For those not in the US (and therefore not able to use the petition linked to here), Amnesty has some suggestions about potential ways to help: http://humanrightsturkey.org/2013/06/01/abuses-against-protestors-in-turkey-... On 3 June 2013 08:22, Burcu Bakioglu <bbakiogl@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Mutlu, That link seems to be all in Turkish, here are some others that might be insightful:
From Guardian:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/02/turkish-protesters-control-istan... the one liner from the PM: ""There is now a menace which is called Twitter. The best examples of lies can be found there. To me, social media is the worst menace to society."
From HuffPo:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/03/turkey-protests-2013_n_3376928.html From Foreign Policy:
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/06/01/here_s_what_you_need_to_kno... Petition:
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/condemn-actions-taken-against-peac...
Thanks!
On Sun, Jun 2, 2013 at 1:42 PM, F. Mutlu Binark <binark@baskent.edu.tr
wrote:
Dear All In Ankara the police opression and teargasing to the civilians still are continuing...Bsides sound bombs have been used in Ankara. I would like to share the press release of Alternative Informatics Assocation
for more info: http://www.alternatifbilisim.org/wiki/Ana_Sayfa
ALTERNATIVE INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION’S PRESS RELEASE
On May 31 2013, state power /Turkish police has used disproportionate force against citizens protesting the the government’s decision to build a shopping centre at the expense of one of Istanbul’s most famous park Gezi Park. Freedom of assembly and the right to express an opinion is a component of the constitutional and fundamental human rights and freedoms. Turkish citizens have used this right peacefully. But İstanbul police use disproportionate force. This situation means the violation of the fundamental rights written at the Constitution. Also this situation is the violation of UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the European Convention on Human Rights and the European Charter of Fundamental Rights. We see that we are not living in a democratic society, we are living in a country that government uses tear gas against its citizens when they want to use their democratic rights. We condemn this violence. We announce to the public that at any kind of citizen response using tear gas is the signifier of the severity of a coercive and oppressive government. -- Prof.Dr. Mutlu Binark Baskent Universitesi Iletisim Fakultesi Radyo-Tv. ve Sinema Blm. Bagl�ca Kampusu Eskisehir Yolu 20.km. 06530 Ankara Tel: (312) 246 6652-53 Fax: (312) 246 66 57 www.yenimedya.wordpress.com www.dijitaloyun.wordpress.com alternatifbilisim.tv
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