Kurdish protests in Turkey

Democratic Unity Party (DBP) co-head Sebahat Tuncel was detained by police in front of the courthouse in the southeastern Turkish province of Diyarbakır on Nov. 4, as a wave of detentions targeted senior politicians of the Kurdish issue-focused Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP).

Police intervened to disperse a group that had gathered to protest the detention of Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) lawmakers in the Turkish capital Ankara on Nov. 4.

Clashes occurred in Yüksel Street in the central district of Kızılay between protesters and police officers, after police resorted to tear gas to disperse the group.

A court in the eastern province of Hakkari on Oct. 9 ordered the arrest of a police officer over an incident that led to the death of four civilians, Doğan News Agency has reported.

Civilians at a furniture store in the Yüksekova district of Hakkari were hit after a machine gun on the top of an armored police vehicle opened fire while patrolling on Oct. 8.

Four people were killed and two others were wounded when fire was opened from an armored police vehicle in the Yüksekova district of Hakkari on Oct. 8, according to a statement released by Hakkari Governor's Office.

Violent clashes broke out between Turkish police and protesters in Constantinople Friday, when demonstrators were marching to mark the 2 year anniversary of the death of a 15-year old boy in anti-government demonstrations.

Montenegro's Interior Ministry has defended police actions against anti-government protesters last year, saying they acted professionally, lawfully and in a restrained manner, in spite of being directly attacked.

Turkish riot police have fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse hundreds of protesters who gathered outside daily Zaman on March 5, a day after it was seized in a violent raid

Turkish riot police have fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse hundreds of protesters who gathered outside daily Zaman on March 5, a day after it was seized in a violent raid

Police have intervened with water cannon and tear gas against a rally in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır that was called to protest a military-imposed curfew in its Sur district that has been in effect for a month

Turkish police have intervened with tear gas and water cannons to a group protesting the military operations and curfews in the southeastern districts of Cizre, Silopi and Sur