Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Shooting of Leading Kurdish Lawyer in Turkey Triggers Protests

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Turkish police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse more than 1,000 protesters marching in Istanbul Saturday, after unknown assailants shot dead a leading Kurdish lawyer in southeastern Turkey. Witnesses say the assailants opened fire on Tahir Elci and other activists Saturday while they gave a press statement to a gathering in the mainly Kurdish province of Diyarbakir. The shooting triggered a firefight between Kurdish rebels and security forces. Hospital sources said...

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