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Azerbaijani Nana Held in a Removal Centre for Four Weeks: “Be an Informant or Be Deported”

Nanaxanim Babazade (Nana), an Azerbaijani women’s rights activist and master’s student at Istanbul University’s Department of Anthropology, was detained on 21 August from her workplace in Kadıköy on the grounds that she had “taken part in a protest against the price hikes at the university canteen.” She is now being held at the Çatalca İnceğiz Removal Centre pending deportation.

26 September 2025

Most Syrian Armenians have left the country, while those remaining are in fear

Syrian Armenian journalist Kevork Almassian: "In Kessab, a town historically home to a vibrant Armenian population, the community has largely fled, fearing a fate similar to that of Alawites in neighbouring areas."

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