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Turkish Unions Hold National Strike as Protesters Face Worst Crackdown to Date

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Channel: Democracy Now! · 2013 · News & Politics

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http://www.democracynow.org - More than 800,000 people are believed to be taking part in a national strike by Turkish unions in protest of the government's crackdown on nearly three weeks of protests. The strike follows a weekend that saw the protests' worst violence to date. On Sunday, around 400 people were arrested as police used tear gas, water cannon and rubber bullets in the streets of Istanbul, Ankara and other cities. Medics treating wounded demonstrators were among those detained. We're joined from Turkey by Çigdem Öztürk, an independent journalist covering the protests for Express Magazine.

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