Coup

Turkey detains 88 in nationwide raids over alleged links to group accused of 2016 coup attempt

Turkish authorities detain 88 suspects in nationwide operation targeting alleged members of the Gülen movement, linked to the 2016 coup attempt.

|ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF
A Turkish police officer and armored vehicle outside Istanbul Courthouse, March 26, 2019; illustrative.
Police officers stand guard at a polling station inside a school ahead of a general election, in Thingangyun Township, Yangon, Myanmar, December 27, 2025.

Myanmar to free over 6,000 prisoners in Independence Day amnesty amid general election

The junta also reduced sentences by one-sixth nationwide, excluding those convicted of serious crimes such as murder, rape, terrorism, corruption, and arms- or drug-related offenses.

|ByREUTERS
Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro, attends an interview with Reuters in Brasilia, Brazil December 19, 2025.

Former Brazilian president Bolsonaro confirms son's presidential pre-candidacy in official letter

"Given this scenario of injustice, I have decided to indict Flávio Bolsonaro as a pre-candidate to the Presidency," former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro said in an official letter.

|ByLARA SUKSTER MOSHEYOF
A woman crosses a street as motorists engage a crossroad in Cotonou following rumors of a possible coup in the country on December 7, 2025. Benin's President Patrice Talon is safe and the army is regaining control, after a group of soldiers said they had ousted him from power.

Benin soldiers announce coup, gov't says plot is under control

The move was latest threat to democratic norms in the region, coming after a coup in Guinea-Bissau last month marked the ninth in West and Central Africa since 2020.

|ByREUTERS

Army officers say they have seized power in Guinea-Bissau

Military officers announced a coup in Guinea-Bissau, suspending elections, deposing President Embalo and triggering unrest as regional bodies urge a return to constitutional order.

NOVEMBER 27, 2025ByREUTERS
Soldiers patrol on the main road in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, November 21, 2025.

US to launch new phase of Venezuela ops., including possible plan to overthrow Maduro, sources say

US officials say Washington is moving toward a new phase of action against Venezuela, as military pressure and covert options against the Maduro government remain on the table.

NOVEMBER 22, 2025ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro gestures on the day of a march marking Venezuelan Student Day, in Caracas, Venezuela, November 21, 2025.

Madagascar president warns of attempted coup after soldiers join protests

Madagascar's president condemned an “attempted illegal seizure of power” after elite troops joined deadly youth-led protests demanding his resignation.

OCTOBER 12, 2025ByREUTERS
Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina, gestures as he appoints military general Ruphin Fortunat Zafisambo as Prime Minister at the Lavoloha Presidential Palace, following government dissolution amid protests over power and water shortages, in Antananarivo, Madagascar October 6, 2025.

Brazil's Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years after landmark coup plot conviction

Brazil’s Supreme Court sentenced ex-president Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years for plotting a coup after his 2022 loss, sparking US criticism and possible sanctions.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2025ByREUTERS
BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT Jair Bolsonaro receives the Friends of Zion Award in Jerusalem

Turkey detains defense firm Assan Group executives in military espionage probe

Turkish authorities detained the two on suspicion of military espionage and membership in the network of the US-based cleric accused of orchestrating a 2016 coup.

AUGUST 28, 2025ByREUTERS
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan poses with Hisar medium air defense surface-to-air missile system and Siper high to medium air defense surface-to-air missile system ,during a ceremony at Aselsan Golbasi Campus in Ankara, Turkey, August 27, 2025.

Far-right MK accuses Shin Bet of planning coup against the government, blames 'Deep State'

Netanyahu and his supporters have regularly blamed the "Deep State" for the corruption cases opened against him and the attempts to investigate October 7.

MARCH 17, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Noam MK Avi Maoz in front of Israeli flag (illsutrative).

Romania arrests 'military-type' group on allegations of Russia-backed coup

Prosecutors said the group had a military-type structure, with one member being a retired major general.

MARCH 6, 2025ByREUTERS
Police walk by supporters of Romanian independent far-right presidential candidate Calin Georgescu, in Mogosoaia, Romania, December 8, 2024

Fethullah Gulen, blamed by Turkey for failed 2016 coup, dies at 83

Gulen denied involvement in the failed coup, but his movement was designated as a terrorist organization by Turkey.

OCTOBER 21, 2024ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
US-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen at his home in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania, US.

American Jewish man sentenced to death in Congo for his involvement in a failed coup

American Jew Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun faces the death penalty in the DRC for his role in a failed coup attempt amid espionage claims and limited US intervention.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
American citizen Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun, 36, has been sentenced to death for his involvement in a failed coup attempt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Three US citizens sentenced to death in Congo over role in failed coup

All three were found guilty of criminal conspiracy, terrorism and other charges, and sentenced to death in a ruling read out on live TV.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024ByREUTERS
Benjamin Zalman Polun, Marcel Malanga and Taylor Thompson, American citizens suspected, along with a group of over fifty other people, to be involved in an attempted coup in Congo, wait for the beginning of their trial in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, June 7, 2024.