Wednesday, March 21, 2007

NEWROZ 2707

NEWROZ 2707 PÎROZ BE!


A masked demonstrator holds a portrait of jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan during a gathering to celebrate Newroz in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir March 21, 2007. REUTERS/Umit Bektas (TURKEY)



Kurdish demonstrators surround a traditional bonfire during a gathering to celebrate Newroz in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir March 21, 2007. Newroz, which means 'new day' in Kurdish, marks the arrival of spring and is also celebrated in Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, and Tajikistan. REUTERS/Umit Bektas (TURKEY)


Tens of thousands of Turkish Kurds, with some of them holding flag of outlawed separatist rebel group the Kurdistan Workers Party, PKK, and posters of its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan chant slogans during the Nowruz celebrations in southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir, Wednesday, March 21, 2007. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)




Turkish Kurds, with one of them holding a poster of the Kurdistan Workers Party's, PKK, (the outlawed separatist rebel group) jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan, shout slogans during the Nowruz celebrations in southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir, Wednesday, March 21, 2007. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)


Demonstrators attend a gathering to celebrate Newroz in southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir March 21, 2007. REUTERS/Umit Bektas (TURKEY)




A Kurdish girl poses during a gathering to celebrate Newroz in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir March 21, 2007. REUTERS/Umit Bektas (TURKEY)




Pro-Kurdish former lawmaker Leyla Zana addresses the people during a gathering to celebrate Newroz in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir March 21, 2007. REUTERS/Umit Bektas (Turkey)



Tens of thousands of Turkish Kurds, some of them holding posters of outlawed rebel group jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan, shout slogans during the Nowruz celebrations in southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir, Wednesday, March 21, 2007. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)



Demonstrators hold portraits of jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan during a gathering to celebrate Newroz in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir March 21, 2007. REUTERS/Umit Bektas (TURKEY)



Tens of thousands of Turkish Kurds, some of them holding flags of a outlawed separatist rebel group and posters of its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan during the Nowruz celebrations in southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir, Wednesday, March 21, 2007. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)


A masked man stands among demonstrators during an open air meeting by thousands of Kurds celebrating Newroz (new year or the beginning of spring) in Istanbul March 21, 2007. REUTERS/Osman Orsal (TURKEY)


Turkish riot police detain a Kurdish demonstrator in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 21, 2007. (AP Photo/Murad Sezer)


Police detain a protester during clashes after a gathering by thousands of Kurds celebrating Newroz in Istanbul March 21, 2007. REUTERS/Osman Orsal(TURKEY)



Turkish riot police detain a Kurdish demonstrator in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 21, 2007. Authorities increased security around the country for Wednesday's Nowruz festival and warned they would not tolerate illegal demonstrations. But protesters carried pictures of rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan and flags of his banned separatist Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, despite laws banning rebel propaganda. Police fired tear gas to disperse a group who threw stones at police at the end of festivities in Istanbul and detained more than 20 people. (AP Photo/Murad Sezer)



A man flees from a baton-charging riot police officer after an open air meeting by thousands of people to celebrate Newroz (new year or the beginning of spring) in Istanbul, March 21, 2007. REUTERS/Fatih Saribas (TURKEY)



Turkish riot police chase Kurdish protesters through a tunnel under a railway station in Istanbul March 21, 2007, during a gathering held by thousands of Kurds to celebrate Newroz (new year or the beginning of spring). REUTERS/Fatih Saribas (TURKEY)


Turkish riot police take shelter behind their shields to protect themselves from stones thrown by demonstrators in Istanbul March 21, 2007, during a gathering held by thousands of people to celebrate Newroz (new year or the beginning of spring). REUTERS/Fatih Saribas (TURKEY)



Smoke from tear gas shells is seen in the air as Turkish riot police take shelter behind their shields to protect themselves from stones thrown by demonstrators in Istanbul March 21, 2007. REUTERS/Fatih Saribas (TURKEY)

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

nice!!! nawroz pirozbit!

Mizgîn said...

There's nothing like a few good protests for Newroz, eh, Anonymous?

Anonymous said...

happy Newroz 2619