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March 7, 2016

Turkish Women Defy Ban, Rubber Bullets to Rally for Gender Equality
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Meanwhile, hundreds of women gathered in Istanbul, defying a ban, to
rally for gender equality ahead of Tuesday's International Women's Day.
Riot police fired rubber bullets to disperse the crowd, but protester
Guris Özen said women would not back down.

Guris Özen: "We have always said that we would never leave the streets
for the March 8 demonstrations, and we never will. Neither the police
nor the government can stop us. You see the power of women. We are here
despite every obstacle, and we will continue to fight for our cause."



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