Women’s rights activists in Turkey said they are concerned that an amnesty planned by the government could result in impunity for child abusers. “This bill will not become law and it must not become law,” said Selin Nakipoglu, a lawyer and activist. The draft proposal is part of a wide-ranging amnesty plan that could free tens of thousands of prisoners by reducing mandatory prison times for a range of crimes ...
![Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) greets Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem in Moscow, on January 17, 2014 during their meeting. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/misc/000_Par7765137.jpg?itok=SHID_Nf8 "Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) greets Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem in Moscow, on January 17, 2014 during their meeting. [AFP]")
![The Arab Spring is a term for the revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests, riots, and civil wars in the Arab world that began on 18 December 2010. [Wikipedia]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/News/arab_spring.jpg?itok=KLejgo7T "The Arab Spring is a term for the revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests, riots, and civil wars in the Arab world that began on 18 December 2010. [Wikipedia]")
![US, EU and Arab officials meeting in Rome as the Friends of Syria Group [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/misc/179758606.jpg?itok=7YqEqbtV "US, EU and Arab officials meeting in Rome as the Friends of Syria Group [AFP]")
