Category Archives: Statements

Increased police repression continues to go unchecked in Turkey

Protests in Turkey are likely to continue to escalate unless authorities engage in meaningful discussions with activists, Amnesty International said after riot police this morning once again used tear gas and water cannon against peaceful protesters in Istanbul’s Taksim Square and Gezi Park. The further police action against demonstrators contradicted statements by the Governor of Istanbul this morning that they [...] → Read the full article…

Women’s Coalition Turkey

We are calling upon the government: immediately stop police violence and the aggressive, threatening and condescending attitude against the people. The peaceful sit-in began to counter planned construction at the Taksim Gezi park, which would replace one of downtown Istanbul’s few green spaces with a shopping mall, has evolved  into  nationwide demonstrations and people’s resistance as a result of the [...] → Read the full article…

STOP COMMITING TORTURE CRIME! -TİHV

STOP COMMITING TORTURE CRIME! STOP USİNG TEAR GAS CHEMICALS! IMMEDIATELY RELEASE PEOPLE WHO ARE UNDER CUSTODY! We condemn the police forces severe intervention against the ongoing protests held in Taksim Square and Gezi Park , violent attacks to the fundamental rights and freedom, detainment of lawyers and protestors in a targeted political party. We call political power to end up [...] → Read the full article…

11 June Taksim Platform Press Release

On the 14th day of the Gezi Park protests, resisters are responded once again with riot control vehicles and tear gas! The only difference between the police raid which happened 10 days ago at 5 am and today’s raid is the timing. Today, the police intervention started at 7 am in Taksim for a change; however, there are already tens [...] → Read the full article…

European Parliament Resolution on the Situation in Turkey

The European Parliament, –   having regard to the European Convention on Human Rights of 1950 and its provisions on the right to freedom of association and the right to freedom of speech, –   having regard to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights of 1996, especially its Article 19 enshrining freedom of expression and Articles 21 and 22 enshrining freedom of [...] → Read the full article…

BMJ: Tear gas is a chemical weapon, and Turkey should not use it to torture civilians

Peaceful protests in cities throughout Turkey have been met with violence from police. The president of the Turkish Medical Association, Ahmet Ozdemir Aktan, calls for an end to inappropriate use of chemical agents Millions of Turkish citizens are outraged by the violent interference of the government in peaceful protests aimed at saving Istanbul’s Gezi Park.1 Within a few days this [...] → Read the full article…

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…

WMA Urges Turkish Authorities to End Excessive Force

The World Medical Association has called on the Turkish authorities to end immediately the excessive use of force against peaceful protestors and to ensure the right to freedom of expression and assembly. It has also called for an independent and impartial investigation into the excessive use of force and for officials found to have ill-treated demonstrators or other members of [...] → Read the full article…

by Women for Women’s Human Rights (WWHR) – NEW WAYS

PRESS  STATEMENT We Demand a Truly Democratic Government Respectful of a Participatory System based on Freedom and Peace! We will Continue to Resist the Authoritarian and Sexist Policies of the Turkish Government! As one of the 79 members of Taksim Solidarity Platform on Gezi Park, Women for Women’s Human Rights (WWHR)-New Ways continues to insist on the following demands of [...] → Read the full article…

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