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  After Gezi: Erdoğan And Political Struggle In Turkey

  October 24, 2014 at 5:53 pm / By Country, Turkey, video series

  Political struggles over the future of Turkey have left the country profoundly divided. Former Prime Minister, now President, Tayyip Erdogan, has fueled growing polarization through his authoritarian response to protests, his large-scale urban development projects, his religious social conservatism, and most recently, through his complicity in the Islamic State’s war against the Kurdish people in Northern Syria. In the year after the Gezi uprising, protests continue against the government’s urban redevelopment plans, against police repression, in response to repression of […]

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  GLOBAL UPRISINGS / Event De Balie Amsterdam

  October 3, 2013 at 10:32 pm / By Country, Egypt, Featured, Greece, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

  GLOBAL UPRISINGS The Stories, Ideas and Future of Uprisings around the World FREE ENTRY, LIMITED CAPACITY VIEW PROGRAM De Balie, Amsterdam (The Netherlands) November 15-17, 2013   No more tickets available? No problem… Due to the size of the room, the closing sessions are the only  events that need tickets. These sessions will be only a small part of this enormous event. They will be live streamed in De Balie and in other spaces in Amsterdam. All daytime sessions on […]

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  Taksim Commune: Gezi Park And The Uprising In Turkey

  August 5, 2013 at 10:35 am / By Country, Featured, Turkey, video series

  By Brandon Jourdan and Marianne Maeckelbergh This short documentary tells the story of the occupation of Gezi Park, the eviction on July 15, 2013, and the protests that have continued in the aftermath. It includes interviews with many participants and footage never before seen. Since the end of May 2013, political unrest has swept across Turkey. In Istanbul, a large part of the central Beyoğlu district became a battle zone for three consecutive weeks with conflicts continuing afterward. So far […]

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  Police Attack Medical Staff In Occupy Gezi Protests in Istanbul

  June 15, 2013 at 12:27 am / By Country, Turkey

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  VIDEO REPORT: Inside Istanbul’s Taksim Square Protesters Remain Despite Police Attacks

  June 6, 2013 at 12:21 am / By Country, Turkey

  In this video report filed from inside Taksim Square, independent journalist Brandon Jourdan brings us the voices of union members and others who have continued to join in the protest that began nine days ago and has continued despite police violence that has left thousands injured. Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan is set to return to the country today after being silent so far about the biggest anti-government rallies in decades. http://www.democracynow.org/embed/blog/2013/6/6/video_report_inside_istanbuls_taksim_square_protesters_remain_despite_police_attacks

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