Turkish university students call for release of their friends arrested for protesting

Record ID: 1987276

  • Title: Turkish university students call for release of their friends arrested for protesting
  • Date: 30th March 2025
  • Summary: ISTANBUL, TURKEY (MARCH 29, 2025) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF PEOPLE AT MASS RALLY ORGANISED BY THE MAIN OPPOSITION REPUBLICAN PEOPLE'S PARTY (CHP) AGAINST THE JAILING OF DISMISSED ISTANBUL MAYOR EKREM IMAMOGLU (SOUNDBITE) (Turkish) UNIVERSITY STUDENT, WHO DID NOT GIVE HER NAME, SAYING: "First of all, we as students, as university students, condemn the injustices and unlawfulness
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  • Keywords: CRACKDOWN ERDOGAN IMAMOGLU TURKEY
  • Location: ISTANBUL, TURKEY
  • City: ISTANBUL, TURKEY
  • Country: Turkey
  • Topics: Europe,Middle East,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001283030032025RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Turkish students called on authorities to release their friends who were detained and jailed pending trial for attending mass protests after the arrest of dismissed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.
    A university student who was among hundreds of thousands of people attending a mass rally on Saturday (March 29) said his friends who were arrested had not committed a crime and were only protesting for justice.
    Another student, who did not give her name for fear of repercussions, said those arrested were being kept in bad conditions and were subjected to bad treatment.
    Hundreds of thousands of Turks nationwide have heeded opposition calls to protest since Imamoglu was detained last week and then jailed pending trial on graft charges. Protests have been mostly peaceful but nearly 2,000 people have been detained.
    (Production: Ayhan Uyanik, Ben Makori, Emilie Madi, Ali Kucukgocmen)
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