33 People Detained for Hasankeyf Statement Released
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After a group of Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Batman Youth Assembly members attempted to make a statement for the press in protest at the Ilısu Dam project, which is soon to engulf the ancient city of Hasankeyf and its surrounding Tigris Valley, the police intervened against the protesters in Turkey's southeastern province of Batman yesterday (June 12).
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After the intervention of the police, 33 people, including journalist Sonya Bayık, were taken into custody. As reported by Mezopotamya Agency (MA), police officers battered and used pepper gas on the detained in police cars.
33 people, who were taken into custody for attempting to make a statement for Hasankeyf, were released from detention after an identity check at the district security directorate. (EMK/SD)
* Photograph: Mezopotamya Agency (MA)
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LIFE DEFENDERS
‘Why Didn’t They Intervene in Hasankeyf Fire with Helicopters?’
Hasankeyf Initiative Says 'It's Not Late,' Calls for Cancelation of Dam Project
Police Intervention Against Hasankeyf Statement: 33 People Detained in Batman
ERCAN AYBOĞA FROM THE INITIATIVE TO KEEP HASANKEYF ALIVE
‘It is not a Dream to Save Hasankeyf, We Can Hold a Referendum’
INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR HASANKEYF
Life Defenders: Put an End to the Project Engulfing Hasankeyf
International Urgent Call for Hasankeyf: ‘It is Not Too Late to Save it!’
ECtHR Dismisses Appeal for Conserving Hasankeyf Archeological Site