The Turkish government is cracking down on social media users amid protests against the arrest of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s most prominent rival. Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was one of ...

On Wednesday, he was one of 106 people held on charges including corruption and aiding terrorist groups. Since then, authorities in Turkey have arrested dozens of people for "provocative" social ...

Turkish authorities said they detained 37 people over social media posts criticizing the contentious detention of Istanbul’s popular mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, which triggered a market meltdown on ...

Turkey lifts social media restrictions after İstanbul mayor’s arrest while dozens detained over posts The restrictions slowing down major social media and messaging apps remained in place for 42 hours ...

A total of 189 defendants, most of them university students, began defending themselves over charges of participating in banned protests and non-compliance with orders to disperse.

Chinese Police Detain Dozens of Writers Over Gay Erotic Online Novels The genre known as Boys’ Love, stories written mostly by and for straight women, has been in the authorities’ sights for ...

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Dozens of Russians are being subjected to compulsory psychiatric treatment because of their political views, according to lawyers and human rights groups - a trend they say has gathered pace since ...

The organization that oversees legal representation for criminal defendants in Massachusetts is calling on the state's highest court to release dozens of people being held without a lawyer in ...

Demonstrations were held Tuesday in Istanbul after Turkish authorities detained a former mayor and dozens of municipal ...

Dozens arrested in Turkey over online posts supporting detained opposition leader By Timothy Nerozzi March 20, 2025 12:28 pm ...