Tag: minorities
Religious minorities fear the new regime in Syria
TV4’s team has visited the oldest Christian village in Syria – which has been severely tested by jihadists over the years Most of the houses gape empty. A few people…
Syrians in Turkey are now considering returning home: “I think people have learned from what happened to our country” | Foreign countries
ISTANBUL 28 years old Mohammad Toumouk sitting in front of a shawarma restaurant drinking tea. Toumouk has a smile on his face. He is visiting his relatives who run a…
Kurdish foreign minister on new jihadist rule: “All minorities in Syria are worried”
It looks like Mohammed al-Bashir, who has ruled the jihadist rebels’ Islamist regime in northwestern Syria, will be tasked with leading a transitional government in Syria, international media reports citing…
Foreign Minister Valtonen is concerned about women and girls in Syria: “Women’s rights in jihadist states are limited” | News
HTS, which captured the Syrian capital Damascus, is classified as a terrorist organization. The events of the last few days in Syria caught Finland by surprise. Foreign minister Elina Valtonen…
The Estonian parliament is taking away the voting rights of Russian citizens – this is how the Russians living in Estonia react | Foreign countries
The story in a nutshell Citizens of Russia and Belarus living in Estonia are losing their right to vote. They have had the right to vote in municipal elections. The…
The Estonian government wants to change the constitution so that Russians cannot vote in municipal elections | News in brief
A quick amendment to the constitution requires a four-fifths majority in the Estonian parliament. Estonia’s governing parties decided on Monday that they want to change the voting rights of the…
Harris conquers Republicans when Trump seduces minorities
Two weeks before the American presidential election, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are campaigning to attract the widest possible electorate while the vote promises to be very close. The billionaire,…
how the Democratic Party gradually became that of all minorities
If the image of the Democratic Party is associated with the great progressive figures of the 20th century such as FD Roosevelt, JF Kennedy or Barack Obama, with the end…
Finnish sports stars talk about Janne Puhaka’s importance to sexual minorities – “It was a heroic act” | Sport
Finnish athletes belonging to sexual minorities see Janne Puhaka, who died on Sunday, as a great role model. Janne Puhakan29, death has touched the sports world. Puhaka’s spouse has told…
Bangladesh: New government seeks to end attacks on religious minorities
Bangladesh’s interim government, led by Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, pledged Sunday to end attacks on religious minorities, while a new chief justice was sworn in following the fall…