Another Erdoğan-coup.
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"We know that when there is a coup against democracy, the first ones they will try to silence will once again be women and LGBT+ persons"
"Women, queers want peace"Ankara anti-coup protest continues.
For context, people are imprisoned in Turkey for calling for peace. For example many were fired by presidential decree and/or imprisoned for signing a publicly published statement asking for peace, to end Turkey's wars.
Furthermore, during the previous elections the primary electioneering of the dictatorship party (AKP) has been hate-speech against LGBTQ* people and against refugees, with an election promise in the latest presidential election for example to deport all Syrian refugees. -
"We don't want a transphobic revolution" should probably be a sign at every demo, everywhere.
UN Human Rights Office on the repression against the current anti-coup protests in Turkey:
"All those detained for the legitimate exercise of their rights must be released immediately and unconditionally"
Full statement: https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2025/03/turkiye-concern-widespread-detentions -
UN Human Rights Office on the repression against the current anti-coup protests in Turkey:
"All those detained for the legitimate exercise of their rights must be released immediately and unconditionally"
Full statement: https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2025/03/turkiye-concern-widespread-detentions -
An avenue of antifascism, a sea of light in the darkness.
Bella Ciao fills the anti-coup protest at the dictatorship-usurped Şişli municipality, İstanbul.Another new livestream from the anti-coup protest in İzmir, W Turkey, barricading against the police repression now:
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Another new livestream from the anti-coup protest in İzmir, W Turkey, barricading against the police repression now:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOgTVBMmiOM"172 people sent to prison in the past six days" and "A total of 1,418 people have been detained during protests" against dictator Erdoğan's latest coup ouster of the presidential election candidate which would probably defeat Erdoğan unless the coup is successful
https://anfenglish.com/news/172-people-sent-to-prison-in-past-six-days-78582 -
"172 people sent to prison in the past six days" and "A total of 1,418 people have been detained during protests" against dictator Erdoğan's latest coup ouster of the presidential election candidate which would probably defeat Erdoğan unless the coup is successful
https://anfenglish.com/news/172-people-sent-to-prison-in-past-six-days-78582You know these protests you have been able to see live happening in Turkey?
Yeah, not only are the press doing their jobs by showing those events of obviously very relevant public interest threatened with license-revocation for showing such live coverage, but Turkey's "state TV avoids any coverage of mass street protests" and the government's State-censorship agency's president explained it with that "there is no need for disinformation", while Erdoğan and gang gets to hold their counter-propaganda live on TV.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/26/its-disinformation-turkish-state-tv-avoids-any-coverage-of-mass-street-protests
So now you know... reality is "disinformation" while ruler's propaganda is essential. -
You know these protests you have been able to see live happening in Turkey?
Yeah, not only are the press doing their jobs by showing those events of obviously very relevant public interest threatened with license-revocation for showing such live coverage, but Turkey's "state TV avoids any coverage of mass street protests" and the government's State-censorship agency's president explained it with that "there is no need for disinformation", while Erdoğan and gang gets to hold their counter-propaganda live on TV.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/26/its-disinformation-turkish-state-tv-avoids-any-coverage-of-mass-street-protests
So now you know... reality is "disinformation" while ruler's propaganda is essential. -
Anti-coup protest yesterday evening/night in the city Yozgat, central Turkey.
One protest sign: "Youth have nothing left, including fear"
Another protest sign: "PROTEST SIGN" -
"Shoulder to shoulder, against fascism!"
The academic boycott/strike continues at the Middle East Technical University, Ankara.
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Students and staff joined against Erdoğan's current coup at both Hacettepe University Hospital's Faculty of Medicine and the Ankara University Faculty of Medicine.
"This is just the beginning, the fight continues!"
Livestream of current anti-coup protest and police's repression in İzmir, W Turkey:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiOnBWkP2PY -
Livestream of current anti-coup protest and police's repression in İzmir, W Turkey:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiOnBWkP2PY -
Lawyers' anti-coup demo (banned) in Ankara, capital city of Turkey:
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The anti-coup demo brought their own rolling barricade tonight at the Middle East Technical University, Ankara:
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The protesters attempted negotiating with the cops to get to make a press statement, but the police rejected and instead chose to water cannon the Middle East Technical University, Ankara, anti-coup protesters.
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Chemical weapons and water cannons as the pro-coup cops assault the Middle East Technical University, Ankara, anti-coup protesters.
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Harsh repression against the heroic Middle East Technical University, Ankara, anti-coup protesters.
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In İzmir, anti-coup protester tangoed, then the police assaulted with chemical weapons and water cannons. Some demonstrated being fine even in the mist intended to cause pain and suffering.