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Federated wiki software?
  • https://github.com/CitizensFoundation/your-priorities-app/issues/161

    It's not a straightforward task. And it's controversial is you want to avoid multiple registrations.

  • Federated wiki software?
  • It's been around for many years now and famously was used in the consultations for the constitution of Iceland. We also used it in Bulgaria back in 2013 and had a community of more than 3000 users, but it lost traction due to being ignored by politicians and controversial debates.

    You can see more recent activity on https://www.citizens.is/ , particularly the impact and news sections.

  • Federated wiki software?
  • There's https://codeberg.org/flohmarkt/flohmarkt for a marketplace.

    I'm really missing something like https://yrpri.org/domain/3

  • Erdogan catches up with his autocratic peers

    >From one perspective, the timing of his arrest was curious: Stripping İmamoğlu of his university credentials would have been sufficient to exclude him from running and, anyway, the presidential election isn’t due until 2028 — although there’s been chatter it could come sooner. > >So, why move against him now and launch the arrests of 106 others, including officials from İmamoğlu’s CHP? > >Some argue Erdoğan didn’t want to wait and allow the Istanbul mayor’s candidacy the opportunity to gain more steam. But Gönül Tol, author of “Erdoğan’s War: A Strongman’s Struggle at Home and in Syria,” suspects the explanation lies in what’s happening beyond Turkey’s borders: The Turkish leader likely felt emboldened by the unfolding geopolitical shift toward autocracy, and so felt this was an auspicious moment to strike.

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    Albania’s Controversial TikTok Ban Still Not Fully Working
  • Well, I guess they had a good idea, but struggle implementing it. The ban makes sense as a mechanism to force social media owners to comply with government regulations. If TikTok demonstrates that they are willing to moderate content, they probably should be allowed again. The caveat is that moderation at this scale is very very difficult, they want to convince us that it's impossible. But behind this alleged impossibility, transpires a political agenda.

  • apnews.com Thousands rally outside Istanbul city hall for 2nd night over mayor's arrest

    Thousands of people have gathered outside Istanbul’s city hall for a second consecutive night to rally against the arrest of the city’s popular mayor.

    Thousands rally outside Istanbul city hall for 2nd night over mayor's arrest

    >It also caused a shockwave in the financial market, triggering temporary halts in trading on Wednesday to prevent panic selling.

    >German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed concern over the mayor’s detention, saying it was a “very, very bad sign” for Turkey’s relations with the European Union.

    >Imamoglu was elected mayor of Turkey’s largest city in March 2019, a historic blow to Erdogan and the president’s Justice and Development Party, which had controlled Istanbul for a quarter-century. Erdogan’s party pushed to void the municipal election results in the city of 16 million, alleging irregularities. > >The challenge resulted in a repeat of the election a few months later, which Imamoglu also won. The mayor retained his seat following local elections last year, during which his party made significant gains against Erdogan’s governing party.

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    Erdogan ensuring his grip on Turkey past 2028
    www.bta.bg Istanbul Mayor Is Detained in Corruption and Terrorism Links Probe, Arrest Sparks Outrage at Home and Abroad

    The Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem İmamoglu, and several other senior members of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) were detained early this morning. The arrests come just days before the opposition party was expected to officially

    Istanbul Mayor Is Detained in Corruption and Terrorism Links Probe, Arrest Sparks Outrage at Home and Abroad

    >The Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem İmamoglu, and several other senior members of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) were detained early this morning. The arrests come just days before the opposition party was expected to officially nominate İmamoglu as its presidential candidate. The CHP will hold primaries on Sunday, March 23, to elect its presidential nominee, and İmamoglu was widely considered the most likely choice. He had unofficially announced his candidacy earlier this month.

    >In recent months, however, there has been media speculations that in 2027 the president may schedule early election, possibly in March 2028, to secure a chance to be re-elected without requiring a constitutional change. > >Earlier this year, the spokesperson of the ruling AKP, Omer Celik, said that the possibility of President Erdogan running again is "on the agenda for discussion" and that a possible "formula" for this will be considered, according to Turkish media. > >Under the Turkish constitution, Erdogan cannot run in the 2028 presidential elections. However, the law allows an exception for a president in their second and final term if Parliament calls early elections. > >In the local elections of March 31 last year, Erdogan's ruling AKP lost the national elections for the first time since coming to power in 2002, with the CHP emerging victorious. AKP also suffered defeats in many of the country’s largest cities, including Istanbul and Ankara.

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    Croatia signs new defence agreement with Kosovo and Albania
  • It has been hypothesised that Bulgaria could join and this is seen as a hostility by Serbia

    https://novinite.com/view_news.php?id=231382

    However, winds and governments are changing way too often in Bulgaria and foreign policy is completely unpredictable. The only constant is that it's toothless.

