Building Alternative Universities in the Midst of War and Revolution
"Three universities, several higher education institutions, and academies are now operating in northeast Syria. However, the real challenge is not simply to build schools and universities, but to develop an entirely new educational system with a philosophy based on new sociological principles."
✍🏽 Luqman Guldivê
📷 Sîmav Ehmed Heyder
Read the full article on Turning Point.
"Three universities, several higher education institutions, and academies are now operating in northeast Syria. However, the real challenge is not simply to build schools and universities, but to develop an entirely new educational system with a philosophy based on new sociological principles."
✍🏽 Luqman Guldivê
📷 Sîmav Ehmed Heyder
Read the full article on Turning Point.
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Living in a place with more green spaces puts you at lower risk of heat death.
— Elisa Gallo, epidemiologist.
This week's article will explore urban strategies for adapting to climate change. We will delve into how cities are finding alternatives to the current, ecologically devastating forms of urbanization.
In the face of a growing climate crisis, cities are seeking solutions to mitigate the impacts of extreme heat and improve quality of life.
We will explore how the creation of green spaces and urban ecology can play a crucial role in making metropolitan areas more sustainable.
Coming this Wednesday on Turning Point.
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Urban Landscapes in the 21st Century: Can Eco-Cities Tackle Climate Change and Pollution?
"Recent advances in ecological engineering have brought new life to the old debate on whether a city can truly be “green,” or if urban greenery merely veils an inherently unsustainable organization of modern metropolitan life."
✍️🏽 Henri Sulku
📷©detstheway
Read the full article on Turning Point.
"Recent advances in ecological engineering have brought new life to the old debate on whether a city can truly be “green,” or if urban greenery merely veils an inherently unsustainable organization of modern metropolitan life."
✍️🏽 Henri Sulku
📷©detstheway
Read the full article on Turning Point.
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The Fog of War
"To stand for peace is to stand against bombing, shelling, and invasions, but also—and perhaps more importantly—against the international complicity that enables them."
✍🏽 Turning Point
📷 Diego Ibarra Sanchez
Read the full editorial on Turning Point.
"To stand for peace is to stand against bombing, shelling, and invasions, but also—and perhaps more importantly—against the international complicity that enables them."
✍🏽 Turning Point
📷 Diego Ibarra Sanchez
Read the full editorial on Turning Point.
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⚠️ Update on Milan’s controversial approach to urban forestation
On October 3, Italian police violently evicted environmentalists who had spent six weeks blocking the cutting down of an urban forest in Gallarate, a satellite town of Milan.
The forest is set to be razed as part of a €16 million "urban regeneration" project, largely funded by the EU. The plan has been fiercely opposed by local residents, some of whom had set up makeshift camps in the forest to prevent its destruction.
"The project does not reflect the needs of the [affected] districts and has been imposed from above without real involvement of the population," said the residents' platform, Save the Gallarate Trees Committee.
"[The urban forest] is a precious buffer zone that protects the neighborhood and social housing from noise and air pollution [from a nearby highway]."
Milan's metropolitan area, of which Gallarate is a part, has committed to a reforestation program aiming to plant 3 million trees by 2030. However, the program has been criticized for disregarding residents' actual needs and interests.
Learn more about urban forestation and Milan's "top-down" efforts on Turning Point.
On October 3, Italian police violently evicted environmentalists who had spent six weeks blocking the cutting down of an urban forest in Gallarate, a satellite town of Milan.
The forest is set to be razed as part of a €16 million "urban regeneration" project, largely funded by the EU. The plan has been fiercely opposed by local residents, some of whom had set up makeshift camps in the forest to prevent its destruction.
"The project does not reflect the needs of the [affected] districts and has been imposed from above without real involvement of the population," said the residents' platform, Save the Gallarate Trees Committee.
"[The urban forest] is a precious buffer zone that protects the neighborhood and social housing from noise and air pollution [from a nearby highway]."
Milan's metropolitan area, of which Gallarate is a part, has committed to a reforestation program aiming to plant 3 million trees by 2030. However, the program has been criticized for disregarding residents' actual needs and interests.
Learn more about urban forestation and Milan's "top-down" efforts on Turning Point.
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“Make Yemen Great Again”: How Yemen’s Houthis Won a Place in the Israel-Gaza War and What They Are Planning Next
"As the Houthis have been very careful in strictly controlling the (few) journalists who have had access to their territory—except for rare cases of dual-nationals reporting undercover—the world is vastly unable to understand what North Yemen has become."
