Turkish riot police fired tear gasoline to disperse 1000's of demonstrators who, in defiance of a authorities ban, tried to march alongside Istanb
Turkish riot police fired tear gasoline to disperse 1000’s of demonstrators who, in defiance of a authorities ban, tried to march alongside Istanbul’s essential pedestrian road to mark Worldwide Ladies’s Day, media stories stated.
Turkish authorities declared Istiklal road, close to Istanbul’s essential Taksim sq., off-limits, and stated the deliberate march down the avenue was unauthorized. Hundreds of demonstrators, most of them ladies, gathered close to Istiklal regardless and tried to interrupt by police barricades to succeed in it, in line with the opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper and different media.
The impartial T24 information web site stated police additionally fired blanks to disperse the gang.
A number of demonstrators have been detained, in line with Cumhuriyet.
Turkish authorities have restricted protests within the nation lately, citing safety. Police had arrange barricades on all streets resulting in Istiklal and closed down the closest subway cease.
In Pakistan, nonetheless, ladies managed to rally in cities throughout the nation, regardless of petitions filed in court docket looking for to cease them. The opposition was stirred partially by controversy over a slogan utilized in final yr’s march: “My Physique, My Alternative.”
Some conservative teams had threatened to cease this yr’s marches by pressure. However Pakistani officers pledged to guard the marchers. The rallies are notable in a conservative nation the place ladies usually don’t really feel secure in public locations due to open harassment. The primary Islamic political celebration, Jamaat-e-Islami, organized its personal rallies to counter the march.
One of many largest demonstrations occurred in Chile, the place crowds 1000’s flooded the streets of the capital with dancing, music and offended calls for for gender equality and an finish to violence in opposition to ladies.
“They kill us, they rape us and no person does something,” some chanted.
Nationwide police…