Tag Archives: Violence

RT: Turkish police clamp down on anti-government protests: Live updates

Five people have been killed and thousands injured as Turkey is gripped by its biggest wave of anti-government protests in years. Ankara has been criticized for its crackdown on the protests, which it has attempted to downplay in the media. 15:20 GMT: Approximately 2.5 million people have taken to the streets across Turkey since May 31, when a harsh police crackdown [...] → 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…