✍🏼 📷 Laura Silvia Battaglia
Read the full article on Turning Point.
"As the Houthis have been very careful in strictly controlling the (few) journalists who have had access to their territory—except for rare cases of dual-nationals reporting undercover—the world is vastly unable to understand what North Yemen has become."
✍🏼 📷 Laura Silvia Battaglia
Read the full article on Turning Point.
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Ukraine: Love+War, a Review
"FotoEvidence has done it again: A powerful, breathtaking volume focused on the impact of war in Ukraine. The previous FotoEvidence title, Ukraine: A War Crime (2023), specifically documented the first year of the 2022 invasion by Russia. This sister compendium, Ukraine: Love+War, takes a broader look, turning its eye back to the Russian incursion in 2014 and walking forward through 2024, this time with an emphasis on the war’s impact on society, including civilian life, family, and children."
✍🏼 Lauren Walsh
Read the full review on Turning Point.
"FotoEvidence has done it again: A powerful, breathtaking volume focused on the impact of war in Ukraine. The previous FotoEvidence title, Ukraine: A War Crime (2023), specifically documented the first year of the 2022 invasion by Russia. This sister compendium, Ukraine: Love+War, takes a broader look, turning its eye back to the Russian incursion in 2014 and walking forward through 2024, this time with an emphasis on the war’s impact on society, including civilian life, family, and children."
✍🏼 Lauren Walsh
Read the full review on Turning Point.
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From Collapse Doctrine to New Peace Talks: Kurdish Resistance at the Edge of Declaring Victory in Turkey
"Peace with the Kurds, a new democratic constitution, and solving problems through dialogue and political methods rather than violence have become the most used concepts in the last two weeks by the ruling elites of Erdogan’s regime."
✍🏽 Sinan Önal
📷 Maryam Ashrafi
Read the full article on Turning Point.
"Peace with the Kurds, a new democratic constitution, and solving problems through dialogue and political methods rather than violence have become the most used concepts in the last two weeks by the ruling elites of Erdogan’s regime."
✍🏽 Sinan Önal
📷 Maryam Ashrafi
Read the full article on Turning Point.
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In the Shadow of Empires: From a ‘Hezbollah Stronghold’ to ‘Denazified’ Ukraine, the Experience of an Arab-Ukrainian
"I have lived under the shadows of two occupations, as my homelands in Ukraine and Lebanon face the same monster of unchecked nationalism and imperialism."
✍🏽 📷 Nizar Al Rifai
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"I have lived under the shadows of two occupations, as my homelands in Ukraine and Lebanon face the same monster of unchecked nationalism and imperialism."
✍🏽 📷 Nizar Al Rifai
Read the full article on Turning Point.
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If Peace Is the Question, Liberation Is the Only Answer
"In a world descending towards wars and genocides, more and more people, including the Turning Point editoral, feel a strong need to discuss peace, and Ture’s speech summarizes the answers to many questions raised by this common desire. Does the word peace have any meaning?"
✍🏽 Editorial Board
📷 Maryam Ashrafi
Read the full editorial on Turning Point.
"In a world descending towards wars and genocides, more and more people, including the Turning Point editoral, feel a strong need to discuss peace, and Ture’s speech summarizes the answers to many questions raised by this common desire. Does the word peace have any meaning?"
✍🏽 Editorial Board
📷 Maryam Ashrafi
Read the full editorial on Turning Point.
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Last week, Rexhino 'Gino' Abazaj, one of the defendants in the Budapest Trial, was arrested in France under a European Arrest Warrant. He is currently detained in France and, if extradited, could face up to 16 years in prison in Hungary.
In spring, Turning Point interviewed Rexhino for our article about the Hungarian trial involving 17 anti-fascists from across Europe.
You can read his interview and the full background on Turning Point.
In spring, Turning Point interviewed Rexhino for our article about the Hungarian trial involving 17 anti-fascists from across Europe.
You can read his interview and the full background on Turning Point.
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Counter-Protest as Peacebuilding: How a Community Response Helped Extinguishing Anti-Immigrant Riots in Northern Ireland
"As security forces struggled to maintain order, counter-protesters seized the initiative to try and quell the violence, taking up the role the police is ostensibly meant to serve. The riots and the subsequent response can serve as a lesson on the rapid spread of disinformation and disorder, and how to fight back effectively."
✍🏽 Patrick Hilsman
Read the full article on Turning Point.
