Turkey has been relegated from the league of ?Partly Free? countries to the league of ?Not Free? countries, Freedom House reports
Riot police in Turkey use tear gas and water canon to prevent demonstrators defying a ban on protests on Istanbul’s central Taksim Square
Tribute to the victims of the Gezi crackdown. #MayDay #Gezi #Besiktas #Istanbul #Turkey pic.twitter.com/ujte5qQuRe
Police also attacked “anticapitalist muslims”:
CHP Deputy Şafak Pavey also exposed to pepper gas today:
Fotoğraf Şişli’den #1MayıstaTaksimdeyiz pic.twitter.com/RckW80jCRt
