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VIDEO: Blackphone 2 aims to protect privacy September 28, 2015
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VIDEO: Catalonia nationalists win elections September 28, 2015
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VIDEO: Hungary 'may close border with Croatia' September 28, 2015
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VIDEO: Xi's UN 'gender equality' pledge criticised September 28, 2015
Lu Jun, an NGO director in New York, describes the arrest and jailing of his some of his colleagues who were working in the field of women's rights in China.
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VIDEO: The magical science behind the 'supermoon' eclipse September 28, 2015
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VIDEO: Modi tears up at Facebook Q&A session September 28, 2015
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VIDEO: Hong Kong's protest art goes on display September 28, 2015
Democracy activists in Hong Kong are preparing to mark the first anniversary of the ''umbrella movement''- when tens of thousands of people paralysed key parts of the city, calling for greater democracy.
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VIDEO: Arctic trip to probe warming waves September 27, 2015
Oceanographers have been gathering evidence of a 'vicious circle' of wind-driven turbulence in the Arctic Ocean, stirring up heat from the depths.
– TURKEY’S SWISSHOTEL CRISIS
On 04/22/2001 at 23:30, a group of 13 armed Chechens led by Muhammed Tokcan took over the Luxury Swisshotel in Taqsim Square, in the heart of Istanbul, the commercial capital and the largest city in Turkey, and took about 120 guests and hotel personnel hostage.
The attack came a week after Chechen rebels hijacked a Russian passenger aircraft from Istanbul to Moscow and diverted it to Medina in Saudi Arabia (see – Medina Hijacking ).
The next day, on 04/23/2001 noon, the Hostage takers gave themselves up, surrendered to the Turkish police and released all the hostages. The Chechens claimed their only intention was to draw attention to the war in Chechnya and the atrocities committed by the Russians there.
About 25,000 Chechens lived in Istanbul and western Turkey in 2001. Some 80 Caucasus organizations operate in Turkey and many have been active in promoting Chechen “independence.”
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