Yüksekdağ had been subjected to police attack as she was trying to get to the neighborhoods in Silvan where curfew is imposed and police launch operation against people. She had evaded a gas capsule about to hit by bowing down her head.
Yüksekdağ, 12 Kasım’da beraberindeki heyetle birlikte Silvan’da sokağa çıkma yasağı uygulanan mahallere gitmek isterken polis müdahalesiyle karşı karşıya kalmış, atılan biber gazı kapsülünün başına gelmesinden son anda, başını eğerek kurtulmuştu.