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Cameroon presidential election: two opposition figures arrested ahead of results

Two prominent members of Cameroon’s opposition were arrested on Friday in Douala, just days before the official results of the October 12 presidential election are due to be announced, their parties said. Djeukam Tchameni, president of the Movement for Democracy and Interdependence in Cameroon......

Turkey: Harsh prison sentences sought against opposition mayors

The Istanbul prosecutor’s office has demanded severe prison sentences for seven opposition mayors accused of belonging to a criminal organization, according to the state-run Anadolu Agency. All seven, arrested between January and July, are members of the Republican People’s Party (CHP),......

Ivory Coast presidential campaign kicks off amid rising tensions

The presidential campaign in Ivory Coast has begun under a tense political climate marked by arrests and opposition protests. Over 200 people were detained in Abidjan on Saturday after police dispersed an unauthorized opposition march with tear gas, just as President Alassane Ouattara launched his re-election......

Motion of censure emerges as key solution to Morocco’s government crisis

Political parties in Morocco have a constitutional pathway to address the nationwide protests and restore public confidence: a motion of censure to withdraw confidence from the current government. With public outrage intensifying, particularly among Generation Z demonstrators, the demand for Prime Minister......

Jailed Georgian opposition leaders urge UK to sanction ruling party over alleged ties with Iran

A group of imprisoned opposition politicians in Georgia has appealed to the UK foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, urging her to impose sanctions on members of the ruling Georgian Dream party. The leaders, jailed in Rustavi prison near Tbilisi, accuse the government of fostering growing ties with Iran......

Turkey: CHP holds urgent congress to resist Erdogan’s influence

The Republican People’s Party (CHP), Turkey’s main opposition party, is convening an extraordinary congress in Ankara on Sunday, September 21, in a bid to safeguard its leadership amid mounting pressure from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s administration. The 22nd extraordinary congress......

Tens of thousands protest in Ankara against crackdown on Turkish opposition

Tens of thousands of demonstrators filled the streets of Ankara on Sunday to denounce what they describe as an escalating legal assault on Turkey’s main opposition party. The protest came ahead of a crucial court ruling that could determine the future of the Republican People’s Party (CHP)......

New crackdown on opposition in Istanbul

Istanbul prosecutors ordered the arrest of 48 officials from the Bayrampasa municipality, a district led by the main opposition party, on Saturday, citing corruption charges, Anadolu state news agency reported. The mayor, Hasan Mutlu, elected from Turkey’s main opposition party, the Republican......

Turkish opposition calls extraordinary congress amid judicial turmoil

Turkey’s main opposition party, the Republican People’s Party (CHP), announced plans to hold an extraordinary congress on 21 September after a court removed its Istanbul leadership over alleged corruption, a party source told AFP on Saturday. The decision follows a legal challenge that annulled......