If the conviction stands, Istanbul’s popular mayor couldn’t run for president in 2023. But voters sometimes rebel against efforts to subvert democracy.
Syrian activists have built humanitarian aid groups and a nascent civil society in rebel-held areas — which puts them in danger if the Syrian government retakes that territory.
Like the United States, most developed countries are shifting away from respecting refugees’ rights at the border to trying to prevent migration in the first place
Western countries have condemned the repression in Xinjiang, but Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt praised China’s efforts to restore ‘safety and security’