  • In Turkey main opposition candidate detained before elections
    www.bta.bg Istanbul Mayor Is Detained in Corruption and Terrorism Links Probe, Arrest Sparks Outrage at Home and Abroad

    The Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem İmamoglu, and several other senior members of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) were detained early this morning. The arrests come just days before the opposition party was expected to officially

    Istanbul Mayor Is Detained in Corruption and Terrorism Links Probe, Arrest Sparks Outrage at Home and Abroad

    >The Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem İmamoglu, and several other senior members of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) were detained early this morning. The arrests come just days before the opposition party was expected to officially nominate İmamoglu as its presidential candidate. The CHP will hold primaries on Sunday, March 23, to elect its presidential nominee, and İmamoglu was widely considered the most likely choice. He had unofficially announced his candidacy earlier this month.

    >Protesters chanted, "Mayor Resul is not alone!", "Mayor Ekrem is not alone!" and "Detentions, arrests, and repression will not scare us!", BirGün reports. > >Emma Sinclair-Webb, the Turkiye Director of Human Rights Watch, condemned the detention of İmamoglu and other senior CHP officials, calling it a blatant abuse of the judicial system, Reuters reported. > >Words of support for Imamoglu came from the French Foreign Ministry, whose spokesman said that the arrest could have grave consequences for Turkish democracy. The Foreign Ministry in Berlin called it "a step backwards" for Turkiye. The Council of Europe condemned the arrests as a move against the will of the people. The mayors of Athens and Thessaloniki also voiced support for the Istanbul mayor in social media posts. > >In the wake of the Wednesday arrests, the Turkish lira crashed by 12% to an all-time low of 42 to the dollar. > >Access to several social media platforms, including X, TikTok, and Instagram, was partially restricted in Turkey this morning. > >Imamoglu's arrest came a day after Istanbul University announced annulling İmamoglu’s diploma in line with a move by the Istanbul Chief Prosecutor's Office questioning the legitimacy of his higher education credentials.

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    Nuclear Energy Production in selected countries
  • In Italy the anti-nuclear stance was voted in a referendum in 1987, but they still keep trying.

  • Romania's once famous anti-corruption DNA is busy targeting journalists now

    >The Iasi office of DNA is now led by prosecutor Cristina Chiriac. Chiriac gained notoriety following revelations from a national investigative outlet, SaFieLumina.ro, about sexual abuse committed by the bishop of Husi. Journalists showed that Chiriac, then a prosecutor, had kept incriminating video evidence of the bishop’s abuse locked away in her desk drawer for years, instead investigating the victim for blackmail.

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    Milorad Dodik: promising freedom, taking away liberties

    >Last week, the ruling majority adopted the Law on the Protection of the Constitutional Order of Republika Srpska. Under this legislation, the authorities get more power to collect data and investigate alleged attempts to undermine them or threaten the Serb-dominated entity’s security. > >The legislation also criminalises “disrespect or non-execution of decisions of institutions or bodies of Republika Srpska”, as well as “other criminal acts that indirectly or directly threaten the constitutional order and territorial integrity of Republika Srpska”. It envisages the establishment of a new Special Prosecution and a Court of Republika Srpska

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    Nuclear Energy Production in selected countries
  • I guess that could be a more objective way of looking at it: http://cdn.statcdn.com/Infographic/images/normal/20750.jpeg

  • Nuclear Energy Production in selected countries
  • Then it's just propaganda aiming to manipulate the German public.

  • Nuclear Energy Production in selected countries
  • Why is Japan not on this graph?

  • Romanian far-right unites for the presidential elections
    www.bta.bg After Meeting with Georgescu, George Simion and Anamaria Gavrila Announce Presidential Bids

    The leaders of the two Romanian far-right parties, Alliance for the Union of Romanians and the Youth Party, George Simion and Anamaria Gavrila, will run for the presidential elections in May. They announced the news in a video published on their

    After Meeting with Georgescu, George Simion and Anamaria Gavrila Announce Presidential Bids

    >The leaders of the two Romanian far-right parties, Alliance for the Union of Romanians and the Youth Party, George Simion and Anamaria Gavrila, will run for the presidential elections in May. They announced the news in a video published on their official Facebook profiles after meeting with former presidential candidate Calin Georgescu Tuesday morning. If both bids are validated, one of them will withdraw, as stated in the video.

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    Right-Wingers Clash with Police After Romania Bars Populist Calin Georgescu from Polls
  • They got him laundering Russian money into politics and organising a coup, but he still pretends. They need to put him on trial, not just ban him from elections. Of course, it is different institutions that are responsible for these actions.

  • Romania arrests group with charges of com-plotting for Russia
    www.novinite.com Six Arrested in Romania for Plotting Coup with Russian Support - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency

    Romanian authorities have arrested six individuals accused of attempting to stage a coup, allegedly with support from Russian agents. The group is charged with forming a criminal organization and treason, as well as planning actions aimed at Romania's withdrawal from NATO.

