March 28, 2024

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Pride parades marred by clashes and arrests in Turkey

Euronews.

By Mark Armstrong with AP, AFP

Clashes broke out in Istanbul as police arrested around 20 people gathered in Taksim Square during this year’s LGBT Pride parade in Turkey.

The Istanbul Governor’s Office had refused to authorise the march, citing the “protection of public peace and security, general health and morality.”

Read more…https://www.euronews.com/2021/06/27/pride-parades-marred-by-clashes-and-arrests-in-turkey