Riot police as soon as once more cracked down on protesters who gathered exterior Istanbul Metropolis Corridor for a sixth evening Monday, and likewise roughly dispersed a scholar sit-in on Galata Bridge spanning the Golden Horn estuary, AFP correspondents and media stories mentioned.
The unrest has continued regardless of a ban on protests in Türkiye’s three largest cities, with the interdiction in Ankara prolonged till Apr 1, the governor mentioned Tuesday.
AMNESTY: “POLICE VIOLENCE DEEPLY SHOCKING”
Footage of the police crackdown has drawn a pointy response from rights teams.
Europe’s prime rights physique, the Council of Europe, issued an announcement expressing concern in regards to the “disproportionate use of power by the police”, additionally referring to the crackdown on journalists.
London-based rights watchdog Amnesty Worldwide additionally demanded a direct halt to police violence, saying it had reviewed footage which was “deeply surprising”.
“The usage of pointless and indiscriminate power by police towards peaceable protesters in Türkiye should instantly cease,” Amnesty Worldwide’s Secretary Common Agnes Callamard mentioned on Monday.
It cited use of pepper spray, tear fuel, water cannon and plastic bullets – “generally fired at shut vary on the face and higher physique” – calling for a immediate investigation into such “illegal acts of violence”.
