Intensive European pressure on Turkey, bloody protests in Iran, Iraq

Last week, the Arab press touched upon European pressure on Turkey, as well as protests in Iraq and Iran.

Al-Arab: Turkey safe haven for ISIS funds

Arab newspapers reported last week on several topics, most notably Turkey's support for ISIS mercenaries. In this context, Al-Arab newspaper said, "A new US blacklist revealed that Turkey is still the preferred stadium for ISIS, where it succeeded in turning it into a safe haven for the funding networks on which it depends." Financing his activities, which is in stark contrast to the efforts of the government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, which is trying hard to show that it is engaged in the war on terror, and that it had a role in revealing the movements of former ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi before the United States killed him last month.

On Monday, the United States imposed sanctions on five entities and four personalities, mostly based in Turkey, for supporting and funding ISIS.

Al- Ain: European parliamentarians and politicians demand "hard sanctions" against Turkey

"Parliamentarians and European observers demanded a common European position and the imposition of" hard" sanctions against Turkey for the systematic violations of democracy and human rights and the repeated attacks by the regime of Recep Tayyip Erdogan on neighboring countries, especially Syria."

These demands came during an extraordinary conference organized by the Brussels International Center for Research and Human Rights entitled (the growing challenges in the relations between the European Union and Turkey … Determining ways forward) at the European Union headquarters in Brussels, on Wednesday.

Speakers at the conference called for a common position on the systematic Turkish violations of democracy and human rights within the country, and the use of "Machaveli" for the refugee paper to put pressure on EU countries.

Participants also agreed on the need to formulate a firm and "solid" European policy to deal with the Erdogan regime, which has disregarded various international covenants and conventions.

Observers agreed that the current European policy towards Turkey was inadequate; Rather, due to its relative leniency, it encourages the Erdogan regime to continue its aggressions and violations in various fields.

At the same time, Kalin-Lunot Ungur, deputy head of the EU-Turkey relations department at the service of European external action, made it clear that Brussels would not give up its constants to satisfy Erdogan's regime.

He pointed out that if Turkey is already keen to join the European Union, it must meet the requirements of democracy and respect for human rights, and stop immediately policies of aggression against neighboring countries, and a rational approach to governance qualifies them and gives them European acceptance.

Al-Sharq al-Awsat: Iran: dead exceeded 100 ... and UN concern

Amid the uncertainty over the developments of anti-government protests in Iran, as the Internet continues to be cut, human rights reports have confirmed that the number of demonstrators killed has exceeded 100. Amnesty International said in a statement that 106 people were killed. During protests over fuel prices, based on verified videos and eyewitness testimony on the ground. "

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said yesterday he was "following with concern" events in Iran, especially after reports of clashes that killed and injured many protesters.

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ANHA