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EFD Rights Watch: Drug Dealers killed a leftist activist, #HasanFeritGedik in #Gülsuyu Istanbul, despite heavy Police presence in the neighbourhood…

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Police launch operations in Istanbul’s Gülsuyu after leftist protester killed in clashes One person was killed yesterday amid a fight between leftist groups and drug dealers in the Asian-side Istanbul neighborhood ************************ Recovering Turkey?s image will take time after Gezi protests, says Deputy PM The Gezi Park incidents seriously damaged Turkey?s image, Ali Babacan says … Read more

Syria updates. PM Erdoğan supports downing Syrian helicopter. Syria gives Russia ‘new evidence’ rebels behind chem attack… US says Russia ‘ignoring facts’ over Syria attack

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Army downed Syrian helicopter ‘according to rules of engagement,? Turkish PM says The gov’t has provided the Turkish army with the authority to act according to the rules of engagement in the event of any border violation, PM Erdoğan said Syria gives Russia ‘new evidence’ rebels behind chem attack The Syrian regime has handed Russia new materials … Read more

#SerdarKadakal is a(nother) victim of excessive pepper gas usage… #OccupyTurkey

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Serdar had a heart condition and when exposed to excessive pepper gas in Kadıköy during the last 2 days, he lost his life… God bless Serdar and shame on government motivated police violence… Serdar Kadakal’ın kalbi biber gazına dayanamadı VAGUS.TV ? 9/14/13 ? Kadıköy’de günlerdir yoğun polis gazına maruz kalan Serdar Kadakal dün gece kalp krizi geçirerek … Read more

EFD Rights Watch: Nolle Prosequi in Alabora Tweet Case…”Amnesty International calls for the suspension of tear gas shipments to Turkey…

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Nolle Prosequi in Alabora Tweet Case Prosecutors discontinued charges in Memet Ali Alabora case, saying that ?the aforementioned tweet did not commit the crime of encouraging a crime?. ?The point is not Gezi Park, friend. Didn?t you get it yet? Come join us,? Alabora tweeted on May 30. Amnesty International calls for the suspension of … Read more

Barbaros Şansal among 40 detained tonight Police show of force in Taksim… #OccupyGezi

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One can confidently assume that we are living through minor exercises of Erdoğan’s Police State. Today there was no call for demonstrations in Taksim. It is now believed that this is state operation. At 19 no citizens showed up. But there was heavy police presence all over Taksim. at 19 the police entered streets close … Read more

EFD Rights Watch: EFF says Online and Off, Information Control Persists in Turkey….

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Detained Gezi Occupiers greet… From Çağlayan Court. via @selinasker Online and Off, Information Control Persists in Turkey By Greg Epstein, EFF and Global Voices Advocacy Intern Demonstrators in Turkey have occupied Istanbul?s Taksim Square since last May, in a movement that began as an effort to protect a city park, but has evolved into a … Read more

EFD Rights Watch: Gezi detainees start hunger strike…Turkey fined over case on test changes for violating the right to education

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Gezi detainees start hunger strike as prosecutor extends detention Around 50 people who were detained in accordance with the Gezi Park protests started a hunger strike today #occupygezi, #changebrazil and the new #urbanrevolution #occupygezi and #changebrazil that we witnessed recently are not the beginning, but the continuation of a global phenomenon: the new urban hashtag … Read more

A collection of Occupy Gezi informative links…. #OccupyGezi

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This is a repost. Here is the original source. #occupygezi hakkında her gün bir sürü site, bir sürü çalışma çıkıyor. Bunları daha yakından takip edebilmemiz için bu kaynakları toplamaya çalıştık. Siz eksikleri ilettikçe listeyi güncelleyeceğiz.     Bilgi http://www.direngeziparki.com http://www.occupygezi.org/? http://www.taksimpost.org/ http://sivildirenis.org/ http://occupygezi.co/ http://www.whatishappeninginistanbul.com/ http://www.taksimdayanisma.org/  http://occupygezicoverage.blogspot.com/  http://geziparki.weople.com/  http://taksimdeneleroluyor.com/ http://subjektif.org/2013/06/gezi-parki-protestolari-zaman-cizelgesi-ve-sokagin-istekleri/ http://t24.com.tr/geziparki http://www.resistturkey.com/ http://showdiscontent.com/ http://gezidirenisinotlari.tumblr.com/ http://resistaksim.tumblr.com/ http://gezipark.colodeck.de/ veya http://gezipark.nadir.org … Read more

Welcome to Turkey whose citizens are the least happy among OECD nations… A Social fabric roundup…

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Turks least happy among OECD nations Turkey ranks worst among 26 OECD countries with regards to people?s happiness, and is failing to. OECD slashes global growth forecasts The OECD has cut its growth forecast for Turkey from 4.1 percent to 3.1 percent along with ****************** ?Conqueror? actor snubs celebrations for Taksim park protest The lead … Read more

EFD Rights Watch: Reporters Without Borders condemned Sevan Nişanyan?s conviction…

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“Nişanyan’s Sentence Contradicts Secularism” Reporters Without Borders condemned Sevan Nişanyan?s conviction to 13.5 months of prison for insulting Prophet Mohammed and urged a dismissal in the appeals trial. Reporters Without Borders condemns Turkish-Armenian writer?s blasphemy sentence RWB slammed the ruling issued against Sevan Nişanyan. *************** Father confesses to killing his own son in landmark homosexual … Read more

Well, in the mean time, Turkey whitewashes Uludere massacre and Sevag’s murder; Amnesty Int. starts a freedom of expression campaign against Turkey … EFD Rights Watch

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Panel approves Uludere report despite opposition?s objection from Hurriyet Daily News Parliament?s Human Rights Examination Commission has approved a report drafted by a subcommission.   Another list, again with journalists from Hurriyet Daily News For a long time, it has been the case of ?journalists under arrest? that has been used as a reference. Armenian … Read more

EFD Rights Watch: Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkey’s wanna-be bedroom coach, says that Abortion is ‘murder,’

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Today in Beşiktaş a feminist group protested Erdoğan’s latest – not any more funny- ranting: via Twitter PM Erdoğan counters growing pressure over Uludere massacre with arguments beyond reason… For the first time, I began to hear some rumors that he might in fact be in need of psychiatric help… via Twitter Abortion is ‘murder,’ … Read more

Turkey 2012 human righs reports by Amnesty International

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Promised constitutional and other legal reforms did not occur. Instead, the right to freedom of expression was threatened and protesters faced increased police violence. Thousands of prosecutions brought under flawed anti-terrorism laws routinely failed fair trial standards. Bomb attacks claimed the lives of civilians. No progress was made in recognizing the right to conscientious objection … Read more

Eurosphere roundup: Amnesty reports discrimination against Muslims, French Elections, Austerity policies…

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May day protests highlight Europe?s pain from FT.com – World, Europe Tens of thousands of workers take to the streets for annual marches, demonstrating against government spending cuts and rising unemployment How real is Hollande’s veto threat? by Open Europe blog team As has been widely reported, Francois Hollande – the socialist contender for the … Read more

Something not right in Tarlabaşı: ?Amnesty condemns forced evictions in central Istanbul. Istanbul news roundup?

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via [Tarlabaşı – Wikipedia] Amnesty condemns forced evictions in central Istanbul by ISTANBUL – Reuters City authorities in Istanbul have threatened dozens of families with eviction and some have already been forced from their homes, in a crumbling but historic neighbourhood. Tarlabaşı eviction process underway from Tarlabaşı Istanbul by Jonathan Small removal trucks dart along … Read more