Court acquits all 26 suspects in Gezi protest case

A Turkish court has acquitted 26 defendants who were prosecuted for their involvement in the 2013 Gezi Park protests in Istanbul, Zaman reports. The acquittal is considered a victory for freedom and the rule of law in Turkey, though hundreds of people are still being...

Artillery fire increases after EU-Ukraine summit

Just afer EU leaders left Ukraine this week, Russian-backed separatists stepped up their assault in the East. EU Observer reports that residents of Gorlovka in the Donetsk region were under heavy artillery fire with shells landing as often as every 15 minutes. Regular...

Macedonia dead last in Europe on press freedom

RFE/RL covers the world press freedom report released by U.S.-based Freedom House that ranks Macedonia last among European countries. Macedonia is ranked 125th out of 199 countries. Former Soviet states Moldova, Ukraine and Belarus are in a separate Eurasian category....