Turkey Stages Wide-Ranging LGBT Crackdown for ‘Family Safety’
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Turkey Stages Wide-Ranging LGBT Crackdown for ‘Family Safety’
Raids, arrests and internet restrictions imposed to ‘protect the family’ have persecuted LGBTQ+ groups while also hitting independent journalists and human rights organisations reporting on the police operation.
The arrests are a continuation of the Turkish government's campaign against LGBT+ people and activists.
The detention period of 106 people detained in yesterday's action in front of Çağlayan Courthouse to protest yesterday's operations against LGBTI+ has been extended by 24 hours. BiRGÜN reporter Sarya Toprak was asked about the action as well as her social media posts about the operations
The detention period for 109 people who were taken into custody while protesting the operations against LGBTQ+ individuals in front of the Istanbul Courthouse in Çağlayan has been extended by another 24 hours.
Turkish police have arrested dozens of people in the latest wave of repression against LGBT+ activists and raids on facilities where they gather. As they gathered outside Istanbul's main courthouse on September 15, police detained protesters demanding the release of other LGBT+ activists arrested in a series of raids on gay bars and apartments in the previous days. The authorities previously proclaimed the "My Family is Safe" campaign, to which …
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