Members of the Freedom to Earth Association (YeryÃzÃne ÃzgÃrlÃk DerneÄi), who defend
animal/earth/human freedom and green anarchists and anarchists as a whole, were taken by
government anti-terrorism units from their homes simultaneously on May 14 at 5 a.m. They
were kept under police custody for 4 days. While all of the members of the Freedom to
Earth Association are now free, nine individuals, including vegan and vegetarians, were
taken to prison where they remain today. ---- Our association, Freedom to Earth, works on
some subjects like animal rights, human rights, and ecology. This is the first time an
anti-terrorism operation was carried out by the police against animal rights and anarchist
activists. The police claim that the arrested individuals were responsible for the May 1
attacks on banks and multi-national corporate stores in some areas in Istanbul.
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