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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11093
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EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) turkey

EU calls for respect of right to peaceful assembly

Brussels, 03/06/2014 (Agence Europe) - Questioned by EUROPE about the crackdown on protests in Turkey marking the first anniversary of the events in Gezi Park against the government, Peter Stano, the spokesperson for Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Stefan Füle, reiterated that “the right to peaceful assembly is a fundamental right and has to be respected”.

“Any country negotiating EU accession needs to guarantee human rights, including freedom of...