"As security forces struggled to maintain order, counter-protesters seized the initiative to try and quell the violence, taking up the role the police is ostensibly meant to serve. The riots and the subsequent response can serve as a lesson on the rapid spread of disinformation and disorder, and how to fight back effectively."
✍🏽 Patrick Hilsman
Read the full article on Turning Point.
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‘People Struggle Where They Are’: Joshua Clover on Riots, Strikes and Communes That Are Already Here
"The pipeline blockade doesn’t exist without that little commune, and the commune doesn’t exist without the blockade. They’re utterly linked. They are one. It’s not one or the other. You don’t have to choose militancy versus care work. They’re one thing."
✍🏽 Ronja Mälström
📷 Michele Lapini
Read the full article on Turning Point.
"The pipeline blockade doesn’t exist without that little commune, and the commune doesn’t exist without the blockade. They’re utterly linked. They are one. It’s not one or the other. You don’t have to choose militancy versus care work. They’re one thing."
✍🏽 Ronja Mälström
📷 Michele Lapini
Read the full article on Turning Point.
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Activists Under Fire: The Rising Criminalization of Civil Movements Across Europe
"As authorities clamp down, grassroots groups and NGOs remain resilient and interconnected in building solidarity networks across borders to amplify their demands and unify their struggles. Solidarity, in this climate, is not only a strategy but a necessity to safeguard everyone’s fundamental rights."
✍🏼 Gaia Guatri
📷 Montecruz Foto
Read the full article on Turning Point.
"As authorities clamp down, grassroots groups and NGOs remain resilient and interconnected in building solidarity networks across borders to amplify their demands and unify their struggles. Solidarity, in this climate, is not only a strategy but a necessity to safeguard everyone’s fundamental rights."
✍🏼 Gaia Guatri
📷 Montecruz Foto
Read the full article on Turning Point.
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A Year of Elections, a Year of Reflections
"As the world grapples with growing authoritarianism, shrinking communal space, the rise of far-right movements, and more wars, the question remains: What does it mean to build a democratic society in the 21st century?"
✍🏼 Turning Point
📷 Chris Russell
Read the full editorial on Turning Point.
"As the world grapples with growing authoritarianism, shrinking communal space, the rise of far-right movements, and more wars, the question remains: What does it mean to build a democratic society in the 21st century?"
✍🏼 Turning Point
📷 Chris Russell
Read the full editorial on Turning Point.
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As Europe Slides to the Right, Communists Secure Steady Gains in Austrian Municipalities
"In the 1990s, the KPÖ had all but disappeared. Today, the party holds the mayor’s office in Graz, Austria’s second-biggest city, and has delegates in the city councils of Linz, Salzburg, and Innsbruck."
✍🏽 Gabriel Kuhn
📷 KPÖ
Read the full article on Turning Point.
"In the 1990s, the KPÖ had all but disappeared. Today, the party holds the mayor’s office in Graz, Austria’s second-biggest city, and has delegates in the city councils of Linz, Salzburg, and Innsbruck."
✍🏽 Gabriel Kuhn
📷 KPÖ
Read the full article on Turning Point.
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⚠️ UPDATE ON REXHINO ‘GINO’ ABAZAJ’S TRIAL
Turning Point reporter was in Paris today, observing the trial of Rexhino 'Gino' Abazaj, one of the defendants in the Budapest Trial. Arrested in November on a European Arrest Warrant, he is facing possible deportation to Hungary, where he could face a severe prison sentence.
At the hearing, the French prosecutor demanded deportation, claiming no obstacles to the extradition. Abazaj's defense cited documented human rights violations in Hungary, including substandard prison conditions, and insisted deportation to Hungary undermined Abazaj's fundamental rights.
The defense also lodged minor technical complaints, including the French authorities' failure to send relevant paperwork to Abazaj's lawyer in Hungary, denying his right to a defense lawyer from the issuing country. The defense called for the court to be postponed to a later date.
The judge denied Abazaj's request to transfer from pre-trial imprisonment to house arrest, citing him being an Albanian without a residence permit in France, as well as a flight risk. The court adjourned the hearing to January 15.
Abazaj appeared in good health and spirits, according to family members who were able to talk with him for a few minutes through an armored glass divider.
In spring, we interviewed Abazaj for our article about the Hungarian trial involving 17 anti-fascists from across Europe. You can read his interview and the full background on Turning Point.
