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Bluesky hivemind: Regarding the protests in #Turkey, has anyone seen any numbers of injured protestors? Sure, Yerlikaya has announced the nr of injured police (123), but nothing about the targets of pepper spray, rubber bullets, batons, kicks etc.

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Day 9 of the #Turkey protests. Student demonstrations continue in the country. Students from Hacettepe University marched to the rectorate: “We are calling out to the appointed rector of the AKP!"

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‪According to Danish TV2, representatives from the USA have been going door-to-door in Nuuk over the past few days to find Greenlanders who wanted to be visited by Usha Vance. After they failed to find anyone, the visit was cancelled. nyheder.tv2.dk/live/2025-01...

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Antalyalı Pikachu, polisten kaçarken görüntülendi www.birgun.net/haber/antaly...

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Council of Europe to send fact-finding mission to Turkey and meet with arrested mayors. rm.coe.int/0900001680b4...

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The annual name & shame list of unpaid parking tickets by diplomatic missions in Helsinki is out. The US embassy may have collected the most tickets, but when it comes to not paying them the top 5 is: Georgia, Turkey, Russia, China and Saudi Arabia See below nr of tickets and nr of unpaid tickets

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Turkish protest sign. Not clear where

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A Tufts graduate student from Turkey has been taken into ICE custody. She had co-authored an op-ed calling on the school to divest from companies with ties to Israel. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

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These pics were taken by Yasin Akgul, one of the seven journalists remanded in custody in Turkey. Bulent Kilic, Zeynep Kuray, Hayri Tunc, Ali Onur Tosun, Gokhan Kam, and Kurtulus Ari also arrested. It's not the 1st time journalists reporting on public unrest have faced pressure

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Hyvä juttu Turkin mielenosoituksista, jossa pääsevät ääneen nuoret. Tässä ei ole kyse vain İmamoğlusta ja Istanbulista, vaan siitä, että hallinto ei kuuntele suurta osaa maan kansalaisista. Nuoret haluavat muutosta, kyse on heidän tulevaisuudestaan yle.fi/a/74-20151523

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Erdoğan threatening everyone who's not happy with the system

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Hyvä juttu Turkin mielenosoituksista, jossa pääsevät ääneen nuoret. Tässä ei ole kyse vain İmamoğlusta ja Istanbulista, vaan siitä, että hallinto ei kuuntele suurta osaa maan kansalaisista. Nuoret haluavat muutosta, kyse on heidän tulevaisuudestaan yle.fi/a/74-20151523

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'We condemn the brutal onslaught on peaceful expression unleashed by the authorities of #Türkiye, who continue to show their utter contempt for the rule of law...’ PEN International President Burhan Sonmez. Our statement: www.pen-international.org/news/trkiye-...

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Disinformation comes from the top 😃

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Incredible scenes from #Istanbul tonight where thousands of students are marching towards Şişli to protest against Erdogan.

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Türkiye: At Least 12 Journalists Physically Assaulted by Police While Covering Demonstrations Find out more 👉 go.coe.int/wL2g0 Alert submitted by @globalfreemedia.bsky.social & AEJ #EuropeForFreeMedia Photo: MLSA/social media

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Türkiye: At Least Eleven Journalists Detained for Covering Protests against Istanbul Mayor's Arrest Find out more 👉 go.coe.int/L0rIP Submitted by @globalfreemedia.bsky.social, @pressfreedom.bsky.social & AEJ #EuropeForFreeMedia Photo: Press publishing and printing workers union of Türkiye

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Justice minister Tunç worried about the economic consequences of CHP's boycott campaign. Strangely enough he's ok with the economic repercussions of the İmamoğlu operation and the Israel boycotts www.evrensel.net/haber/547881...

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Justice minister Tunç worried about the economic consequences of CHP's boycott campaign. Strangely enough he's ok with the economic repercussions of the İmamoğlu operation and the Israel boycotts www.evrensel.net/haber/547881...

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Day 7 of the #Turkey protests. Students are declaring boycotts and organising protests at universities against the AKP regime. This is from Yeditepe University in #Istanbul.

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Bluesky hivemind: Regarding the protests in #Turkey, has anyone seen any numbers of injured protestors? Sure, Yerlikaya has announced the nr of injured police (123), but nothing about the targets of pepper spray, rubber bullets, batons, kicks etc.

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