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Daily Sabah Centre for Policy Studies, the think-tank extension of @dailysabah

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•Turkey hosts 330,000 refugees, asylum-seekers of various nationalities, Afghans constitute 46% of total number followed by Iran, Iraq and Somalis.

#UNHCR @Gocidaresi @Refugees

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•Countries across the globe to mark #WorldRefugeeDay today with the U.N. declared theme “Every Action Counts”
•By the end of 2019, 79.5 million people were forcibly displaced worldwide, International Organization for Migration’s Global Trends Report says.
(AFP)

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•Turkey has been hosting the highest number of refugees for last 7 years
•Turkey hosts more than 4 million refugees, asylum seekers including almost 3.6 million Syrian nationals with 98% of them living across the country in 81 provinces.

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The travel bucket list for intrepid adventurers.
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The five stages of pandemic: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. https://t.co/UkQiP3SWz6

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•Race-related Inequalities in the US health system are becoming clearer as protests against police brutality continue. (Reuters Photo)

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•Demonstrations against police brutality enter 9th day in US, percentage of black Americans in #COVID19 deaths also criticized during protests. (AP Photo)

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•As of May 20, African Americans accounted for almost 23% of #COVID19 deaths in US, although black people make up approximately 13% of US population, according to data.

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•The prosecutors have to prove, in almost all cases, that the offender made a decision to kill the victim in charges of 1st- and 2nd-degree murder.

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•After George Floyd, a black man, died in police custody, demonstrations began in Minneapolis and spread across the US, including in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Miami. Protesters shouted, "I can’t breathe!" (AFP Photo)

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•According to the Minnesota Statutes, 3rd-degree murder does not entail an purpose to kill; the offender caused someone’s death in a dangerous act "without regard for human life."

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· Trayvon Martin, born February 5, 1995, was an African-American high school student who lived in Miami Gardens, Florida, with his mother and older brother. #TrayvonMartin (AP Photo)

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· #BlackLivesMatter was founded in 2013 in response to the acquittal of the defendant found to have killed unarmed African-American teen Trayvon Martin. The movement spread all over the country following the deaths of 2 other African-Americans in 2014. (AFP Photo)

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· On 26 February 2012, Trayvon Martin was shot dead by 28-year-old George Zimmerman. According to the statement by Zimmerman, he killed Martin as the result of a dispute. Put on trial for murder in June, 2013, Zimmerman was acquitted by July 13, 2013. (REUTERS)