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Turkey arrests hundreds and four killed in Columbia as May Day protests erupt globally
Turkish police have arrested 212 demonstrators for holding unauthorised protests amid coronavirus lockdown restrictions, as May Day marchers took to the streets in rallies across the world.
Key points:
- Local human rights groups alleged up to 14 deaths occurred in Colombia
- 34 people were arrested in Paris as police fired tear gas
- In the US, demonstrators called for immigration reform, workers’ rights and police accountability
An alarming surge in coronavirus cases prompted Turkey to begin its first full lockdown of the pandemic on Thursday, but that didn’t stop people coming to the streets.
Turkish police blocked journalists and protesters from filming detentions with their phones under instructions from the country’s police department.
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