Over 30 detained at Istanbul Pride
Unlike Hungary, Turkish police cracked down hard and arrested at least 30 people in downtown Istanbul.
They tried to participate in a Pride parade that the authorities had banned.
-It was banned as part of a yearslong attempt to stop LGBTQ+ events, says an opposition politician.
Footage obtained by Reuters shows police clashing with a group of activists holding rainbow flags in the city centre.
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The activists were loaded into police cars.
Authorities have banned Pride marches in Turkey’s largest city since 2015, citing public safety and security concerns as the reason.
President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party has used increasingly harsh rhetoric against the LGBTQ+ community over the past decade.
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