Translated from NOS TV in the Netherlands:
Protest against Erdogan in Cologne
Saturday 22 Jun 2013, 16:37
In Cologne, thirty to forty thousand people protested against the Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan. They want him to resign and new elections should be held.
The protesters testified solidarity with the protesters who earlier this month took to the streets in Istanbul and other Turkish cities. The motto of the demonstration in Cologne was “Taksim is everywhere.”
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The demonstration was peaceful.
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Paramilitaries kill Kurdish protester
TURKEY: Paramilitary police killed a Kurdish protester today and injured another eight, a politician said.
Police reportedly fired on people demonstrating against construction work to extend a military outpost.
http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/news/content/view/full/134802
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