Tag Archives: worldwide protests
habersoL: Support from Germany to the Resistance
The support from Germany to the resistance is still going on. The initiative of “Everywhere is Taksim, Everywhere is Resistance” consisting of about 25 groups organized a solidarity meeting and a rally to show their support to Gezi park protests in Berlin yesterday. In addition to the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP), Communist party of Germany (DKP) and the Communist [...] → Read the full article…
Brussels, BELGIUM
On June 1st, 2013, over a hundred people, and on 4th of June, around 350 people in Brussels showed their solidarity with the people of Turkey in the Place du Luxembourg. Protest targeted the excessive use of force by Turkish police, the abuses of the AKP government, and Turkish media which remained silent about the incidents in Turkey. The European [...] → Read the full article…
New York, USA
On the 1st of June around 1000 people gathered in Zuccotti Park where Occupy Wall Street movement began. The demonstration, organized by artists and intellectuals living in New York, was held under the title “New York Action Group in Solidarity with Occupy Gezi Parkı, Istanbul Facebook Group.” The demonstration, punctuated by slogans such as “We will keep resisting and win”, [...] → Read the full article…
Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
Around 1000 of protesters gathered in front of the State Library in Melbourne on 2nd of June, 2013 and then spread to the Federation Square. Demonstrations were against the Turkish government’s ruthless attitude to the innocent protests in Turkey. They wanted to support the people of Turkey against police violence and lack of freedom, which have been the major cause of [...] → Read the full article…
Portland, USA
On the 2nd of Jun, around 100 people gathered in Pioneer Courthouse Square in order to support the protests in Turkey. Turkish flags and banners on which “Turkey, resist!” and “Portland is with you” were written were carried by the demonstrators. People shouted the slogans such as “Tayyip resign!” and “Hand in hand against fascism”. The Americans who got interested [...] → Read the full article…
Sydney, AUSTRALIA
The Queen Victoria Building and the Circular Quay has seen citiziens of Sydney demonstrating against the Turkish government and the police brutality againts the protests at the Gezi Park, on June 1st, 2013. Protesters supported the resisting people of Turkey with slogans such as “Everywhere Taksim, everywhere resistance!” and “Tayyip will come to our terms!”. Protests in Sydney spread to [...] → Read the full article…
Chicago, USA
On the 1st of June, around 150 people gathered in Pioneer Court in order to support the protests against the Turkish government. The demonstrators marched through the Michigan street despite the rain. The national anthem was sung and the slogans “You are not alone, Istanbul”, “You are not alone, Turkey”, “Stop the violence in Turkey” were shouted.
Boston, USA
On June 1, a group of five hundred people gathered in downtown Boston to support the protesters in Turkey who are struggling for democracy. In a press statement, they reacted against police brutality and anti-democratic policies of the government. They condemned the silence of the mainstream media and stated that every person has a right to know more about the [...] → Read the full article…