Turning Point reporter was in Paris today, observing the trial of Rexhino 'Gino' Abazaj, one of the defendants in the Budapest Trial. Arrested in November on a European Arrest Warrant, he is facing possible deportation to Hungary, where he could face a severe prison sentence.
At the hearing, the French prosecutor demanded deportation, claiming no obstacles to the extradition. Abazaj's defense cited documented human rights violations in Hungary, including substandard prison conditions, and insisted deportation to Hungary undermined Abazaj's fundamental rights.
The defense also lodged minor technical complaints, including the French authorities' failure to send relevant paperwork to Abazaj's lawyer in Hungary, denying his right to a defense lawyer from the issuing country. The defense called for the court to be postponed to a later date.
The judge denied Abazaj's request to transfer from pre-trial imprisonment to house arrest, citing him being an Albanian without a residence permit in France, as well as a flight risk. The court adjourned the hearing to January 15.
Abazaj appeared in good health and spirits, according to family members who were able to talk with him for a few minutes through an armored glass divider.
In spring, we interviewed Abazaj for our article about the Hungarian trial involving 17 anti-fascists from across Europe. You can read his interview and the full background on Turning Point.
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Inside Elon Musk’s Election Team: A Former Contractor Speaks of Chaos and Exploitation in the $250M pro-Trump Campaign
"Elon Musk's America PAC has been sued for criminal campaign tactics and labor violations, as the world’s richest man threw in more than $250 million to get Donald Trump in the Oval Office. An inside view at this voting drive reveals a world of chaos and questionable practices."
✍🏼 Patrick Hilsman & Henri Sulku
📷 Canvassing worker Matthew Dimitri watching himself via surveillance system installed inside the house his boss rented to him
Read the full article on Turning Point.
"Elon Musk's America PAC has been sued for criminal campaign tactics and labor violations, as the world’s richest man threw in more than $250 million to get Donald Trump in the Oval Office. An inside view at this voting drive reveals a world of chaos and questionable practices."
✍🏼 Patrick Hilsman & Henri Sulku
📷 Canvassing worker Matthew Dimitri watching himself via surveillance system installed inside the house his boss rented to him
Read the full article on Turning Point.
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Turkey's 2024 Elections: A Struggle for Democracy Amid Authoritarian Backlash
"Turkey now stands at a crossroads. The decisions made in the coming months will determine whether the country moves toward reconciliation or deeper conflict."
✍🏽 Gözde Çağrı Özköse
📷 Metin Yoksu
Read the full article on Turning Point.
"Turkey now stands at a crossroads. The decisions made in the coming months will determine whether the country moves toward reconciliation or deeper conflict."
✍🏽 Gözde Çağrı Özköse
📷 Metin Yoksu
Read the full article on Turning Point.
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Beyond Rhetoric: Migration is not a Threat
"Migration is not an emergency; it is a reality we must learn to live with. How can we move beyond the rhetoric of crisis and build a world where migration is seen not as a threat, but as an opportunity for exchange, growth, and solidarity?"
✍🏽 Editorial Board
📷 Max Cavallari
Read the full editorial on Turning Point.
"Migration is not an emergency; it is a reality we must learn to live with. How can we move beyond the rhetoric of crisis and build a world where migration is seen not as a threat, but as an opportunity for exchange, growth, and solidarity?"
✍🏽 Editorial Board
📷 Max Cavallari
Read the full editorial on Turning Point.
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On January 9th, hundreds of people in Heseke took to the streets with the slogan Jin, Jiyan, Azadi to demand justice for three Kurdish women organizers assassinated in Paris on this date 12 years ago. Turkey has been implicated as a perpetrator of the triple murder, but French investigations have remained inconclusive.
The protest also rallied for women’s freedom in post-Assad Syria and support for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) against the backdrop of Islamist-led government formation in Damascus and Turkey-led military attacks on the Kobane region near the northern border.
Turning Point reporting team has arrived in North East Syria to report on the transformative developments shaping the future of the country and the Middle East. As we prepare a dedicated issue of in-depth articles for February, follow along for updates in the coming weeks.
The protest also rallied for women’s freedom in post-Assad Syria and support for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) against the backdrop of Islamist-led government formation in Damascus and Turkey-led military attacks on the Kobane region near the northern border.
Turning Point reporting team has arrived in North East Syria to report on the transformative developments shaping the future of the country and the Middle East. As we prepare a dedicated issue of in-depth articles for February, follow along for updates in the coming weeks.
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