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Uyghur community members in Istanbul gather to protest the visit of the Chinese Foreign minister to Turkey. Rights groups believe at least one million Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim minorities have been incarcerated in camps in the northwestern region, where China is also accused of forcibly sterilising women and imposing forced labour. Beijing has strongly denied the allegations and says training programmes, work schemes and better education have helped stamp out extremism in the region. IMAGES
Istanbul (Turkey), 1 Oct (EFE/EPA), (Camera: Erdem Sahin).- Dozens of Uighurs protested in front of the Chinese embassy in Istanbul to denounce the abuses suffered by their people and other ethnic minorities in the autonomous region of Sinkiang, carrying flags of East Turkistan.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTESTS.
Riot police clash with May Day protesters in Istanbul's Sarachane neighbourhood, with tens of thousands of officers deployed across the city to clamp down on similar gatherings. Istanbul's central Taksim Square was closed to rallies after 2013 demonstrations against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government, a move that was ruled a violation of rights by Turkey's top constitutional court in 2023. Protesters and a number of opposition politicians have called for the square to be reopened to labour rallies. IMAGES
Turkish police have sealed off Istanbul's central Taksim Square to prevent any May Day protests, with scuffles breaking out in the nearby Besiktas district after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned unions to stay away from any provocative steps. The stepped-up security measures come a day after Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said authorities had designated 40 areas for May Day celebrations with the exception of the emblematic Taksim Square. IMAGES
Thousands of people gather in Istanbul's Maltepe Square to attend a rally in support of Palestinians and protesting the Israeli siege of the Gaza Strip in response to last week's bloody attack on Israel by Hamas. The rally is the first massive pro-Palestinian protest ever organised by a Turkish political party represented at the Turkish parliament. IMAGES
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