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25 October, Istanbul
Haci Mimi Apartment 53TL

While I updated our website, Charl went out in search of bacon for lunch. In Istiklal Street he encountered the “Saturday Mother’s” protesting the disappearance of those in custody. These “human rights advocates and families of those who are disappeared while in custody of security forces” have protested at noon every Saturday since 27 May 1995, making today’s “civil disobedience” their 500th consecutive protest. Their flyer states that “for claiming their basic rights and freedom, for being Kurdish, Assyrian, Chaldean and Socialist ... hundreds of people have been taken into custody by security forces and investigated by torture ...” Each Saturday they hold carnations and photographs of the disappeared and shout their demands to “end politics of impunity”, “put offenders on trial”, and “build a free, equal, fair and humane future”. The flyer ends with these words: “For truth, justice, democracy and peace, we call on you to support Saturday Mother’s who have been struggling 19 years to get access to the bones of their offspring’s” (sic). We spent a super evening with Martin and Wendy who had a long layover en route Johannesburg from Athens.

Saturday Mother's 500th protest
Saturday Mother's 500th protest
Saturday Mother's 500th protest
Saturday Mother's 500th protest
Saturday Mother's 500th protest
Saturday Mother's 500th protest
Saturday Mother's 500th protest
Saturday Mother's 500th protest
Saturday Mother's 500th protest
Saturday Mother's 500th protest
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