By John Solomon
How the government's punishing of the exposure of official wrongdoing can linger for years
An auction house in the Channel Islands canceled the auction of a vial containing dried blood residue said to be of former President Ronald Reagan.
As Turkey's Kurds struggle for recognition of their ethnicity, their embattled Kurdish language is making a comeback that is testing Turkish society's tolerance of diversity.
The Justice and Development Party (AKP) handily won Turkey's national election this week, retaining its majority rule in parliament and striking a blow for Islamists and against the secular establishment to maintain a single-party government for another term. Yet, the Turks made sure that the AKP won't be able to appoint the new president in a month without the consent of the secularist and nationalist representatives of society.
The Justice and Development Party (AKP) handily won Turkey's national election this week, retaining its majority rule in parliament and striking a blow for Islamists and against the secular establishment to maintain a single-party government for another term. Yet, the Turks made sure that the AKP won't be able to appoint the new president in a month without the consent of the secularist and nationalist representatives of society.
Legislator Leyla Zana says she will appeal the verdict on the grounds that her parliamentary immunity protects her from prison.
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Leyla Zana, a prominent member of DTP, recently said that Turkey should embrace a federal system.
