a statement by 36+ mayors of European cities, incl. #Paris & #Berlin:

"...We, European mayors, condemn in the strongest possible terms the arrest of our colleague Ekrem Imamoğlu, Mayor of #Istanbul, and of local elected representatives in #Turkey.

We denounce his arbitrary imprisonment and... the repeated attacks on fundamental rights and municipal freedoms. These arrests ... mark a new stage in the violation of democratic principles in Turkey..."

#democracy, #Europe

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Mayors voice support for Ekrem İmamoğlu - Eurocities

The following statement in support of Ekrem İmamoğlu, Mayor of Istanbul, translated into English, was originally prepared by the city of Paris on the initiative of Mayor Anne Hidalgo: We, European mayors, condemn in the strongest possible terms the a…

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