Mass trial opens over 2013 #turkey #street_protests
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A Turkish policeman tries to remove a banner made of flowers reading “First of May” as police try to disperse a May Day rally near Taksim Square in Istanbul on May 1, 2014. (Photo: AFP - Bulent Kilic) A Turkish policeman tries to remove a banner made of flowers reading “First of May” as police try to disperse a May Day rally near Taksim Square in Istanbul on May 1, 2014. (Photo: AFP - Bulent Kilic)
More than 250 people, including seven foreigners, went on trial in Turkey on Tuesday over mass anti-government protests that rocked the country last year. The 255 suspects face a range of charges including violating laws on demonstrations, damaging a place of worship and injuring civil servants. The defendants face up to 12 (...)