This evening, June 11, 2013, GIT members, presently at Gezi Park, are witnessing the massive use of tear gas against the occupants, sitting peacefully under the trees. They are informing us that there are many wounded after this very strong police intervention...
Lire la suiteTurkey: End Police Violence at Protests Government Intolerance of Free Speech, Assembly Triggers Demonstrations (Istanbul, June 1, 2013) – Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government should end police violence and excessive use of force against protests...
Lire la suiteJune 1st 2013 The International Work Group for Academic Liberty and Freedom of Research in Turkey (« GIT ») strongly condemns the disproportionate use of police force against demonstrators in Istanbul and other Turkish cities. GIT protests against these...
Lire la suiteIf you want to know more about what happened last night (who is probably not the last one if we believe the situation of this morning; the main streets of the city center are still occupied by numerous demonstrators) and what is going on, here are new...
Lire la suiteUrgent call for country co-ordinators and Amnesty International activists to write appeal letters to Turkish embassies in their countries A protest to stop the destruction of Gezi Park in central Istanbul near Taksim Square has been subjected to excessive...
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