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For the record: Saturday Mothers met for the 1000th time!

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Turkish authorities let the vigil happen this time, after months of ban. The Saturday Mothers/People, a group of activists and relatives seeking justice for loved ones who disappeared in police custody in Turkey, held their 1,000th weekly vigil on May 25, 2024 in Istanbul’s Galatasaray Square[1][3][5]. This milestone event marked the longest-running protest in Turkey’s … Read more

Shame on you! Turkish police attack Saturday Mothers’ peaceful sit-in in its 700th (weekly) vigil

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Some of Turkey’s authorities are full of hatred… Police in Turkey Break Up Mothers’ Weekly Vigil  NYT > Turkey by By THE NEW YORK TIMES Officers used tear gas to stop a regular demonstration to remember people thought to have disappeared in police custody. Nearly 50 people were arrested. Turkey police fire tear gas at mothers’ protest  BBC … Read more