Turkey Releases 106 Protesters, Jails More LGBTQ Activists
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avisendanmark.dk106 were arrested on Tuesday in Istanbul, Turkey, where authorities cracked down on an LGBT+ demonstration.
It has been announced that all 106 people detained after a planned press conference in front of the Istanbul Courthouse in Çağlayan to protest the operations against LGBTQ+ individuals under the banner "My Family is Safe" will be released after health checks.
Turkish police released today more than 100 protesters who had been arrested on the eve as they protested against a massive crackdown on the LGBTQ community over the weekend, according to human rights defenders and a journalist.
Turkish police released more than 100 protesters arrested the day before when they were protesting against a crackdown on the LGBTQ community on the weekend, said human rights defenders and an AFP journalist on Wednesday.
106 people, including BirGün reporter Sarya Toprak and lawyers, who were detained during the protest in front of Çağlayan Courthouse, were released after giving their statements and undergoing health checks.
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