Friday, December 09, 2011

Turkey: trial starts for shorn-head protesters - General news - ANSAMed.it

Turkey: trial starts for shorn-head protesters
Far-left youths have been months in prison

09 December, 20:45

(ANSAmed) - ANKARA - With the accompaniment of mass shaving of heads in a sign of protest, a controversial trial has begun in Ankara today of youths from far-left organisations after months of imprisonment. The youths stand accused of serious charges which, the country's main opposition party says, are unfounded, but serve only to intimidate anyone opposing the government of Conservative Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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