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Radikal: Driver ‘considered a Gezi protester’ battered by police, explains the violence he suffered through body language.

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Hakan Yaman’s lawyer and wife stated that he was battered by 5 police officers while passing through a street during the Gezi Park protests in Sancaktepe. They added that he lost an eye due to this violence. İstanbul – Hakan Yaman, a school bus driver, ‘considered to be a protester’ by the police, was battered and injured in Sancaktepe during [...] → Read the full article…

New York City Bar Association Urges Government of Turkey to End Attacks on Lawyers

New York, June 24, 2013 – In a letter to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey, the New York City Bar Association expresses “serious concerns regarding the maintenance of the rule of law and the targeting and detention of lawyers in Turkey following recent events there.” The letter, prepared by the City Bar’s Committee on International Human Rights and Committee on [...] → Read the full article…

Hürriyet Daily News: Raid on ‘Occupy Taksim Park’ demonstrators triggers outcry

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ISTANBUL Police staged an early morning raid on protesters bidding to protect trees from being cut down in a central park. However, the move seems to have backfired, with the protesters unmoved and support growing. Demonstrations to prevent the demolition of a park on Istanbul’s Taksim Square, which is due to be replaced with a shopping mall, entered their third [...] → Read the full article…