Zeynep Aziz
- January 12, 2018
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Saudi Women Attend a Men’s Football Match in a Stadium for the First Time
Women entered a Saudi stadium to watch a men’s football match on 12 January 2018, a highly visible change in access to public life.
- January 11, 2018
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Turkish Constitutional Court Ruling on Jailed Journalists Triggers Judicial Standoff
Turkey’s Constitutional Court found rights violations in the detention of journalists Mehmet Altan and Şahin Alpay, but lower courts initially refused to implement the ruling.
- January 10, 2018
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- Prorests
- Tax Increase
- January 9, 2018
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Anti-Austerity Protests Spread Across Tunisia After Tax and Price Increases
Demonstrations spread across Tunisia in January 2018 after new taxes and price increases took effect, reviving debate over economic hardship and the democratic transition.
- January 5, 2018
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Erdoğan and Macron Open 2018 with Paris Talks on Syria, Defence and Rights
Presidents Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Emmanuel Macron met in Paris on 5 January 2018, placing Syria, defence cooperation and democratic standards at the centre of a consequential bilateral visit.
- Border
- North Korea
- January 3, 2018
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North and South Korea Reopen Border Hotline After Nearly Two Years
The two Koreas restored contact through a border hotline on 3 January 2018, opening a diplomatic channel ahead of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
- Ethopia
- Political Detentions
- January 3, 2018
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Ethiopia Promises Political-Prisoner Releases and Closure of Maekelawi Detention Centre
Ethiopia’s government announced on 3 January 2018 that political prisoners would be released and the notorious Maekelawi detention centre closed.