    Six Arrested in Romania for Plotting Coup with Russian Support - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency

    Something many other countries in the region should also do.

    >In addition to their political aspirations, the suspects recruited supporters through online platforms, publishing videos aimed at both national and international audiences. The group's efforts were not limited to online propaganda, as they took steps to negotiate Romania's exit from NATO and discussed their plans with foreign political and military representatives. > >The authorities conducted searches at eight locations in Bucharest and several counties, seizing important evidence. Four of the accused are set to face preventive detention, while the other two will remain under house arrest. These arrests come just after Romania expelled the Russian Federation's military attaché and his deputy, accusing them of engaging in activities contrary to the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. It is unclear whether these expulsions are connected to the arrests.

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    Zelensky is the first one to officially bring up demilitarisation of the Black Sea
  • Thank you for the context. The current dynamics is that with the waning Russian fleet, Turkey is building up to dominate.

    The Montreux Convention needs to be overridden with a total ban of military activity in the Black Sea basin. This is necessary both to protect its fragile ecosystem and as a step towards long-lasting peace in the wider region.

  • Zelensky is the first one to officially bring up demilitarisation of the Black Sea
    english.elpais.com Zelenskiy offers Putin partial truce for first time to stop air and sea attacks

    The Ukrainian president offers first steps towards a ceasefire and calls on Trump to lead the peace process

    Zelenskiy offers Putin partial truce for first time to stop air and sea attacks

    >The new proposal announced by Zelenskiy comes two days after French President Emmanuel Macron revealed that he was negotiating with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to offer a partial ceasefire similar to the one detailed by the Ukrainian leader, although only for one month. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot added that the intention of “a truce in the sky, at sea and in the energy infrastructure is to test whether Vladimir Putin has good intentions to seal a truce.”

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    fedi 4chan?
  • Well, plebbit being text-only means exactly that any media content is being stored remotely on CDNs

  • Macedonia claims to want to join the EU, but seeks support from Hungary, of all countries
    www.bta.bg North Macedonia Foreign Minister Mucunski in Budapest: North Macedonia Seeks Clear Support for EU Accession

    North Macedonia stands at a critical crossroads in its EU integration process and expects consistency in understanding its positions, as well as concerns over the 2022 negotiation framework, Foreign Minister Timco Mucunski said on Wednesday following a meeting with his Hungarian counterpart Péter Sz...

    North Macedonia Foreign Minister Mucunski in Budapest: North Macedonia Seeks Clear Support for EU Accession

    At a moment when Hungary is isolated due to it blocking of all support for Ukraine, Macedonia sends a very clear message by seeking support from them exactly.

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    Russian advancements slow down
  • It is not in the White House that people are dying. In fact, the White House is just going through 2 years of madness that will end at the half-term elections at latest.

  • Russian advancements slow down
    www.dialog.ua У Путина проблемы: DeepState заметил спад темпов наступления ВС РФ в феврале

    Наступательный потенциал оккупационной армии России, по всей видимости, близок к исчерпанию.

    У Путина проблемы: DeepState заметил спад темпов наступления ВС РФ в феврале

    >In the last three months, the pace of the Russian army's offensive in Ukraine has been falling. In February 2025, the Russian army managed to occupy 192 square kilometres of Ukrainian territory. This is 4 times less than in the peak period in autumn 2024. > >The OSINT project DeepState, which monitors the situation on the front line, has drawn attention to the occupiers' loss of momentum. > >According to OSINTers, the current pace of the Russian army has already equalled that of July 2024. At the same time, the Russians are taking very heavy casualties as they try to advance.

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    >Authorities say a broader investigation into election-related crimes uncovered links to an alleged illegal weapons network. > >Among the 21 individuals now facing arrest is former French Foreign Legion soldier Horatiu Potra, who served under contract in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. > >"About the weapons, I will admit to illegal possession, but first I want to say that... rather than die legally, it is better to live illegally," Potra said, as quoted by Reuters.

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    Abdullah Öcalan calls PKK to lay down arms and dissolve itself
    www.theguardian.com Jailed Kurdish leader calls for PKK to disarm – in shift that could shake up Turkey and Middle East

    Abdullah Öcalan’s message, which follows four decades of guerrilla warfare, will have far-reaching implications

    Jailed Kurdish leader calls for PKK to disarm – in shift that could shake up Turkey and Middle East

    >His message was greeted with joy in the Istanbul conference room where Öcalan’s allies gathered to broadcast his call, after displaying a photo of supporters visiting the white-haired septuagenarian. A group of older Kurdish peace activists ululated as the call to lay down arms was read out. > >“This is the breaking point of history and it is a positive one,” said Sırrı Süreyya Önder of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy (DEM) party. “We are here with a compass to find a possible route out of these dark chaotic days.” > >Önder hinted at some of the potential problems to come, adding that while Öcalan called for the PKK’s dissolution and to lay down arms, that all of this “requires the recognition of democratic politics,” and legal support for a sustained peace. > >DEM party politicians said they were hoping for a reprieve in government pressure following the announcement, after authorities in Ankara have sought to replace multiple politicians and mayors affiliated to the group, particularly in the majority-Kurdish southeast. > >President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government has sought unilateral disarmament from the PKK, publicly quashing suggestions that Öcalan’s announcement would herald the start of peace talks.

