Source: US News & World Report
“A Turkish court has jailed pending trial nine protesters who disrupted President Tayyip Erdogan’s speech in Istanbul last week, accusing his government of continuing oil exports to Israel despite a publicised embargo. The incident occurred during Erdogan’s televised address at a forum on Friday, where the protesters said the government was failing to uphold its pro-Palestinian rhetoric. They chanted slogans such as ‘Ships are carrying bombs to Gaza’ and ‘Stop fuelling genocide.’ … Police removed the demonstrators from the event, and prosecutors charged them with insulting the president and participating in an illegal demonstration.” (12/03/24)