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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The Turkish Air Force struck a civilian convoy heading toward the fiercely contested Tishreen Dam in Northern Syria, killing at least three people and injuring 19.
The convoy, consisting of several hundred people, departed from Kobane on Wednesday morning to protect the vital hydroelectric plant at Tishreen Dam. Recent Turkish air strikes on the dam had already deprived Kobane of electricity.
Eyewitnesses later brought to a hospital in Kobane reported that 22 vehicles, including an ambulance, were targeted by four consecutive air strikes. Six of the injured were taken to Kobane for medical treatment, but some of the wounded could not be evacuated due to the ongoing risk of further attacks.
Poor cellular networks in Tishreen have left many unable to confirm their loved ones' fate, drawing over 200 people to Kobane hospital.
"We call on the international community to urgently stop the Turkish air strikes," said Farhan Haj Issa, Co-President of the Euphrates Region Autonomous Administration.
The convoy, consisting of several hundred people, departed from Kobane on Wednesday morning to protect the vital hydroelectric plant at Tishreen Dam. Recent Turkish air strikes on the dam had already deprived Kobane of electricity.
Eyewitnesses later brought to a hospital in Kobane reported that 22 vehicles, including an ambulance, were targeted by four consecutive air strikes. Six of the injured were taken to Kobane for medical treatment, but some of the wounded could not be evacuated due to the ongoing risk of further attacks.
Poor cellular networks in Tishreen have left many unable to confirm their loved ones' fate, drawing over 200 people to Kobane hospital.
"We call on the international community to urgently stop the Turkish air strikes," said Farhan Haj Issa, Co-President of the Euphrates Region Autonomous Administration.
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On January 16, more than a thousand people in Kobane protested against Turkish air strikes on civilians, chanting slogans in support of the Syrian Democratic Forces.
On January 18, five civilian casualties from the Turkish air strikes were brought back to Kobane for burial. Among them were an ambulance driver and a married couple, leaving their 7-month-old child orphaned.
Later that afternoon, a convoy was finally able to return from Tishreen, where hundreds of people gathered to welcome their loved ones.
On January 18, five civilian casualties from the Turkish air strikes were brought back to Kobane for burial. Among them were an ambulance driver and a married couple, leaving their 7-month-old child orphaned.
Later that afternoon, a convoy was finally able to return from Tishreen, where hundreds of people gathered to welcome their loved ones.
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Invisible Borders, Vital Care: How Migrant Women Sustain Europe’s Aging Societies
"Migrant women are the silent backbone of Europe's care economy, sustaining households and societies with tireless labor and immense sacrifices. Despite systemic discrimination and isolation, their contributions remain undervalued, their rights overlooked, and their voices unheard. Yet their resilience and solidarity have become powerful forces for change."
✍🏽 Gaia Guatri
📷 FNV Migrant Domestic Workers.
Read the full article on Turning Point.
"Migrant women are the silent backbone of Europe's care economy, sustaining households and societies with tireless labor and immense sacrifices. Despite systemic discrimination and isolation, their contributions remain undervalued, their rights overlooked, and their voices unheard. Yet their resilience and solidarity have become powerful forces for change."
✍🏽 Gaia Guatri
📷 FNV Migrant Domestic Workers.
Read the full article on Turning Point.
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Photo Essay: Heavily Loaded
"As in the past, and despite the EU legislation on immigration, the relationships between the populations facing the Mediterranean Sea are alive and strong. Merchants and travelers meet each other as their ancestors did before them, mixing the cultures they came from."
✍️🏽 📷 Eugenio Grosso
Check the new photoessay on Turning Point.
"As in the past, and despite the EU legislation on immigration, the relationships between the populations facing the Mediterranean Sea are alive and strong. Merchants and travelers meet each other as their ancestors did before them, mixing the cultures they came from."
✍️🏽 📷 Eugenio Grosso
Check the new photoessay on Turning Point.
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Our Way to See/a. The Transforming Landscapes of Central Mediterranean Migrations
"I made my first rescue at sea on May 2019, during my fifth rotation in the then still young project Mediterranea Saving Humans. My arrival aboard the Mare Jonio—a 70’s tug boat repurposed as a mother ship for the organization—was, that time, quite gradual. Landing on Lampedusa Island, where the boat was docked for a needed stopover, I should have taken over from other fellow rescuers who were disembarking, to join as RHIB driver – rigid hull inflatable boats that we use to reach boats in distress. Yet, we spent some time on land preparing to set sail, followed by some days at sea amongst drills and fixing equipment. This slight delay gave me the time to slowly walk into a transforming landscape."
✍🏽 Fabio Gianfrancesco
📷 MedRescue
Read the full article on Turning Point.
"I made my first rescue at sea on May 2019, during my fifth rotation in the then still young project Mediterranea Saving Humans. My arrival aboard the Mare Jonio—a 70’s tug boat repurposed as a mother ship for the organization—was, that time, quite gradual. Landing on Lampedusa Island, where the boat was docked for a needed stopover, I should have taken over from other fellow rescuers who were disembarking, to join as RHIB driver – rigid hull inflatable boats that we use to reach boats in distress. Yet, we spent some time on land preparing to set sail, followed by some days at sea amongst drills and fixing equipment. This slight delay gave me the time to slowly walk into a transforming landscape."
✍🏽 Fabio Gianfrancesco
📷 MedRescue
Read the full article on Turning Point.
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The Changing Syria: Voices From the Ground
"The Arab Spring in 2011 being a distant memory in many of the countries engulfed by the protest wave, in Syria, the long road to freedom appears now significantly shorter than a few months ago."
✍🏽 Editorial Board
📷 Maryam Ashrafi
Read our new editorial on Turning Point.
"The Arab Spring in 2011 being a distant memory in many of the countries engulfed by the protest wave, in Syria, the long road to freedom appears now significantly shorter than a few months ago."
✍🏽 Editorial Board
📷 Maryam Ashrafi
Read our new editorial on Turning Point.
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“We Will Fight With All Our Strength:” as Islamists Oust Assad, Women’s Struggle Persists in Syria
"From the beginning of the revolution, it was clear that we wanted a free society, and we knew this would be impossible without the liberation of women from patriarchy—the roots of an oppressive social system that stretches over 5,000 years. We needed a revolution with women’s liberation at its center, and this is how the revolution began in Rojava."
✍🏽 Ronahi Hassan
📷 Maryam Ashrafi
Read the full article on Turning Point.
"From the beginning of the revolution, it was clear that we wanted a free society, and we knew this would be impossible without the liberation of women from patriarchy—the roots of an oppressive social system that stretches over 5,000 years. We needed a revolution with women’s liberation at its center, and this is how the revolution began in Rojava."
✍🏽 Ronahi Hassan
📷 Maryam Ashrafi
Read the full article on Turning Point.
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Ten Years After Its Liberation From ISIS, Kobane Fights a New Existential War
"There is a looming sense that Kobane’s destiny is tied to the battle now unfolding around the Tishreen Dam and Qaraqozak bridge—the two Euphrates river crossing points whose conquest would enable pro-Turkish forces to launch a pincer movement and close the siege around the town."
✍🏽 Patrick Hilsman & Henri Sulku
📷 Maryam Ashrafi
Read the full article on Turning Point.
"There is a looming sense that Kobane’s destiny is tied to the battle now unfolding around the Tishreen Dam and Qaraqozak bridge—the two Euphrates river crossing points whose conquest would enable pro-Turkish forces to launch a pincer movement and close the siege around the town."
✍🏽 Patrick Hilsman & Henri Sulku
📷 Maryam Ashrafi
Read the full article on Turning Point.
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