“These detentions triggered country-wide demonstrations that were met with unlawful blanket bans on protests in three cities,” said OHCHR spokesperson Liz Throssell.More than 1,000 people have been detained during the protests, among them at least nine media workers.Türkiye has reportedly seen its largest street protests in more than a decade following the arrest of current Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main political rival, Mr. İmamoğlu.Legitimate right of protestMs. Throssell said that all those detained “for the legitimate exercise of their rights must be released immediately and unconditionally.”Those facing charges should be treated with dignity, she added, and their rights to