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Turkish authorities have blocked access within Turkey to the X (formerly Twitter) account of Agence France-Presse correspondent Mahmut Bozarslan, who is based in the predominantly Kurdish southeast, raising renewed concerns about censorship and press freedom.
Explosions were heard in Doha, the capital of Qatar, with authorities announcing that a missile attack had been intercepted. Journalists from Agence France-Presse reported hearing the blasts.
Arctic sea ice is nearing one of its lowest winter peaks on record, according to a review of US data by Agence France-Presse, signaling accelerating global warming and reshaping geopolitical competition in the region.
Explosions were heard this morning in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and in the capital of Bahrain, Manama, according to Agence France-Presse journalists present there, during...
Prosecutors want to charge two suspects with manslaughter rather than murder over the death of a Turkish journalist known for his environmental reporting, in a move the family’s lawyer slammed as “scandalous, Agence France-Presse reported. Hakan Tosun, 50, was found unconscious after being assaulted as he walked home through the streets of Istanbul in mid-October. He was […] The post Lawyer slams ‘scandalous’ indictment concerning Turkish reporter’s death appeared first on Stockholm Center fo...
Several powerful explosions shook Dubai in the United Arab Emirates early Wednesday morning, according to reports from Agence France-Presse journalists.
Powerful explosions have reportedly shaken the center of Dubai, with thick smoke visible in the city, according to journalists from Agence France-Presse.
The Israeli army announced a new wave of attacks against Tehran on Tuesday night, following reports from Agence France-Presse journalists who heard sounds of explosions.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Ramallah announced that two Palestinians died after an attack by Israeli settlers in a village in the northern part of the occupied West Bank on Monday. The Israeli army confirmed the incident to Agence France-Presse.
Turkey has detained six European activists who traveled to the country to examine the prison conditions of political detainees and moved them toward deportation, Agence France-Presse reported. The group was detained in İstanbul on Thursday after meeting with a legal collective known as the Office of People’s Rights (HHB), said Naim Eminoğlu, head of the […] The post Turkey detains 6 European activists after prison visit appeared first on Stockholm Center for Freedom.
Sean Penn, who won a best supporting actor Oscar for One Battle After Another on Sunday, was in Ukraine on Monday where he met President Volodymyr Zelensky in a show of support for the war-torn country. An Agence France-Presse reporter saw the Mystic River star getting out of a black car in central Kyiv earlier on Monday, wearing sunglasses and carrying a box of cigarettes. Penn, a vocal advocate for Ukraine who has visited the country several times, on Sunday won his third acting Oscar but w...
A Tehran resident in her 30s agreed to share her thoughts with Agence France-Presse about the ongoing war and daily life. Her identity has been withheld for her protection.
Thousands of women marched through İstanbul to mark International Women’s Day late Sunday, defying a ban on demonstrations, with the rally taking place without incident despite a heavy police presence, Agence France-Presse reported. Although the authorities shut several nearby metro stations and issued a ban on demonstrations, the Feminist Night March was allowed to go […] The post Thousands march in İstanbul for Women’s Day despite ban appeared first on Stockholm Center for Freedom.
The Qatari Air Force shot down two Iranian bombers, the Qatari Ministry of Defense announced in a statement cited by Agence France-Presse, BTA reported.