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Brutality of Turkey's police against Kurdish protesters

Kawah | 31.10.2012 22:43 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Social Struggles | Birmingham | World

Turkish police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse thousands of Kurdish protesters, who organized a rally in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir, demanding increased rights.

Brutality of Turkish police
Brutality of Turkish police

Turkey and Democracy message to Kurdish people
Turkey and Democracy message to Kurdish people

protest against Turkish repression
protest against Turkish repression

protest to defend prisoners in hunger strike
protest to defend prisoners in hunger strike


The rally began when thousands of angry Kurds marched to a prison in Diyarbakir in order to show their support for prisoners who went on hunger strike six weeks ago. They’re demanding the right to use the Kurdish language in Turkey's education and legal systems


Turkey’s government has tried to reconcile with members of the Kurdish minority, which makes up nearly 30 percent of the country’s population. However, activists who seek autonomy in the mostly Kurdish southeast say state concessions have not gone far enough.

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