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Osman Kavala, an imprisoned Turkish human rights defender, has been awarded the Council of Europe's Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize. As Ankara's bête noire, Kavala risked incurring the wrath of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In his absence, it was his wife, Ayse Bugra Kavala, who received the award from the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Tiny Kox, in the hemicycle of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. IMAGES
Inside the Joint Coordination Centre in Istanbul, the organisation overseeing the grain exports, the Ukrainian and Russian delegations monitor the first shipment of Ukrainian grain as it leaves the port of Odessa under a deal aimed at relieving a global food crisis following Russia's invasion of its neighbour. The vessel was carrying 26,000 tonnes of corn, according to Ukraine's infrastructure minister Oleksandr Kubrakov. IMAGES
Istanbul (Turkey), Jan 29 (EFE/EPA), (Camera: Sedat Suna.- The pandemic has boosted food delivery orders and, therefore, the work of delivery people, who are now under tremendous pressure that puts their lives at risk. FOOTAGE OF AND STATEMENTS BY TARIKCAN GEZMIS, A DELIVERY DRIVER FOR 12 YEARS. Translation:"My name is Tarikcan Gezmis. I have been working as a motorcycle delivery man in Istanbul for 12 years. As is well known, the motorcycle delivery service has skyrocketed during the pandemic as the demand for delivery has increased dramatically and this causes a lot of traffic flow. Fatal accidents can occur and we have had colleagues who lost their lives. May their souls rest in peace.Another problem we are uncomfortable with is that they see us as just a delivery person. They know we go out of our way for them, we are always in a hurry for their food delivery. However, sometimes it may not be possible. Traffic officers are much more vigilant about us. They put pressure on us because all eyes are on the motorcycles on the roads. They drag us into accidents. We are in a hurry and expect them to understand us. Especially when traffic officers stop us, they surely have an excuse to issue a ticket. We want our voice to be heard. We earn little and our employers do not pay these traffic fines. We need the government's support regarding this issue. Our work is very hard, especially in winter."
Images of policemen in front of the Turkish court that jailed 27 former pilots and other suspects for life in one of the largest trials stemming from the bloody 2016 coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. IMAGES
Yangon, Aug 6 (EFE/EPA).- A Canadian evangelical pastor was sentenced Thursday to three months in jail in Myanmar for celebrating a religious cult in contravention of the restrictions imposed by the government to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. (Camera: LYNN BOBO). SHOT LIST: POLICE ESCORT CANADIAN PASTOR DAVID LAH AS HE LEAVES THE MAYANGONE TOWNSHIP COURT IN YANGON, MYANMAR.
Quezon City, May 5 (EFE/EPA).- The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) of the Philippines ordered ABS-CBN channel, the country's largest telecommunications group, to immediately stop operations on Tuesday.The order came a day after its license expired, while its renewal is pending debate in the Congress following numerous delays.ABS-CBN, which employs some 11,000 people, is Southeast Asia's oldest television channel and has been on the air for 25 years. (Camera: ROLEX DELA PENA). SHOT LIST: ABS-CBN NETWORK HEADQUARTERS IN QUEZON CITY, METRO MANILA, THE PHILIPPINES.
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