Members of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Youth Council in the southern Turkish province of Antalya were set to stage a demonstration last night in protest at the detention of 11 people who had unfurled a banner in Istanbul on July 23 in response to the Turkish massacre of civilians in Zakho, southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).

The HDP group were blocked by the police as they took action to protest during a football match.

While the HDP group responded to the police obstruction by unfurling a banner that read “Repression will not intimidate us”, 7 activists were taken into custody.

The detainees are held at Antalya provincial security directorate and they are expected to be referred to the courthouse.