#Turkey detains 37 over 'provocative' social media posts following arrest of #Istanbul mayor

Thousands rally outside Istanbul city hall for 2nd night over mayor’s arrest

by Mehmet Guzel and Susan Frazer, March 20, 2025

ISTANBUL (AP) — "Thousands of people gathered outside Istanbul’s city hall for a second consecutive night on Thursday to rally against the arrest of the city’s mayor, a prominent contender against President #RecepTayyipErdogan, which many view as a politically driven attempt to eliminate a key rival from the next presidential race.

"Mayor #EkremImamoglu was arrested after a dawn raid on his residence on Wednesday as part of investigations into alleged corruption and terror links, escalating a crackdown on opposition figures and dissenting voices. Several other prominent figures, including two district mayors, were also detained.

"The detention of a popular opposition leader deepened concerns over #democracy and sparked #protests in Istanbul and elsewhere, despite a four-day ban on #demonstrations in the city and road closures. "

https://apnews.com/article/turkey-istanbul-mayor-arrest-crackdown-imamoglu-eb2f5f0582a32e0c15f881b54fda2ffc
#TurkeyProtests #Authoritarianism #Resistance #WorldPol #SilencingDissent #Erdogan #ThisIsHowToProtest #TakeToTheStreets

#NoKingsDay #washington #DC 2025-02-17 in a #bigbrother 1984 #orwellian #digital #dictatorship, no one would see anything of this #protests, all the big media conglomerates, search engines would censor it :( question: why did those peaceful protesters not try to turn over the gov and storm congress? (just asking, probably because they are intelligent unlike the january 6 rioters)

BUT if #Trump and #republicans keep ignoring LEGITIMATE grievances of #citizens like higher and higher #food and #fuel prices = imho companies using #inflation as excuse to increase prices without transparency = #corruption of the #middleman: when is #DOGE gonna investigate that???

u gonna have a violent #civilwar like #riot at your hand Mr #TrumpRegime

because #citizens then have nothing to lose and the #FrenchRevolution did not go well for the #King

#Trump + #Elonmusk START FOCUSING ON THE PROBLEMS OF THE #POOR + #ECONOMY NOW! with smart new ideas of #finance

or face dire catastrophic #disaster #consequences

Eight Things You Can Do to Stop #ICE

2025-02-11, via #CrimethInc

"The #Trump administration is paving the way for #MassDeportations by building new #PrisonCamps and invoking the #AlienEnemiesAct, which was used to justify the internment of #JapaneseAmericans during World War II. Motivated by nativism and white nationalism, Steven Miller and other officials are attempting to ethnically cleanse the United States, while tech and prison companies profit on lucrative government contracts and corporations continue to exploit immigrant labor. Knowing that mass deportations will inflict devastating costs, Trump has chiefly been concentrating his efforts in cities like Chicago and Denver that are governed by his political adversaries.

"Nonetheless, people are getting organized. Communities across the US are mobilizing rapid response networks that can respond to raids and support those targeted by #StateViolence. Students across the US are staging #walkouts; people are holding mass #demonstrations and fighting back against deportations.

"If we fail to stand in solidarity with those targeted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) today, the same infrastructure of repression will eventually be turned against others, as well. An injury to one is an injury to all!

"Do your part to melt the ICE."

Read more:
https://crimethinc.com/2025/02/11/eight-things-you-can-do-to-stop-ice
#KnowYourRights #ResistICE #Mobilization #USPol #Resistance

#Crimethinc: A #Demonstrator’s Guide to Understanding #RiotMunitions

And How to Defend against Them
2021-01-04

"#ImpactMunitions

Police fire a wide range of blunt force projectiles from a variety of weapons. Manufacturers and police departments sometimes call these 'Blunt Impact Projectiles' (#BIPs) or 'Kinetic Impact Projectiles' (#KIPs). #RubberBullets are only one of many variants. They vary in size, force, composition, delivery methods, and lethality.

