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Demonstrations against a restrictive new Internet law grew violent Saturday night, as hundreds of protesters clashed with police near Istanbul’s main Taksim Square.
On Thursday night the Turkish parliament approved amendments to its Internet regulations that allow the government to block websites without a court order and mandate Internet Service Providers to store data for up to two years. The law must still by signed by President Abdullah Gul.
Thousands of demonstrators chanted for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to step down.
Protesters set up barricades near the square, on a street between two hospitals. There were reports of numerous ambulances in the area, as well as many arrests. One press photographer was reported to be injured, and many money machines vandalised.
The European Union criticised Turkey for introducing tighter Internet controls, urging a revision to comply with standards in the bloc that Ankara hopes to join.
More details at Gulf News
On Thursday night the Turkish parliament approved amendments to its Internet regulations that allow the government to block websites without a court order and mandate Internet Service Providers to store data for up to two years. The law must still by signed by President Abdullah Gul.
Thousands of demonstrators chanted for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to step down.
Protesters set up barricades near the square, on a street between two hospitals. There were reports of numerous ambulances in the area, as well as many arrests. One press photographer was reported to be injured, and many money machines vandalised.
The European Union criticised Turkey for introducing tighter Internet controls, urging a revision to comply with standards in the bloc that Ankara hopes to join.
More details at Gulf News