The success of the opposition pact, Pakatan Harapan, in ousting the Barisan National government in the 14th General Election of Malaysia have undoubtedly impacted the minds of Malaysians in their thoughts concerning democracy. Claims that Malaysia has now become a matured democratic nation reverberate constantly in the media.
On June 24, Turks in Turkey will face a date of presidential and legislative elections, in which the president aims to turn the regime into a presidential system. According to opinion polls of institutions close to the Ankara government, between 45 and 55 percent will vote for President Rajab Tayyib Erdogan.
With more than 2000 such separations in the last 6 weeks, questions are being asked about the inhumanity of such a policy. Trump defended his actions stating that they might be criminals, adding "They are thieves and murderers and so much else!”
Prime Minister, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and Vice Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache announced in a joint government the closure of seven mosques and the expulsion of two Imams. These measures were justified by the "law on Islam" adopted in 2015, which banned foreign funding for imams and forced Muslim associations to take a positive view towards the state and society.
Pakistani politicians are legally bound to declare their assets before the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to show transparency in their financial matters. This has given voters a glimpse into the bank accounts and property portfolios of their leaders after Election Officials revealed assets declared on candidate’s’ papers.
22/6/2018, during President Michel Aoun’s speech at the inauguration ceremony of the new headquarters of the Syrian Orthodox Church.. said: "The Ottoman Sultanate during the reign of Sultan Abdul Hamid II committed massacres against Armenian Christians during the period 1894 to 1896, in which over 300 thousand were killed...”
26/06/2018, Hizb ut Tahrir / Wilayah Tunisia held a press conference at its headquarters at the intersection of Sakra and presented its position on the report issued by the Committee of Individual Freedoms and Equality.
Al-Razzaz government hinted last Wednesday that it is not intending to back off the bill of changing the electronic crimes law in the year 2018 from the National Assembly. It announced in a media release that the (by-then) government delivered the mentioned bill and the reasons behind its need to the Parliament on the 28th of May last month “following the official talks emanating from the Prime Minister.”
