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Turkey Related Subjects => Turkey Discussion Forum (Not Calis specifically) => Topic started by: Colwyn on March 31, 2011, 15:03:20 PM

Title: Petition to Turkish Government
Post by: Colwyn on March 31, 2011, 15:03:20 PM
You may have been repulsed by TV pictures of a young woman gate-crashing a press conference in Tripoli, claiming to have been raped, and then being carted away by Qaddafi's security thugs. If so you might like to think about signing this Avaaz-organized petition (website address at foot of post) asking for intervention by Erdogan.

AVAAZ writes:

Last Saturday, a young woman lawyer named Iman al-Obeidi burst into a Tripoli hotel and pleaded with foreign journalists for help, showing bruises and crying that she had just been gang-raped by 15 of Qaddafi's men. She screamed as she was dragged away by Libyan agents and has not been seen since.

Words cannot express the courage Iman showed in speaking out -- and we can only imagine the terror she must be facing right now in the hands of Qaddafi's infamous thugs. Her life is in danger, but we can help, if we act fast.  

Qaddafi will ignore most international outrage, but he listened to the Turkish government when they asked him to release foreign journalists. Let's urgently raise a massive global call to Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan to help save Iman -- sign the petition and forward this email to everyone - it will be hand-delivered to the Turkish consulate in Benghazi, and through ads in Turkey, as soon as we reach 500,000 signatures:

http://www.avaaz.org/en/free_iman_al_obeidi/?cl=998594855&v=8753
Title: Petition to Turkish Government
Post by: posleeds on March 31, 2011, 16:54:33 PM
:( Awful - signed
Title: Petition to Turkish Government
Post by: Highlander on March 31, 2011, 17:23:43 PM
Signed.
Title: Petition to Turkish Government
Post by: milliemars on March 31, 2011, 18:03:06 PM
Signed !!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Petition to Turkish Government
Post by: tytots on March 31, 2011, 18:10:28 PM
Signed
Title: Petition to Turkish Government
Post by: Anne on March 31, 2011, 19:20:21 PM
me too
Title: Petition to Turkish Government
Post by: Angelic on March 31, 2011, 19:25:28 PM
and me
Title: Petition to Turkish Government
Post by: Jacqui Harvey on March 31, 2011, 19:45:38 PM
me too and passed it on
Title: Petition to Turkish Government
Post by: sadler on March 31, 2011, 19:53:57 PM
Signed
Title: Petition to Turkish Government
Post by: scareylady on March 31, 2011, 20:27:21 PM
Signed x Lets hope this poor woman is rescued in time
Title: Petition to Turkish Government
Post by: busybee on March 31, 2011, 20:27:38 PM
Done
Title: Petition to Turkish Government
Post by: Jim Fraser on March 31, 2011, 22:10:48 PM
Likewise
Title: Petition to Turkish Government
Post by: Colwyn on April 01, 2011, 12:02:56 PM
When I posted the link yesterday afternoon the petition had 35,000 signatures; at noon today it is over 280,000 and Avaaz is well on its way to the target of half a million.
Title: Petition to Turkish Government
Post by: usedbustickets on April 02, 2011, 11:35:31 AM
Well done Colwyn and everyone who has signed, it was up to 433,345 signatories when I signed just now.
Title: Petition to Turkish Government
Post by: mike A on April 02, 2011, 19:24:28 PM
Done
Title: Petition to Turkish Government
Post by: CAROL BROWNE on April 02, 2011, 19:50:19 PM
done 463372 signatures now
Title: Petition to Turkish Government
Post by: peter16 on April 02, 2011, 21:53:43 PM
Done...
Title: Petition to Turkish Government
Post by: Chinook on April 03, 2011, 00:11:33 AM
474996 when I signed just now
Title: Petition to Turkish Government
Post by: Colwyn on April 03, 2011, 19:21:01 PM
Target reached - 502,000 and rising. I find the ticker quite mesmeric as it reports signatures from all over the world.
Title: Petition to Turkish Government
Post by: eldestblade on April 05, 2011, 16:17:00 PM
done
Title: Petition to Turkish Government
Post by: The Crinklies on April 05, 2011, 18:33:31 PM
560,984 now!!