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Turkey issues genocide arrest warrant against Benjamin Netanyahu Israeli PM, ministers and army chief accused of crimes against humanity ‘perpetrated systematically’ in Gaza Turkey has issued arrest warrants for alleged genocide against the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and senior officials within his government. Among 37 suspects listed were the Israeli defence minister, Israel Katz, the national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, and the army chief Lt Gen Eyal Zamir, said a statement from the Istanbul prosecutor’s office, which did not publish the complete list. Continue reading...

Turkey issues genocide arrest warrant against Benjamin Netanyahu

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Turkey's 'tough guy’ president is accused of silencing opponents Erdogan's critics claim that he has become a latter-day Sultan, dismantling human rights, cracking down on dissent and weaponising the courts.

‘In all, more than 500 people linked to the CHP have been arrested since last October.

Prosecutors accuse the mayor and his associates of taking bribes, rigging tenders, extortion, and having links to terrorism.’

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UK 'currently' training Israeli soldiers on UK soil, Labour Government admits The UK is hosting and training soldiers from the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) despite allegations that the military is engaged in genocide in…

Statement by David Lammy to the HoC on the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, 20th May
“We must call this what it is. It is extremism. It is dangerous. It is repellent. It is monstrous. And I condemn it in the strongest possible terms.”

They are gaslighting us…

‘Until our new century, the United States of America never had a gulag… But since the turn of the century, we have seen two attempts to create American gulags.’

President Trump, "Don't forget, we help Israel a lot"

"We give Israel $4 billion a year, that's a lot"

"Congratulations by the way, that's pretty good"

"But we give Israel billions a year"

"We take good care of our friends"

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By arresting and detaining Ekrem İmamoğlu, the AKP have crossed their Rubicon.

Anyone who tells you they know what happens next is guessing. There are likelihoods but we’re in uncharted waters now. The last shred of democratic hope is on the line.

While the focus is on the İmamoğlu case, Istanbul court rules to dismiss the president and the board of the Istanbul bar association.

The regime is taking over everything

The Istanbul Stock Exchange has plummeted nearly 17% since İmamoğlu’s arrest.

Two years of efforts to salvage the economy gone just like that.

An *incomplete* crowdsourced list of cities with protests in Turkey today:
Adana
Ankara (multiple)
Antalya
Artvin
Bursa
Çorum
Denizli
Elazığ
Eskişehir
Hatay
İstanbul (multiple)
İzmir (multiple)
İzmit
Kırıkkale
Konya
Manisa
Muğla
Rize
Samsun
Şanlıurfa
Trabzon
Yozgat
Feel free to add to it below!

The game is rigged

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Ekrem Imamoglu: Istanbul mayor and Erdogan presidential rival arrested Protests erupt in the streets of Istanbul after the move, despite a four-day ban on demonstrations.

Turkish authorities have detained the mayor of Istanbul, just days before he was due to be selected as a presidential candidate. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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"“We warmly welcome Mr. Ocalan's message and his call for disarmament and dissolution of the PKK. We request that the PKK commits to and obeys this message and implements it,” President Barzani said on X.

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Jailed PKK leader tells group to lay down arms, end conflict with Turkiye In a historic move, Abdullah Ocalan has asked his party to ‘lay down arms’ and dissolve itself, according to statement.

This is huge and if it happens would “redefine the course of Turkish politics” and would also “redefine Turkiye’s relationship with the region’s Kurds in the main neighbouring states” - @aljazeera.com #Turkey

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The US and Europe are no longer allies.

Following Vance’s disastrous speech pulling the plug on US-Europe shared values and respect, there is no-one senior in the Musk-Trump govt to serve as a friendly & trusted link with Europe.

Here’s my TikTok video just out on it —> vm.tiktok.com/ZNd1kXqqj/

Britain’s identity within Europe in an unstable world With 44% of Brits rejecting European identity, the struggle for a shared European vision grows amid growing threats, aggression and instability

51% of British people identify themselves as European...

...and 44% do not identify as Europeans according to a survey in 2024.

It will be interesting to see how the Trump-Musk-Vance attack on European values makes the UK react. There's now a clear choice of values - and values drive identity.

Israel/OPT: Genocide 'matter of law and evidence, not opinion' and UK government must ensure accountability Amnesty is calling on the UK government to take urgent and meaningful steps to prevent Israel’s genocidal acts against Palestinians in Gaza

“Amnesty International said the UK government’s disregard for its legal obligations to prevent genocide had contributed to Israel’s impunity and risked British complicity in serious crimes against international law.”

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From Aberdeen 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 to Gaza 🇵🇸#FreePalestine

Accusations of violence orchestrated by Starmer is an insult 🇵🇸🩸

‘The occupation continues, and so the resistance will continue’ 💔🍉🇵🇸

According to TRT News its now 13 people - Cease fire NOW 🇵🇸

‘The Trump administration’s stance—whether it aligns with Israel or Turkey—will play a decisive role in shaping Syria’s future. Without strategic recalibration, Ankara risks overextending itself in a complex and unpredictable geopolitical landscape.’

Sky reports the names of the hostages now been received by Israel from Hamas, giving hope the exchange will go ahead and a ceasefire will begin today.- Ceasrfire NOW! 🇵🇸