"The revolution will not be televised!"
No mainstream media outlet in the country is speaking out about
what has happened in Turkey. The only way to follow what has
happened is via social media, eye witness accounts, and a few
cameras broadcasting on the internet.
We desperately need to draw attention to the injustice that is
taking place in Turkey. We cannot let the media blackout bury
this in darkness.
31.05.2013 Bloody Friday
Yesterday was the scene for unprecidented state and police
violence against the public in Turkey. What started as a sit in
against plans to build a shopping mall in place of Gezi Parki,
known as the only green space left in central Istanbul,
eventually turned into something much bigger. Yesterday was
Turkey's Bloody Friday.
It started as a peacful protest. People set up tents,
sang, and held book readings at the park to keep out
bulldozers
-Police started firing tear gas grenades, water cannons, and
rubber bullets, directly targeting the people.
-Gas grenades were fired into metro stations. The doors were
locked. People were tweeting, asking for help.
-The emergency room of a hospital was gassed
-Hundreds of people were admitted to hospitals. Several had
severe brain damage and others are now dead.
-There are reports of people permanently losing their sight due
to gas grenades or water canons
-There were reports that police would drive the crowd to the end
of Istiklal Avenue by use of gas grenades, where police buses
were waiting to take detainees the anti-terrorism bureau
Early hours of Saturday morning, 40,000 people are
marching
on the bridge towards Taksim. Countless buses from all around the
country are taking fellow citizens to Istanbul to join resistance
against the opressive government.
People chant: "Shoulder to shoulder against
facism!"
You can help by tagging the following news outlets on
Twitter:
@bbc @cnn @aljazeera @euronews @nytimes @newyorkpost @reuters
@cnnlive @foxnews @newsweek @theeconomist @huffingtonpost
@parisview @usweekly @theatlantic
Top trending hashtags on Twitter:
#direngeziparki #TurkiyemDireniyor #GeziParkiCanlaBasla
#SesVerTurkiyeBuUlkeSahipsizDegil #occupygezi #occupytaksim
#occupyistanbul