25 arrested in Turkey for protest calls in TwitterJune 5, 2013 - 10:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Police in Turkey have arrested at least 25 people in the western city of Izmir for sending tweets calling on people to protest, as anti-government demonstrations enter the sixth day, Press TV reported. Early on Wednesday, June 5 police detained dozens for posting materials on Twitter which the police said contained “misleading and libelous information,” state-run Anatolia news agency reported. Ali Engin, a local official for the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), however said the people were detained for “calling on people to protest.” On Tuesday afternoon, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc apologized for the government's violent crackdown on the protesters and called on the protesters to end the demonstrations. However, the demonstrators took to the streets again on Tuesday night, flooding Istanbul's Taksim Square and taunting Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who had earlier dismissed them as "extremists" and "vandals." In the early hours of Wednesday morning, the protesters surrounded Erdogan's offices in both cities and defied police warnings to disperse. Since Friday, tens of thousands of anti-government protesters have held demonstrations in Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Mugla, Antalya, and many other cities and towns. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |