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shenmue

(38,537 posts) Fri Mar 8, 2019, 05:49 PM Mar 2019

Turkey: Riot police fire tear gas at banned women's day rally

https://www.dw.com/en/turkey-riot-police-fire-tear-gas-at-banned-womens-day-rally/a-47832283

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Turkey: Riot police fire tear gas at banned women's day rally (Original Post) shenmue Mar 2019 OP

This is why we must have equality. BigmanPigman Mar 2019 #1

happy womens day samnsara Mar 2019 #2

BigmanPigman

(52,245 posts)

1. This is why we must have equality.

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Fri Mar 8, 2019, 05:59 PM

Mar 2019

Societies must end this abuse that has been happening for thousands of years.

"Many women in Turkey say President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Islamic government is one reason that violence against women is so prevalent in the country, claiming it protects the perpetrators of such violence."

"According to the United Nations, 38 percent of Turkish women have been the victims of physical domestic violence at some point in their lives."

samnsara

(18,282 posts)

2. happy womens day

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Fri Mar 8, 2019, 07:03 PM

Mar 2019

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