Tag Archives: Gezi Resistance

Bianet: Chamber of Chemical Engineers – “Pepper Gas is in Chemical Weapon Category”

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Architects and Engineers Chambers Union of Turkey’s Chemical Engineers Chamber listed the hazardous effects of pepper gas, saying that pepper gas bombs and bullets used by police forces took part in chemical weapon category. Architects and Engineers Chambers Union of Turkey’s (TMMOB) Chemical Engineers Chamber said that pepper gas bombs and bullets used by police forces took part in chemical [...] → Read the full article…

Today’s Zaman: Gezi, anatomy of a public square movement – Nilüfer Göle

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A new movement is in the making right in front of our eyes. Even the participants in this movement are astonished. They feel the joy of hearing their own voices and seeing the unifying power of their acts. The tension is high, even days later. There is a festive atmosphere despite the disturbing sense of potential clashes, the police pressure, [...] → Read the full article…

Bianet: “State of Emergency” Application to ECHR

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Human Rights Association of Turkey (IHD) urged all police violence victims of Gezi Park resistance to file complaints to be brought to the attention of the European Court of Human Rights according to the “state of emergency” exception in the convention. Human Rights Association of Turkey (IHD) officials are currently making efforts towards bringing the attention of European Court of [...] → Read the full article…

Fıratnews: A protester shot to death by a gun in Hatay

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A young man, Abdullah Cömert, participating in the Gezi Park protests in the Armutlu neighborhood of Hatay’s town center, was dead, as a result of police shooting. According to the eye-witnesses, Cömert was killed by the bullets coming from the Scorpion police vehicle. It’s been reported that last night at 23:55 PM in the Armutlu neighborhood, there had been a [...] → Read the full article…

Jadalliya: On the ‘Turkish Model’: Neoliberal democracy with teargas

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On 28 May, upon awakening, alarming news from home flooded my screen: citizens were protesting the destruction of the Taksim Park, just outside the historic Taksim Square in Istanbul, which is to become little more than a busy traffic intersection featuring a shopping mall and a mosque if the city government proceeds with current plans. There were also reports of [...] → Read the full article…

Bianet: Artists Condemn Censorship of Gezi Park Resistance

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Turkey’s prominent artists released a joint statement yesterday that condemned mainstream media censure on Gezi resistance and demanded objective coverage. Turkey’s prominent artists condemned yesterday the attitude of mainstream media towards Gezi Park resistance. “As cineasts, artists and authors of Turkey, we are condemning mainstream television and newspapers channels such as NTV, CNN Türk, Habertürk, Kanal D, ATV, Star, Show [...] → Read the full article…

Bianet: Gezi Resistance Creates Its Own Media

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A group of activists founded whatishappeninginistanbul.com, a website aimed to provide reliable information to international audience and facilitate the information flow during resistance process. A group of activists took action against mainstream media that either remained silent or published biased information on the Taksim Gezi Park resistance process. They have founded whatishappeninginistanbul.com, a website aimed to provide reliable information to [...] → Read the full article…

Firat News: Demirtaş – We stand by the people

Speaking about the Taksim resistance which has spread to the whole country on its eight day now, Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş commented the protest as a ‘legitimate rebellion’ against repression. Demirtaş said they stood by people’s legitimate resistance which -he said- was the only way to achieve democracy and freedom. He pointed out that protestors on [...] → Read the full article…

the White House: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room MR. CARNEY:  Good Monday, everyone.  Thanks for being here.  Hope you had a nice weekend, hot as it was.  Before I take your questions, let me tell you that on Thursday, June 6th, as part of his Middle Class Jobs and Opportunity Tour, the President will travel to Mooresville Middle School in Mooresville, North [...] → Read the full article…

Firat News: Chronicle of a Resistance – Interview with Metin Yeğin

As the protest sparked by the government’s plan to destroy Gezi Park in Istanbul to replace with yet another shopping mall (and a barracks) enters its 8th day, we spoke with journalist and film director Metin Yeğin who has been at the demonstrations in Istanbul. We asked him first of all to give us a background to the protest, the [...] → Read the full article…

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