Anger as Turkey jails 24 over Istanbul airport protests
(WorldNews Turkey)

Istanbul: Turkish activists and the opposition on Monday expressed outrage after a court jailed 24 workers ahead of a trial over their actions in protests against labour conditions at Istanbul’s giant new airport. Activists said that the authorities should be listening to the workers’ grievances rather than jailing them as work continues at breakneck speed to ensure the facility is finished on time. Hundreds of employees from the airport were rounded up at the weekend after reportedly protesting and striking over alleged labour violations during the rush to open the airport next month. Most of those detained were...