Police detain 50 after Pride march in Istanbul

Police detain 50 after Pride march in Istanbul

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Turkish police detained at least 50 people on Sunday after Istanbul’s LGBTQ community held their annual Pride march. The government led by President Tayyip Erdogan and his Islamist-rooted AK Party has toughened its stance on LGBTQ freedoms. Speaking after his election victory in a runoff last…

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