May Day rallies demand reform; 5 hurt in Cambodia
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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — May Day demonstrators denounced low wages and called for reforms on Thursday during rallies that turned violent in Cambodia and in Turkey, where police cracked down on participants defying a ban on public protests.
Security forces in Istanbul's iconic Taksim Square pushed back demonstrators with water cannons and tear gas. Protesters retaliated by throwing objects at police.
In Phnom Pehn, witnesses said civilian auxiliary police, armed with clubs and often used by the government to break up protests, turned on the demonstrators after opposition leaders spoke to the crowd and left the rally site. The assaults appeared to be random and limited, and were over in less than an hour.
At least five people were hurt, said Om Sam Ath, an officer of the human rights group Licadho.
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A protester holds up a placard during a protest against the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, May 1, 2014. The placard reads: "Against GST." (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin)
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