East Asia, Human Rights Wei (Josh) Luo, Senior Staff Writer East Asia, Human Rights Wei (Josh) Luo, Senior Staff Writer

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Leadership’s Use and Abuse of the Cultural Revolution’s Memories to Justify the Tiananmen Crackdown and Arrest of Marxist Students

While historical analogies help simplify a complex past, such simplification of select memories associated with the Cultural Revolution allows the CCP to justify crackdowns against pro-democracy students and contemporary independent Marxist activists.

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Europe, Middle East and North Africa, International Law and Organizations, Human Rights Penny Kapusuzoğlu, Contributing Writer Europe, Middle East and North Africa, International Law and Organizations, Human Rights Penny Kapusuzoğlu, Contributing Writer

A Year in Review: The Consequences of Turkey’s Withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention

The fallout in the year following Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention has resulted in increased violence, a spike in femicide cases, and public calls for change.

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