Turkey Jails 31 in LGBTQ+ Crackdown, Detains 126 Protesters
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Sharia Raid in Turkey: LGBTQ+ suspects arrested in crackdown
Turkish authorities have launched a nationwide crackdown targeting the LGBTQ+ community, with judicial proceedings initiated against 162 suspects, nine associations and 13 businesses across 15 provinces. The operation, carried out on September 13, 2026, included raids on LGBTQ+ organisations, activists’ homes, gay bars, nightclubs and a hammam allegedly linked to prostitution. Six LGBTQ+ association offices were searched, while access to numerou…
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Cyprus MailTurkey jails 31 in LGBTQ+ crackdown, detains 126 protesters
ISTANBUL, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Turkish authorities arrested at least 31 people pending trial on Tuesday as part of a government campaign targeting LGBTQ+ groups, while police detained at least 126 people during protests in Ankara and Istanbul against recent raids and arrests, lawyers said.The arrests marked the latest escalation in what rights groups and opposition figures have described as a widening campaign against the LGBTQ+ community, with a…
62 in custody: Courts jails LGBTQ activists as Turkey crackdown widens
The Turkish authorities stopped more than 150 people during the LGBTQ+ community rights demonstrations in Ankara and Istanbul. Of these, at least 31 were formally arrested. The protesters were protesting to demand the release of dozens of activists and people related to LGBTQ+ environments, stopped at the weekend with accusations [...] The post Turkey, arrested dozens of LGBT activists appeared first on THE INDEPENDENT.
Turkish authorities have arrested at least 31 people who will remain in custody until legal proceedings begin as part of a crackdown on LGBTQ+ groups. Police also detained at least 126 people during protests in Istanbul and Ankara against the latest raids and arrests, lawyers told Reuters. The latest actions are part of a broader campaign that rights groups and opposition figures say has been growing in the past week.
At least 31 people have been detained in Turkey as part of a government crackdown targeting LGBTQ+ groups, while police detained at least 126 people during protests in Ankara and Istanbul against recent crackdowns and arrests,...
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