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Coronavirus and state power: Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Russia and Kyrgyzstan (March – June)

14 Apr 2020


Iran

‘Armageddon’: When coronavirus struck a Tehran hospital – Middle East Eye

Iran’s corona-diplomacy – Brookings

Politics in the Time of Corona: Tehran (Hosted by Jadaliyya Co-Editors Noura Erakat and Bassam Haddad) – Jadaliyya

Politics in the Time of Corona: Beyond Incarceration in Iran (Hosted by Jadaliyya Co-Editors Noura Erakat and Bassam Haddad) – Jadaliyya

A call for sanity and tolerance in Iran at a time of national emergency – openDemocracy

For Iranians, Coronavirus Quarantine Not That Novel – Jadaliyya

ll Prisoners Are Political Prisoners: Rethinking the Campaign to #FreeThemAll Beyond Borders and Beyond COVID-19 – Jadaliyya

Revolutionary Guards to enforce coronavirus controls in Iran – The Guardian

Power Struggle Hampers Iran’s Coronavirus Response – New York Times

Iraq

Rights group urges free speech protection in Iraq – Al Jazeera

Israel

Netanyahu accused of dictatorship amid coronavirus crisis – Al Jazeera

Coronavirus or democracy? Which crisis should Israelis be more worried about? – Times of Israel

Russia

Not Just a Crisis: Coronavirus Is a Test for Putin’s Security State – NY Times

Moscow goes into lockdown, urges other regions to take steps to slow coronavirus – France 24

As Russia Braces for Coronavirus, Putin Lets Underlings Take the Heat – NY Times

When Your Home Isn’t a Safe Space. Russian Women Fear Rise in Domestic Violence as Coronavirus Quarantine Starts. – Moscow Time

As Russia goes into lockdown, feminists fear an epidemic of domestic violence – Global Voices

Russia’s top coronavirus ‘fake news’ stories – EU Observer

Turkey

Coronavirus: Fourteen women murdered in Turkish homes since lockdown – Middle East Eye

Opinion: Coronavirus: A timeline of Turkey’s missteps – DW

Turkey imposes strict 48-hour lockdown in all major cities in bid to contain coronavirus spread – France 24

For Autocrats, and Others, Coronavirus Is a Chance to Grab Even More Power – New York Times

Kyrgyzstan

A Power Grab in Kyrgyzstan – Open Society

Volatile Kyrgyzstan temporarily bans protests – AFP

Kyrgyzstan: Women’s rights march cancelled over coronavirus – Eurasia Net

“Your traditions, our blood!”: The struggle against patriarchal violence in Kyrgyzstan – openDemocracy

Kyrgyzstan’s Coronavirus Response Should Let Activist Go Free – HRW

Kyrgyzstan moves to lock down major cities – CNA

Kyrgyzstan declares state of emergency and moves to lockdown major cities over Coronavirus crisis – International Business Times

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