"The sales pitches that manufacturers make to law enforcement agencies emphasize the ability to obtain compliance from subjects via projected force with minimal risk of injury or death. All of the academic studies—not to mention our lived experience—show that neither of these claims is correct: impact munitions regularly #maim and kill #protestors and they rarely succeed at breaking up demonstrations. They’re even less effective at stopping social movements. Often, when one of us loses an eye or suffers a fractured skull, more people come out to the streets.

"Some of the more common impact munitions include baton rounds, large plastic, foam, gel, or even wooden #projectiles that are fired from a multi-launcher or occasionally a shotgun; rubber bullets, #MetalProjectiles coated in rubber or PVC; #BeanBagRounds, woven bags filled with either silica or lead, usually fired from shotguns; #Pepperballs, which are essentially paintballs filled with pepper spray; #FN303 rounds, a combination of pepper-balls and regular impact munitions; rubber balls, which are rubber or plastic or foam pellets packed into grenades to explode like shrapnel or shotgun shot; and, of course, the venerable #GasCanister (bearing chemical agents or smoke), which is not designed to be fired directly at protestors—but regularly is.

"Contrary to popular supposition, most modern impact munitions are designed for 'direct fire' rather than 'skip fire.' Direct fire munitions are for shooting directly at individuals, while skip fire projectiles are designed to be skipped off the ground into the crowd. Tear gas canisters are generally intended for skip firing at close range or firing at a 25-30 degree arc into the air for maximum range; they are not rated for direct fire. Some styles of baton rounds that split into multiple projectiles are designed for skip fire to distribute the projectiles more widely, while others are designed to be fired over the heads of protesters in order to rain chemicals down. Full-size wooden baton rounds and some rubber bullets seem to be designed for skip fire as well, but in general, skip fire is less accurate and less common.

"Baton rounds, stinger grenades, and beanbags hurt. They injure people. Occasionally, they maim or—even more rarely—kill people. Yet of all the tools used by the police, they are some of the least effective at stopping demonstrations. Unlike a cop within mêlée range, a baton round cannot arrest you. Unlike a cloud of gas, it can’t force you to disperse. Ranged impact weapons rely primarily on pain compliance. While this may work on individuals, pain alone usually cannot force a resolute crowd to comply. Standing around getting shot at isn’t always the right move. But the effects of impact munitions can be mitigated by protective equipment including shields, armor, helmets, goggles, barricades, and even umbrellas. Impact weapons rely on fear above all—and through mental preparation and mutual support, we can defend ourselves from fear. We can choose not to comply with fear."

Learn more:
https://crimethinc.com/2021/01/04/a-demonstrators-guide-to-understanding-riot-munitions-and-how-to-defend-against-them
#Resistance #Protests #Demonstrations #ProtestSafely #BePrepared

The slippery slope to full-on #Fascism and #SurveillanceSociety... Any excuse can be used! And, well, a good way to kill off folks with immune system disorders and disabilities. smh

Gov. #Hochul considering a #FaceMask ban on New York City subways, citing antisemitic acts

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE
Updated 7:16 PM EDT, June 13, 2024

"Gov. Kathy Hochul said Thursday that she is considering a ban on face masks in the #NewYorkCity subway system due to concerns about people shielding their identities while committing antisemitic acts.

"Hochul, a Democrat, told reporters the exact details of the policy are not clear but it would contain 'common-sense exemptions' for health, cultural or religious reasons. Many people concerned about #COVID19 and #AirPollution routinely wear masks on the subway.

"Hochul said she was in talks with lawmakers on potentially crafting a bill.

"At at news conference in Albany, the governor said she was moved to act after 'a group donning masks took over a subway car, scaring riders and chanting things about Hitler and wiping out Jews' on Monday night.

"It was not clear exactly what incident she was referring to, but it could have been a conflation of different episodes related to pro-#Palestinian #demonstrations that day in #UnionSquarePark.

[...]

"Meanwhile video circulating on social media showed a confrontation that purportedly happened earlier in the day, when a man in Union Square — who also was not wearing a mask — was recorded shouting, 'I wish Hitler was still here. He would’ve wiped all you out.'"

