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First Year of Gezi Resistance

First Year of Gezi Resistance

bianet compiled all its news, photo and video content from May 27, 2013 regarding the Gezi Resistance around a timeline. Even though the chronology ends in March 2014, we know that this is just the beginning...

Police Violence Against Journalists Documented

Police Violence Against Journalists Documented

Police attacked a group of journalists on the job in Taksim during the Gezi Resistance Anniversary Protests on May 31. The incident has been recorded and streamed by KameraSokak, a voluntary group dedicated to record protest and police violence.

2 June 2014 Elif Akgül

Our New Paramilitaries: Trust Teams

EKİN KARACA REPORTED

Our New Paramilitaries: Trust Teams

I saw the people called “Trust Teams”, whom one doesn’t even recognize to be police officers, for the first time at a social event. They put on their show in the first year commemorations of the Gezi Resistance through swearing, violence and shouting.

2 June 2014 Ekin Karaca

Gezi Anniversary Protests: 126 Detained, 13 Wounded

Gezi Anniversary Protests: 126 Detained, 13 Wounded

Istanbul’s Gezi Anniversary Protests on Saturday left 126 demonstrators detained and 13 wounded. “İstanbul looks better thanks to peace and security,” Istanbul Provincial Police Chief Altınok said during his visit to the police in Taksim.