Tuesday 15 February 2005, 17:19 Makka Time, 14:19 GMT
About 300 protesters were demonstrating in the southeastern town of Diyarbakir in Turkey for the anniversary of Abdullah Ochalan's capture on Feb.15 1999.
Turkish police wounded at least 15 of them and 20 others were arrested.
Mr. Ochalan was the leader of PKK (outlaw Kurdistan Workers Party), senteced to death by the Turkish government in 1999, was first hosted by Rome and than forced to leave Italy and finally found by the Turkish authorities in Kenya, six years ago.
He is now held in isolation in Turkey and the protesters were demanding his tranfer to a normal prison.
Policemen attacked the demonstrators with tear gas and truncheons when they refused to end the march.
Il Romanaccio at 4:09 PM