Wildlife trafficking is a complex transnational phenomenon situated at the intersection of conservation, illicit markets, global trade, and governance systems. It refers to the illegal taking, transportation, and trade of wild animals and plants, including their parts and derivatives, in contravention of national laws or international agreements such as the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). While...
Weekly Turkey Report: Third Week Of April – You can kill someone, but you cannot erase them
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New details have emerged in the investigation into the disappearance six years ago of Gülistan Doku, a university student in Tunceli (Dersim). A confidential witness has alleged that Doku was raped, became pregnant, and was subsequently shot in the head and killed by the Governer’s...
The dramatic escalation of tensions in the Middle East in recent years has renewed interest in a long-standing question: how should Iran’s foreign policy...
