The growing displays of support for the controversial comedian cap off a year that has seen the nation nudged, at times forcefully, to the right.
France’s top cop guns for controversial comedian
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Brotherhood terror label has free speech consequences
The Brotherhood’s new designation is being deployed to further marginalize its supporters- and to more robustly enforce the military-backed government’s increasing authoritarianism.
RED ZONE: Xinjiang
After an apparent suicide attack in Tiananmen Square this past October, the stage has been set for Xinjiang’s increasing significance as a point of concern for Beijing.
POWER PLAYER: Marine Le Pen
But since taking over the FN presidency in 2011 from Jean-Marie Le Pen, her father and party founder, Le Pen the younger has engineered a remarkable turnaround.
POWER PLAYER: Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
This time last year it may have been difficult to imagine that the major question dominating Egyptian politics would be whether army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi would be running for president.
RED ZONE: Nigeria
A bumbling government strategy has cemented Boko Haram’s resolve, even as it alienated Nigeria’s most vulnerable local populations.
Peru’s culinary diplomacy
Quinoa’s widespread popularity is helping the Peruvian government expand its international presence via culinary diplomacy.
The Kurds’ lost opportunity
The infighting also reflects the regional character of the Kurdish question, particularly since the outbreak of civil war in Syria.
Inspired by Thailand, Cambodia protests intensify
After seizing power in a violent coup, and orchestrating two national elections to stay in power, it’s unlikely that P.M. Hun Sen will exit the scene quietly — or at all.
Is Turkish P.M. Erdogan his own worst enemy?
His brawling political persona, dubbed “Kasimpasali” after the Istanbul neighborhood where Erdogan grew up, was on full display in Gezi.
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