Read more:
https://apnews.com/article/mask-ban-new-york-city-subway-7c83637a00c816407d1174145fc64339

Good morning.

10 June 2024

When I was a child, we lived on the Yokosuka, Naval Base in Japan. One evening we were driving back from visiting some friends who lived in and off post housing area. My father's car was a blue and white 55 or 56 Chevy, the color of the car has nothing do with the story, it's just a recollection. Anyway, as we approached the gate to the base, there was a demonstration happening with lots of people, some were yelling "Yankee go home." My brother and I yelled out the back window "we ain't Yankees, we're rebels." That probably caused some anxiety with our parents. I don't know why we did that; we were from California only my father was from the south.

"Persuasion is clearly a sort of demonstration, since we are most fully persuaded when we consider a thing to have been demonstrated." - Aristotle

More Than 10,000 #People Took to the Streets in #France and #Belgium to #Support #Trans #Rights.

More than 800 #groups called for #demonstrations against #proposed #Farright #antitrans #legislation.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #France #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Transphobia

https://www.them.us/story/france-belgium-trans-rights-protests

"At this fair, instead of pony rides, games of chance and fried food, visitors took electric bicycles and scooters for a spin, watched cooking #demonstrations on #InductionStoves, and learned about other ways to make their homes and lives more climate-friendly."

#Ebikes
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2024/04/13/heat-pump-home-electrification-fair/

My town has one every year: it's a party. People bring their EVs (two and four wheeled) for show and tell. Vendors have a showcase. There's food and music, and lots of people.

#MACCosmeticsUSA #Sponsors #ComeOutWithPride in #Orlando.

MAC Cosmetic’s #eventspace in the #festival grounds was set up with tables for #makeup #demonstrations, where makeup Artists applied hundreds of #rainbow and #glitter #looks to an eager #crowd.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Florida #Business #Beauty #Allies #Representation #Culture

https://www.3blmedia.com/news/mac-cosmetics-usa-sponsors-come-out-pride-orlando

#JustStopOil #protesters arrested after 10 minutes under UK’s ‘repressive’ new #AntiProtestLaws

The #UK is following in other #European countries footsteps with new powers to break up the #climate group's slow marches.

By Euronews Green
Published on 31/10/2023

"More than 60 #CimateActivists have been arrested in #London under the UK’s 'repressive' new anti-protest laws.

"Just Stop Oil protesters were taking part in a ‘slow march’ around Parliament Square yesterday morning (30 October), demanding an end to new #oil and #gas licenses.

"Within 10 minutes, Metropolitan police arrived - blocking their path and forcing activists off the road. When this proved unsuccessful, videos and photos show police kneeling on and handcuffing protesters, before carrying them into vans.

"This is the first time that the Met have made arrests under section 7 of the #PublicOrderAct 2023, which bans any activity that 'interferes with the use or operation of any key national infrastructure in #England and #Wales.'

"It’s part of a wider European crackdown on #DirectAction protests. #France and #Germany have taken an #AntiTerror approach to some #demonstrations; toughening #surveillance and #detention laws and even launching dawn raids on the homes of #LastGeneration members."

Read more:
https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/10/31/just-stop-oil-protesters-arrested-after-10-minutes-under-uks-repressive-new-anti-protest-l

#LGBTQ #rights #group #sues #Kenya #policechief over #antigay #protests.

#Mombasa #demonstrations began after #Court #ruling that allowed #NGO to #register.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Africa #Kenya #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2023/10/03/lgbtq-rights-group-sues-kenya-police-chief-over-anti-gay-protests/

#Rightwing #groups are planning #transphobic #demonstrations across #Canada this week.

A #ragtag group of #conservatives and #Fascists marching under the 1 Million March 4 Children banner is calling for #protests over #queer-#inclusive #education.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Canada #Education #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia

https://xtramagazine.com/power/politics/right-wing-protest-september-20-1-million-march-256870