Turkey: Sit down protest violently dispersed by police in Sur district of Diyarbakir

A peaceful protest staged in the Sur district of the south-eastern Diyarbakir province of Turkey, Tuesday, was violently dispersed by Turkish security forces. Local residents protested against the ongoing curfew restrictions which have been enforced in the region due to escalating violence between Turkish military forces and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). Residents of all ages including the elderly staged the sit down protest in central Sur earlier on Tuesday. The predominantly Kurdish neighbourhood h