we petition the obama administration to:![Condemn the actions taken against peaceful protesters in Istanbul Turkey. 1 Statue_of_Liberty,_NY](https://www.turkishnews.com/en/content/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Statue_of_Liberty_NY.jpg)
There are gross human rights violations occurring in Istanbul, Turkey. Police have fired water cannons and smoke bombs into peaceful protests against the plans to put a development in the park Gezi in Taksim.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22732139
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Created: May 31, 2013
Issues: Environment, Human Rights, Urban Policy
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M. G.
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