Erdogan image burned in Finland before NATO vote—media

(RT) ⸻ Pro-Kurdish "anti-authoritarian" activists in Helsinki burned a portrait of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in front of his nation's embassy in Helsinki over the weekend, amid tensions before Wednesday's vote on membership of NATO. Four people were arrested during what turned out to be a chaotic incident. The demonstration was organized by A-ryhma (Group A), which stated that the action was meant to support Kurdistan and protest "the NATO membership process". Police responded aggressively to their actions, using pepper spray against one participant. Ankara perceives Kurdish militias in Syria and Iraq as a threat, claiming they are allied with the Türkiye-based PPK. There have been several anti-Turkish protests recently in light of Ankara's reluctance to back NATO membership for Finland and Sweden.