Tag: Protests
Today’s New York Times features a large ad in the paper’s front section that reads “WHAT’S HAPPENING IN TURKEY? The People of Turkey Have Spoken! WE WILL NOT BE OPPRESSED!” It got there after Occupy Gezi protesters staged an incredibly successful crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo, reaching its $53,800 goal in 24 hours (it’s now at $101,477, with […]
In a mainstream media environment that has staunchly avoided any mention of the protests and police violence that are raging in Istanbul’s Gezi Park, one surprising, subversive Turkish source put #OccupyGezi on TV: Ali Ihsan Varol, host of “Kelime Oyunu,” or “The Word Game.” Every single one of Varol’s questions and answers on the show slyly […]
Thursday night’s vigil and protest for Kimani Gray, the 16-year-old killed by police last weekend after allegedly pointing a loaded gun at plainclothes officers, was a relatively quiet and peaceful affair. Protests have been going on for four consecutive evenings, including one at which people looted and dismantled a local Rite Aid and another at which […]
Last night in East Flatbush, about 200 people attended a candlelight vigil for Kimani Gray, the 16-year-old shot and killed by police Saturday after allegedly pointing a loaded gun at two officers. When half that group marched to the 67th Precinct Stationhouse to protest, the proceedings once again became chaotic and violent, with 45 people […]
Last night a riot broke out at a vigil from Kimani Gray, a 16-year-old killed by police over the weekend, as protesters apparently angry over Gray’s death and the lack of a response from the city threw trash cans, smashed windows, and looted a Rite Aid. According to attendees, the evening began peacefully at around […]
