Turkish Government Violently Attacks Peaceful Protestors
For Turkey, May 31st, 2013 will be known as “Bloody Friday”. Peaceful Turkish citizens held a four-day sit-in at Gezi Park in Istanbul to protest the destruction of a part of iconic Taksim Square to build a shopping center. What began with around 100 protestors spread into tens of thousands of demonstrators, who sat in the park, reading, singing and dancing in an attempt to hold off the bulldozers. In response to the protest, Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan made a public announcement stating that nothing would stop plans…
“Some things can’t be covered” – Saudi Arabia’s “No More Abuse” Campaign
Earlier this week, Saudi Arabia released the above image from their first ever anti-domestic violence campaign. The caption reads “Some things can’t be covered. Fighting women’s abuse together.” This image is a part of Saudi’s “No More Abuse” campaign, released by the King Khalid Foundation, with an outlined objective to “achieve justice for all women and children exposed to abuse.” The campaign has received mixed reactions around the world. Many are praising the monumental step it symbolizes for the advancement of women’s rights in a country where all women, regardless of…
