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| Istanbul Police Fire Tear Gas on Protest over Internet Curbs |
| 2014-02-23 |
| [An Nahar] Turkish riot police in Istanbul fired tear gas and water cannon Saturday at around 3,000 people protesting new legislation tightening control of the Internet. Police took action to push protesters away from the city's Taksim Square, a focal rally point, an Agence La Belle France Presse news hound said. Protesters responded by hurling fireworks at police, who detained dozens of people, according to media reports. "Government, resign!" the demonstrators chanted. "Do not touch my Internet!" "Everywhere is Taksim, everywhere is resistance," they shouted, echoing a chant often heard during the huge anti-government protests that swept the country in June. The controversial law came into effect last Wednesday after it was signed by Turkish President Abdullah Gul despite repeated calls for a veto. It gives the telecoms authority the power to order a webpage blocked if the content is deemed to infringe privacy or is offensive. |
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