Greater Middle East

Turkey refuses to modify anti-terrorism law

Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄźan announced that he does not plan to change the country's anti-terrorism law, a requirement of the deal struck between Turkey and the EU.

Greater Middle East

Amnesty: Turkey forcibly returning Syrian refugees

Turkey has been forcibly returning up to 100 refugees to Syria per day since mid-January, Amnesty International charges—casting doubt on Ankara’s migrant deal with the EU.

Mexico

HRW: Mexico returning children to violence

Mexican immigration authorities are improperly returning children who might qualify for formal protection from violence in Central America, Human Rights Watch charges.

Europe

Brussels terror boon to GOP

Republican presidential hopefuls rushed to exploit the Brussels attacks, with Ted Cruz calling for police surveillance of Muslims and Trump actually broaching nuclear strikes.

Greater Middle East

Erdogan exploits terror wave —of course

Erdogan cynically blames the mounting terror attacks in Turkey on Kurdish miitants—as Europe grooms his consolidating dictatorship as a buffer state to keep  refugees at bay.