Turkey: Tear Gas against Demonstrators in Istanbul

People ♦ Published: August 21, 2013; 19:29 ♦ (Vindobona)

The police has once more used tear gas against a new demonstration of critics of the government.

Turkey: Tear Gas against Demonstrators in Istanbul / Picture: © Vindobona.org

Among the protestors were three young people, who were on their “march of justice” from the Southern province of Antalya to Gezi Park in Istanbul, according to Turkish media reports published on Wednesday. The police blocked the way of the demonstrators. When the latter began a sit-down strike, they were dispersed violently.

A country-wide wave of protests against the policy…