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    Turkish organised crime in Thessaloniki in an all out war
  • It's an amazing place with amazing history, much of it hidden.

  • Turkish organised crime in Thessaloniki in an all out war
    www.ekathimerini.com Nine Turks arrested over deadly shooting in Thessaloniki bus terminal | eKathimerini.com

    Police have arrested nine Turkish nationals in Thessaloniki and Athens after conducting searches linked to a shooting on Tuesday that left one Turkish national dead.

    Nine Turks arrested over deadly shooting in Thessaloniki bus terminal | eKathimerini.com

    >The shooting occurred Tuesday afternoon in Thessaloniki, when two Turkish nationals were in a car near the city’s intercity bus terminal. Police said another vehicle blocked their path, and an assailant inside opened fire. The driver was wounded and hospitalized, while the passenger was fatally shot.

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    I guess this law serves as advance warning, as the country has the right to protect its airspace anyway.

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    Serbian president walks back support of Ukraine in UN resolution
  • This coming after the US-led resolution appears as an attempt to distract from internal issues.

  • Bosnia Serb leader Dodik rallies supporters ahead of trial verdict
  • At least there are people showing signs of sanity.

    However, opposition members from the Party of Democratic Progress, PDP, and the Serbian National Alliance, SNS, refused to participate, after which Dodik’s Alliance of Independent Social Democrats, SNSD, accused them of siding with Schmidt.

    Members of the Republika Srpska veterans’ union have also refused to join Dodik’s rally, noting that, “there never has been, there is not, nor will there ever be, an individual whose fate can be tied to the fate of Republika Srpska”.

  • Every Country That Has Their Own Lemmy Instance
  • Wow, not sure if you did something or it was there all along... But I used to search for it by language. And the language is not there anymore :D

    But seriously, thank you.

  • Ruling Putinists in Georgia intensify oppression, hiding behind "translation"
    oc-media.org Georgian Dream introduces word-for-word ‘translation’ of US FARA legislation, previously called ‘a total disaster’ by PM Kobakhidze

    Georgian Dream announced its intention to replace the existing foreign agent law with a direct translation of US legislation.

    Georgian Dream introduces word-for-word ‘translation’ of US FARA legislation, previously called ‘a total disaster’ by PM Kobakhidze

    >Georgian Dream has registered a bill in parliament that it claims is the Georgian translation of the US Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), with the aim of targeting civil society organisations. Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze had previously described FARA as a ‘total disaster’.

    >The ruling party also announced plans for additional legislative initiatives and amendments, including a package that would remove any obligations for the state to allow civil society to take part in legislative decision-making processes.

    >He also announced plans to introduce stricter drug laws, as well as changes to laws regarding juvenile justice and migration.

    >Georgian Dream additionally announced plans to simplify the appointments or dismissal of heads of legal entities under public institutions, which he said will be determined by ministers or the heads of public institutions.

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    Montenegro's first motorway is funded by China. Could this work?

    >Costs were steep. As the country’s debt load soared past 90% of its GDP in the wake of the pandemic, Montenegro announced in 2021 that it was unable to pay Chinese loans and was facing bankruptcy. European and American banks stepped in, bringing the country's debt ratio down to 60% of GDP.

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    Macedonia's pro-european opposition SDSM keeps its leader unchallenged
    www.bta.bg Current Opposition Party Leader to Run Unopposed for Head of SDSM in North Macedonia in March

    The only candidate to lead the SDSM party in North Macedonia that party members can vote for on March 16 will be the current party leader, Venko Filipce, the SDSM reported to the internal election commission on Friday. According to media reports, no other party member will contest Filipce's leadersh...

    Current Opposition Party Leader to Run Unopposed for Head of SDSM in North Macedonia in March

    >The only candidate to lead the SDSM party in North Macedonia that party members can vote for on March 16 will be the current party leader, Venko Filipce, the SDSM reported to the internal election commission on Friday. According to media reports, no other party member will contest Filipce's leadership. > >Filipce would begin a full term as chair of the party, which ended up as opposition after an electoral defeat in May 2024. The next major elections in North Macedonia will be held in the fall of 2025.

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