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*<!--15 Feb--> ''[[Taxi (2015 film)|Taxi]]'', by Iranian director [[Jafar Panahi]], wins the [[Golden Bear]] at the '''[[65th Berlin International Film Festival]]'''. |
*<!--15 Feb--> ''[[Taxi (2015 film)|Taxi]]'', by Iranian director [[Jafar Panahi]] ''(pictured)'', wins the [[Golden Bear]] at the '''[[65th Berlin International Film Festival|Berlin International Film Festival]]'''. |
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*<!--15 Feb--> The attempted rape and subsequent '''[[Murder of Özgecan Aslan|murder of a student]]''' on a bus |
*<!--15 Feb--> The attempted rape and subsequent '''[[Murder of Özgecan Aslan|murder of a student]]''' on a bus spark [[Murder of Özgecan Aslan#Funeral and protests|protests]] across [[Turkey]]. |
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*<!--15 Feb--> Two people are killed in '''[[2015 Copenhagen shootings|shootings]]''' at a free-speech seminar and at a synagogue service in [[Copenhagen]]. |
*<!--15 Feb--> Two people are killed in '''[[2015 Copenhagen shootings|shootings]]''' at a free-speech seminar and at a synagogue service in [[Copenhagen]]. |
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*<!--10 Feb--> [[Malaysia]]n opposition leader [[Anwar Ibrahim]] |
*<!--10 Feb--> [[Malaysia]]n opposition leader [[Anwar Ibrahim]] is '''[[Anwar Ibrahim sodomy trials#Federal Court appeal and imprisonment|imprisoned for five years]]''' after the country's [[Federal Court of Malaysia|Federal Court]] upholds his conviction for [[sodomy]]. |
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*<!--9 Feb--> [[Sam Smith (singer)|Sam Smith]] wins [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]] and [[Beck]] wins [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]] at the '''[[57th Annual Grammy Awards|Grammy Awards]]'''. |
*<!--9 Feb--> [[Sam Smith (singer)|Sam Smith]] wins [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]] and [[Beck]] wins [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]] at the '''[[57th Annual Grammy Awards|Grammy Awards]]'''. |
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Revision as of 19:16, 16 February 2015
- Taxi, by Iranian director Jafar Panahi (pictured), wins the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival.
- The attempted rape and subsequent murder of a student on a bus spark protests across Turkey.
- Two people are killed in shootings at a free-speech seminar and at a synagogue service in Copenhagen.
- Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim is imprisoned for five years after the country's Federal Court upholds his conviction for sodomy.
- Sam Smith wins Record of the Year and Beck wins Album of the Year at the Grammy Awards.
Ongoing:
Boko Haram – Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – War in Ukraine
Recent deaths:
Louis Jourdan – John McCabe – Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat
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