content tagged with Labour Day

Political Prisoners Punished for Labour Day Slogans

Political Prisoners Punished for Labour Day Slogans

63 detainees and convicts of the Sincan Prison were punished for chanting "pointless slogans" on 1 May. The inmates had celebrated Labour Day by singing marches and chanting slogans. As a result, they were banned from communication and visits for 1 month.

21 June 2011 Ayça Söylemez

"Help" Misinterpreted as Torture?

POLICE VIOLENCE

"Help" Misinterpreted as Torture?

Riot Forces Branch Sergeant Damgacı, one of the police officers indicted with alleged "torture", stated that he actually wanted to help the demonstrator who sued him. The court decided to prosecute both the high-rank officials and their subordinates.

3 December 2010 Berivan Tapan

Deputy Chief of Police Sued for "Torture"

Deputy Chief of Police Sued for "Torture"

The Beyoğlu Public Chief Prosecution opened a case against five police officers for alleged torture of 2 young people taken into custody on1 May 2009. In an important decision, the Bakırköy Court decided to include former Deputy Chief of Police Özsavaş in the case.

29 November 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Labour Day Finally Back in Taksim Square!

1 May 2010

Labour Day Finally Back in Taksim Square!

For the first time in 32 years, Taksim Square was open to the public for a celebration of the labour movement and a call for more rights.

1 May 2010 Tolga Korkut,Berivan Tapan,Semra Pelek

Acknowledge Women's "Invisible Labour" on 1 May!

Acknowledge Women's "Invisible Labour" on 1 May!

Filiz Karakuş, Necla Akgökçe, Yıldız Ay and Nilgün Yurdalan call for the acknowledgement of male hegemony on Labour Day.

30 April 2010 Burçin Belge

22,000 Policemen in Taksim for a 'Peaceful 1 May'

1 MAY 2010

22,000 Policemen in Taksim for a 'Peaceful 1 May'

The Governor of Istanbul engaged more than 22,000 policemen for 1 May. Union representatives will be at the check points. Six union confederations will gather at Taksim square after a converging demonstration. The whole area will be closed to traffic.

29 April 2010 Tolga Korkut,Burçin Belge

Police Guilty of Unregistered Detentions on May Day

Police Violence

Police Guilty of Unregistered Detentions on May Day

Lawyer Atalay says that unregistered police custody is a rights violation.

1 June 2009 Bawer Çakır

Governor Turns Down Union Demands for May Day in Taksim Square

May Day

Governor Turns Down Union Demands for May Day in Taksim Square

Governor Muammer Güler refused workers applicaation to gather in Taksim Square on 1 May.

30 April 2009 Bawer Çakır

“We Don’t Need to Ask Permission to Gather in Taksim”

Trade unionist Okcan says that workers have not and will not apply to Istanbul’s governor for permission to gather in Taksim Square on Labour Day.

21 April 2009 Tolga Korkut

Workers Demand Taksim Square on 1 May

Workers Demand Taksim Square on 1 May

The DİSK and KESK trade union confederations have announced that they will gather in Taksim Square on Labour Day, despite bans and clashes with the police in previous years. Prime Minister Erdoğan has ordered that 1 May be a public holiday.

9 April 2009 Bawer Çakır