The removal of a Turkish citizen from his home in Kenya is part of the crackdown by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on those he sees as connected to a failed 2016 coup.
Tag: Coups D’Etat and Attempted Coups D’Etat
Where Myanmar Sends Its Political Prisoners
For 134 years, Insein Prison has stood as a monument to brutality. Since the Feb. 1 coup, journalists, elected leaders and pro-democracy protesters have been held in the aging facility.
Military Ousts Civilian Leaders in Mali
The interim president and prime minister, appointed to oversee preparations for elections next year, were detained. Nine months ago, another coup toppled the previous president.
Poets in Myanmar Are Killed After the Coup
More than 30 poets have been imprisoned since the military seized power in Myanmar, a country where politics and poetry are intimately connected.
Aung San Suu Kyi Makes First Court Appearance Since Coup
Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi, 75, faces a raft of charges after being detained by Myanmar’s military. If found guilty, she could be imprisoned for life.
Miss Universe Myanmar Arrives in Florida With a Message for the Junta
Ma Thuzar Wint Lwin hopes to use her international platform as a pageant contestant to criticize the country’s military coup and support the pro-democracy movement.
Three Months After Coup, Myanmar Returns to the ‘Bad Old Days’
Police are now stopping random people on the streets. A group of secret informers has reappeared. The killings continue, but so does the resistance.
‘Now We Are United’: Myanmar’s Ethnic Divisions Soften After Coup
Amid the resistance to military rule, some are saying that democracy can’t flourish without respecting the minorities that have been persecuted for decades.
Myanmar Coup Leader Arrives in Indonesia for Asean Summit
Critics feared that Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing’s presence at the meeting in Indonesia would give his regime the appearance of legitimacy.
Idriss Déby Dies at 68; Poor Herder’s Son Became Chad’s Longtime Autocrat
Mr. Déby, who was aiming for a fourth decade in power, died from what the government called wounds sustained at a battlefront with rebels.