Politics & environs articles 2020

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Turkey: the rise and fall of the Kurdish party that threatened Erdoğan

 

Dissenters are facing persecution, with 16,000 HDP members arrested or detained. But hardcore support keeps the struggle alive

 

Bethan McKernan in Istanbul

Sun 27 Dec 2020 08.00 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/27/as-erdogan-tightens-grip-on-power-last-opposition-politicians-resist-brutal-purge

 

President Erdogan: bastard fascist dictator

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Argentina on brink of historic vote to legalise abortion

 

Senate to debate bill that would make it first major Latin American country to allow terminations

 

Tom Phillips Latin America correspondent and Uki Goñi in Buenos Aires

Mon 28 Dec 2020 17.45 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/28/argentina-on-brink-historic-vote-legalise-abortion

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Saudi rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul sentenced to almost six years in jail

 

Court suspends some of sentence and backdates start of term, meaning she only has three months left to serve

 

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Mon 28 Dec 2020 11.24 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/28/saudi-rights-activist-loujain-al-hathloul-sentenced-to-almost-six-years-in-jail

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Stanley Johnson confirms application for French passport on eve of Brexit

 

Prime minister’s father campaigned to remain in the EU in 2016 while his son led the leave movement

 

Harry Taylor

Thu 31 Dec 2020 13.18 GMT Last modified on Thu 31 Dec 2020 13.21 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/dec/31/stanley-johnson-confirms-application-for-french-passport-on-eve-of-brexit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Syria: dozens killed in Isis bus attack

 

Assault reportedly targeted Syrian regime soldiers returning to their posts in Deir ez-Zor, near Iraq border

 

Bethan McKernan Middle East correspondent

Thu 31 Dec 2020 13.48 GMT

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/31/syria-dozens-killed-in-isis-bus-attack

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Spain and UK reach draft deal on post-Brexit status of Gibraltar

 

British overseas territory had been left out of deal announced on Christmas Eve

 

Ashifa Kassam in Madrid and Daniel Boffey in Brussels

Thu 31 Dec 2020 13.57 GMT Last modified on Thu 31 Dec 2020 17.28 GMT

 

 

 

 

Vid

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/31/spain-and-uk-reach-draft-deal-on-post-brexit-status-of-gibraltar