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Update
Well, the detainment of Ivan Watson was just the aperitif for the anniversary of the Taksim Square protests. At the site of last year's protests, as many as 25,000 policemen amassed to enforce a ban on demonstrations at the square, which set off sustained protests in which thousands were injured and a number of people were killed.
This time around, hundreds of demonstrators attempted to march on the square despite the ban and were met by police who used water cannons and tear gas to clear the crowds. Here's a (n unpleasant) video of the happenings from AFP:
A demonstrator uses fireworks during clashes with riot police in Ankara pic.twitter.com/qKszY4DOie via @AdemAltan3
— AFP Photo Department (@AFPphoto) May 31, 2014
Original Post
During an on-air CNN report about how Turkey was stifling dissent on the one-year anniversary of the Taksim Square protests in Istanbul, Turkey proved its point by detaining reporter Ivan Watson in the middle of a broadcast.