Scenes from Turkey and Brazil

Cory Doctorow 8:55 am Sun Jun 23, 2013

(A protester in Sao Paulo kisses a Turkish flag. Brazilians say they were, to a large extent, influenced by #occupygezi)

Yup, they're still in the streets in Turkey. And Brazil. And it's not just because Turkish cops buy their tear-gas from Brazil. Yesterday's Brazilian protests widened the causes under discussion, expanding to cover new laws that will make it harder to punish corrupt public officials. Photos from the excellent OccupyGeziPics Tumblr.

(A riot police looks the other way while being offered a carnation by a protester.)

(A child protester in Dikmen, Ankara (6/22/2013))

(An expired, made in Brazil tear gas canister used in Bestekar St, Ankara tonight (6/23/2013))

(Protesters join hands in an effort to stop police vehicles from charging on people in Taksim Square (6/22/2013))

(A riot police fires tear gas while others stay behind shields in Taksim (6/22/2013))

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