In this week’s most shared tweets: The Turkish government’s draconian crackdown sank to new depths this week as MPs were detained in nighttime raids, Kurdish media was shut down, and Internet users experienced blockages and social media outages including Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and for the first time, WhatsApp.
Also this week: Aleppo’s civilians pounded by all sides; launch of the #140GulfCharacters campaign; Satellite images show widespread arson in Burma’s Rakhine State and a new Human Rights Watch report documents land grabs from farmers in Karen State; and authorities in Russia sealed Amnesty International’s Moscow office without explanation.
