Protest Against Turkey's Withdrawal From Istanbul Convention

Women and LGBTQI activists organized a protest against Turkey's withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention in Istanbul, Turkey on July 1, 2021. According to a presidential decree published earlier this year, Turkey withdrew from Istanbul Convention, an international treaty on preventing violence against women and domestic violence which was signed in 2011. A court appeal to stop the withdrawal was rejected this week, and Turkey formally departed the Istanbul Convention today. Police later attacked the crowd with tear gas.