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August 13, 2020

Turkish Police Arrest 25 Women Demanding Turkey Remain in Women's Rights Treaty
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In Turkey, police arrested 25 women at a protest in the capital Ankara
Wednesday as they called on the Turkish government to reverse plans to
withdraw from the Istanbul Convention - a European treaty on
gender-based violence.


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