She's a Palestinian with Turkish citizenship who was hit in the head with a tear gas grenade at a protest rally. I believe she died at the hospital shortly after arrival.

Edit: Here's another image which shows a large pool of blood under her head in the grass, as well as one showing her bleeding from the eyes. She seems to still be alive in both of these photos, at least to my untrained eye. But the article said her skull was broken when the tear gas grenade hit her. Plus, bleeding from the eyes, hole in the skull, the gimp arm, and pissing her pants do not spell a good future for her. I suspect some of her brains are also in that grass.

Warning: Graphic Content.

There are reports that this woman died

Girl Died in Protest in Turkey (Warning: Graphic Content)
There is a another photo posted on http://occupygezipics.tumblr.com. (Warning: Graphic Content)

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A man seen wearing a make-shift gas-mask hours before riot police use tear gas and pressurized water to quash a peaceful demonstration by hundreds of people staging a sit-in protest to try and prevent the demolition of trees at an Istanbul park, Turkey. Police moved in at dawn Friday to disperse the crowd on the fourth day of the protest against a contentious government plan to revamp Istanbul’s main square, Taksim, injuring a number of protesters. The protesters are demanding that the square’s park, Gezi, is protected.

Here are some photos posted on Occupy Gezi Photo Tumblr #occupygezi (Warning Graphic Content)

Left: A dog wears a medical mask and a sign that says “Taksim is Everywhere, Resistance is Everywhere”. Right: A man helps a dog in tear gas related distress.


Left: In Taksim a makeshift pharmacy complete with anti-tear gas concoctions, milk, water, lemons and vinegar for anyone who needs it. Right: During Thursday’s protests, a young man reads from a book to the police.


Left: A protester stands proud after a hard day’s night. Right: Police officers fall asleep with their gas masks on.


Left: A protester comes out with his hands in the air. Right: A young protester offers pastry to police. The police decline the offer.

See #occupygezi for more photos. Warning: Graphic Content

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Mert Merkal shared this photo. The Dark Side also took part in the Istanbul protest.

Uzaydan destek geldi... (Support came from outer space)



Police fire tear gas at Istanbul's Taksim Square protesters

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The NUS Campus Crusade for Christ has issued an apology on their Facebook page for insensitive remarks made on a website. The website has since been removed.



The apology posted at Facebook reads

Dear Netizens,

We humbly apologize for the distress we have caused you through the poster of ours that has gone viral online. We recognize that our choice of words used should have been more sensitive and tactful. We acknowledge that everyone is entitled to their own beliefs and it is definitely not our intention to force anyone to believe in what we do.
We have since removed our posters and websites, and will be watchful of future actions. Thank you for your understanding and our deepest apologies again for the distress that this incident has caused you.

With sincere apologies,
On behalf of NUS Campus Crusade

You can read the remarks posted at HWZ ([GPGT] NUS group "Campus Crusade for Christ" insults Thai Buddhists and Turkey)

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20 Hurt as Turkish Plane Crashes in Amsterdam: Turkish Airlines flight TK1951 carrying 127 passengers and seven crew members crashed near Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport, the airline said. The Boeing 737-800 aircraft broke into three parts after it slammed into the grass about 3 miles from the runway. The aircraft did not catch fire. About 20 people were injured.

Initial reports said that one person died in the wreckage. But The Associated Press quoted Turkish Airlines as saying that there were no deaths among the 127 passengers and seven crew on the plane, Turkish Airlines flight TK1951, that left Istanbul at 8:22 a.m. on Wednesday. Temel Kotil, the chief executive of the airline, said at a news conference in Istanbul that 20 people were injured in the accident. The crash took place in calm weather with a light drizzle. Unlike a deadly accident in Madrid last summer when a Spanair flight crashed while taking off, no fire broke out during Wednesday’s crash. The Turkish aircraft would have been low on fuel as it approached its destination.

A Turkish Airlines passenger plane lay broken in a field after it attempted to land at the Schiphol airport in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Watch the news coverage of the crash of Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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Teen Documents Her Starvation on Video: Karen is gripped with anxiety as she stares at her plate of roasted turkey drizzled in gravy, cinnamon-flavored yams and cranberry sauce. The holiday dish smells delicious, but she can't bring herself to enjoy it. "Karen" (not her real name) has already decided she'll probably vomit after dinner, and she's not alone. In a survey conducted by the CDC's National Center for Health Studies, over 19% of females between the ages of 12 and 15 are trying to lose weight.


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Three weeks ago, Karen began documenting her frustrations with food on YouTube. Her video diary is an honest look at her war with weight. Karen recalls her battle beginning as early as 10 years old. "I remember in fourth grade thinking that I had to lose weight," she says. Obsessed with counting calories, the 5'4" teen admits to restricting her diet to 600 calories per day. Karen, who started out at 110 lbs, now weighs only 103 lbs. Her goal is to reach 98 lbs., which she considers the perfect weight.

More videos here and here.

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Chinese weightlifter Chen Xiexia lands first gold medal for hosts: Chinese weightlifter Chen Xiexia (陈燮霞) has claimed the host nation's first gold medal with victory in the women's 48kg event.

The 25-year-old made up for shooter Du Li's disappointing fifth place in the women's 10m air rifle competition to set a new Games record.

Shouting 'jia you!', meaning 'come on' in front of the partisan crowd, the world champion succeeded on all six attempts as she set two new Olympic records with a lift total of 212kg and a final clean and jerk heave of 117kg on the way to victory.

Turkey's Sibel Ozkan took the silver medal while Chen Wei-Ling of Taiwan took bronze.

Photos at Agerpres ("Chen Xiexia of China takes a good snatch lift")

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