solidarity to the strugling turkish people
Submitted by moderator on Wed, 06/05/2013 - 15:16.
Dear friends,
I am writing this e-mail from Taksim Square in Istanbul where peaceful protesters are being attacked with gas canisters and pressurized water cannons. Hundreds of us are still here despite the police violence, protesting the destruction of Gezi park which the government wants to turn into a shopping mall.
This started simply as a peaceful sit-in to save a park, but it’s
become one of the worst state attacks on protesters in recent memory --
and a frightening example of the Turkish government’s growing eagerness
to crack down on its own citizens. The security forces have been
individually targeting protesters to terrify, wound and kill us. 12
people have already suffered trauma injuries from gas canisters -- one
man died of heart attack, and hundreds are suffering from excessive gas
inhalation.
Now more than ever, we need massive public pressure to urge the government to stop
using excessive force against protesters immediately, to stop
demolishing one of the few green spaces left in Istanbul, and to stop
cracking down on citizens who are peacefully assembling or expressing their opinions.
Sign the urgent petition now then share this widely. Only a giant outcry will pressure Erdogan to act immediately:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/
Right now, police forces in Turkey are using excessive violence against peaceful protesters, injuring scores of people. Only a massive public outcry will pressure PM Erdoğan to stop the crackdown. Sign the urgent petition now and share with everyone: 
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