Soon after the initial display of opposition in the streets, it evolved into a series of sometimes violent encounters between the police and unarmed demonstrators. The iconic photo of the woman in red being tear-gassed at close range went viral across the globe, instantly winning sympathisers for the protest movement. Her completely passive posture contrasted with the aggressiveness of the police officer firing tear gas straight at her face, suggesting a political climate of one-sided violence.
The revolt had gone viral faster online than in real life and suddenly started to have a global reach. Turks are not new to censorship , especially on the internet, as has been alleged by the anti-AK Party opposition for several years.
But this time, for those looking for information during the first days of these dramatic events, the best place was the internet. Thousands of videos were posted and tweeted. Petitions and information about medical first aid circulated at a pace that matched the development of the events. Protesters filmed the events, posting simultaneously and sharing with the rest of the world.
Twitter and Facebook became the most available and reliable incubators of eyewitness news. Many users replaced their profile pictures with revolutionary images, updating their status with the appropriate hashtags. Suddenly, tens of thousands of people became news editors, choosing which information to share while live-streaming their opinions with each status update.
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Erdogan shocked U. More from Reuters. Sign up for our newsletter Subscribe for our daily curated newsletter to receive the latest exclusive Reuters coverage delivered to your inbox. Sign up. Riot police detained demonstrators as they attempted to march on Taksim Square in Istanbul.
Scuffles between riot police and demonstrators broke out in the Turkish city. Riot police were out in force in the French capital. Barricades were set alight in the streets of Paris. Workers of the wheels united for an anti-capitalist protest in Berlin.
Large crowds were seen in Berlin, where protests were held in defiance of Covid restrictions. German police were pictured dragging some protesters away in the capital. Berlin police broke up a left-wing demonstration, prompting a reaction from some protesters.
Coronavirus was on the agenda in Indonesia as well. Mock graves were laid in the street at one May Day rally in Indonesia.
Rallies were held in multiple cities across Indonesia. Cuba's May Day celebrations had little of the usual pomp and circumstance. Labour Day is one of the biggest events of the year in Cuba. Police used water cannon to clear the park of revellers in Brussels. The Brussels event was organised in part as a protest against the government's coronavirus measures.
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