Turkey Set To Release 38,000 Prisoners, Makes Space In Jails After Coup

August 17, 2016 by

Turkey will release 38,000 prisoners under a penal reform announced on Wednesday after the arrests of tens of thousands of people suspected of links to last month’s attempted coup added to pressure on overstretched jails. The reform was one of a series of measures outlined on Wednesday in two new decrees under a state of … Read more

US Election Fraud Allegations Prompt Calls For Reform

August 11, 2016 by

Rights group in the US are calling for a return to a hand-counted paper balloting as a universal standard for elections in an effort to boost transparency and prevent vote irregularities that many see as a threat to the country’s democratic system. Shyla Nelson, the co-founder of Election Justice USA, told Al Jazeera that a … Read more