Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Turkey objects to dead teen photo in Geneva exhibition...

Turkey has asked authorities in Geneva to remove an exhibition picture that blames President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for the death of a Turkish teen injured during anti-government demonstrations, a Swiss official said on Monday.

Berkin Elvan spent 269 days in a coma after being hit in the head by a police tear gas canister during the anti-government protests that rocked Istanbul in May and June 2013.

He died in hospital in March 2014 aged 15.

His injury and subsequent death helped galvanise opposition to Erdogan's government and the heavy-handed tactics used by the police.

 His picture is featured in a photography exhibition across the street from the United Nations complex in Geneva, which is supported by the city and press freedom group Reporters Without Borders. Full story...

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