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Turkey Protests, A Striking Counter-Narrative To The World’s Authoritarian Shift

Hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered for a mass rally in Istanbul on Saturday, March 29 at the call of Turkey's main opposition CHP over the jailing of city mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu ​
A sign calling for "Courage" as hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered for a mass rally in Istanbul on Saturday after the jailing of city mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu ABACA via ZUMA

Massive crowds are not letting up in Turkey, in a standoff amid a climate of growing authoritarianism, fueled by Donald Trump’s victory.

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With Trump And Putin Moving Closer, Iran Can No Longer Count On Moscow

Vladimir Putin and Ali Khamenei greet each other in a nondescript room
Vladimir Putin and Ali Khamenei greet each other during a summit in 2022. Iranian Supreme Leader's Office/ZUMA

With Trump’s return to power, Russia is rapidly moving closer to the United States; Putin has even agreed to mediate talks between Washington and Tehran. But can Iran still trust Russia? Or is it, like Ukraine, just another bargaining chip?

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