Tag Archives: police violence

Bianet: Our new paramilitaries, “Trust Teams” – Ekin Karaca

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I saw the people called “Trust Teams”, whom one doesn’t even recognize to be police officers, for the first time at a social event. They put on their show in the first year commemorations of the Gezi Resistance through swearing, violence and shouting. We encountered a new concept on top of the already familiar riot police and their toys, Scorpions [...] → Read the full article…

Hurriyet Daily News: Another child injured during police intervention

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A 10-year-old child was seriously injured during a protest in the southeastern city Diyarbakır March 25, allegedly hit by a tear gas canister. After Peace and Democracy Party’s (BDP) electoral rally at Azizoğlu Square in the Silvan neigborhood, a masked group pelted police with stone and shot fireworks at them, semi-official Anatolian news agency reported. As police intervened with tear [...] → Read the full article…

Jadaliyya: Gezi Resistance, Police Violence, and Turkey’s Accession to the European Union — Elif Babül

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Various governmental agencies that continue to plan, execute, and maintain impunity for violence have been receiving training on “good governance” from their peers in EU countries since at least 2004. Given that history, is it not time to look more deeply into the structure of “advanced liberal democracies” and their national security doctrines that lie at the heart of the [...] → Read the full article…

Amnesty International: Turkey – Fresh protests spark fears over pending tear gas shipments

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All countries should suspend shipments of tear gas, armoured vehicles and other riot control projectile equipment to Turkey until the Turkish authorities can guarantee protesters’ right to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression, Amnesty International said.  (c) Eren Aytuğ / Nar Photos The call comes as police have again abusively used large amounts of tear gas and water cannon to [...] → Read the full article…

Bianet: Ali Ismail Korkmaz Murder Suspects Charged With Life Sentence

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Prosecutors completed their indictment on Ali Ismail Korkmaz case, charging 5 individuals with life sentence for beating Kormaz to death during Gezi Resistance protests in Eskişehir. Eskişehir – BIA News Desk Prosecutors completed their indictment on Ali Ismail Korkmaz case, charging 5 individuals with life sentence for “premeditated murder” of Kormaz. According to article by Fırat Alkaç in Taraf newspaper, the [...] → Read the full article…

Evrensel: Torture with sugar to diabetic patient under custody!

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Nurse Hazal Kangal was taken into custody while she was on her emergency service shift. Nurse Kangal, who was on duty in Ankara, Basbakanlik during Gezi resistance had been on call for 24 hours when she was taken into custody for “being flagged” on another incident. Kangal was detained before within the scope of Hopa case, for attending the protests [...] → Read the full article…

Bianet: Gezi Resistance – 600 Policemen Attack Deputy Kürkçü, 6 Justice Walkers

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600 policemen have attacked 6 activists who walked from the southern province to Istanbul in order to protest police violence and demand for justice, Ahmet Saymadi said. According to BDP deputy Ertuğrul Kürkçü, police sprayed pepper gas from close distance, leaving him injured. Hundreds of policemen have reportedly attacked Adalet Yürüyüşçüleri (Justice Walkers) group last night – a group that [...] → Read the full article…

CNN: Turkish government cracking down on media critics, groups say

By Gul Tuysuz and Ivan Watson Istanbul (CNN) — A pro-government newspaper in Turkey fired its ombudsman this week. The dismissal came as a prominent journalists’ union and the main opposition party warned of a broad government crackdown against the Turkish press. “All the independent voices are now being silenced,” said Yavuz Baydar in an interview with CNN, a day [...] → Read the full article…