London, UK. 12th November 2016. Hundreds of Kurds and Turks march peacefully through London to defend peace and democracy in Turkey against the actions of President Erdogan. Since the feeble military coup attempt in July, Erdogan and his AKP government has imposed a state of emergency, closing down 170 media outlets, arresting 128 journalists, purging at least 110,000 public sector workers including 11,000 teachers, bombed 11 Kurdish cities and arrested mayors, forcing 35 Kurdish cities into administration and arresting at least 9 MPs of the opposition People's Democratic Party (HDP) includin
London, UK. 12th November 2016. Hundreds of Kurds and Turks march peacefully through London to defend peace and democracy in Turkey against the actions of President Erdogan. Since the feeble military coup attempt in July, Erdogan and his AKP government has imposed a state of emergency, closing down 170 media outlets, arresting 128 journalists, purging at least 110,000 public sector workers including 11,000 teachers, bombed 11 Kurdish cities and arrested mayors, forcing 35 Kurdish cities into administration and arresting at least 9 MPs of the opposition People's Democratic Party (HDP) including its two leaders. The marchers want the UK government to make a stand against Turkey. Peter Marshall/Alamy Live New
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