s Day on Friday in defiance of a protest ban to demand greater rights and denounce violence. Security forces in riot gear pushed the crowds of women — some wearing colourful wigs and masks at the […]
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Khashoggi, other persecuted journalists named Time ‘Person of the Year’
Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered in October at his country’s Istanbul consulate, was named Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” Tuesday, an honor he shared with other persecuted journalists dubbed as “guardians” of the truth. Among those named with Khashoggi were Philippine journalist Maria Ressa, Reuters reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo […]