On the 4th of June, around 200 people gathered in front of the United Nation’s Geneva Centre. Police violence in Turkey and the government’s authoritarian attitude were criticized in the declarations that were read in Turkish, English and French. Demonstrations which had strong echoes in both the Genevan and Swedish presses were ended by singing songs and shouting out slogans. [...] → Read the full article…
On the 1st of June around 1000 people gathered in Zuccotti Park where Occupy Wall Street movement began. The demonstration, organized by artists and intellectuals living in New York, was held under the title “New York Action Group in Solidarity with Occupy Gezi Parkı, Istanbul Facebook Group.” The demonstration, punctuated by slogans such as “We will keep resisting and win”, [...] → Read the full article…
Around 1000 of protesters gathered in front of the State Library in Melbourne on 2nd of June, 2013 and then spread to the Federation Square. Demonstrations were against the Turkish government’s ruthless attitude to the innocent protests in Turkey. They wanted to support the people of Turkey against police violence and lack of freedom, which have been the major cause of [...] → Read the full article…
On the 2nd of Jun, around 100 people gathered in Pioneer Courthouse Square in order to support the protests in Turkey. Turkish flags and banners on which “Turkey, resist!” and “Portland is with you” were written were carried by the demonstrators. People shouted the slogans such as “Tayyip resign!” and “Hand in hand against fascism”. The Americans who got interested [...] → Read the full article…
The Queen Victoria Building and the Circular Quay has seen citiziens of Sydney demonstrating against the Turkish government and the police brutality againts the protests at the Gezi Park, on June 1st, 2013. Protesters supported the resisting people of Turkey with slogans such as “Everywhere Taksim, everywhere resistance!” and “Tayyip will come to our terms!”. Protests in Sydney spread to [...] → Read the full article…
On the 1st of June, around 80 people gathered in front of the Palais Wilson in order to support the protests in Turkey. During the demonstration, in which people of all ages participated, declarations were read in Turkish and French.
On the 1st of June, around 300 people protested in Lafayette Park, right next to the White House, in order to support the resistance in Taksim. During the demonstration “Everywhere Taksim, everywhere resistance”, “Tayyip resign!”, “Hand in hand against fascism” slogans were shouted, the national anthem was sung. Finally, group stood still for one minute silence to send their respect [...] → Read the full article…
On the 1st of June, around 150 people gathered in Pioneer Court in order to support the protests against the Turkish government. The demonstrators marched through the Michigan street despite the rain. The national anthem was sung and the slogans “You are not alone, Istanbul”, “You are not alone, Turkey”, “Stop the violence in Turkey” were shouted.
On June 1, a group of five hundred people gathered in downtown Boston to support the protesters in Turkey who are struggling for democracy. In a press statement, they reacted against police brutality and anti-democratic policies of the government. They condemned the silence of the mainstream media and stated that every person has a right to know more about the [...] → Read the full article…