AKBELEN FOREST DEFENSE

Turkish villagers have been sprayed with tear gas while attempting to protect the Akbelen Forest from being cleared for coal strip mining this week, campaigners say.

For two years, locals from the Muğla region have kept a constant watch over 780 acres of woodland where Turkish company YK Energy is seeking to expand its coal mine.

Despite an ongoing lawsuit over the site near İkizköy town, forestry clearance workers moved in on Monday 24 July, leading to days of fierce clashes between protesters and police.

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There is no love
On the edge of town
Because corporate clowns
Will blow that shit up.
#stripmining