Turkey Arrests Over 50 at Istanbul Pride Parade As Erdogan’s Decade-Long War on LGBTQ+ Rights Intensifies

Turkish police detained over 50 people, including a credentialled journalist, as Istanbul's annual Pride March defied a government ban for the eleventh consecutive year, with riot barriers sealing off Taksim Square, subway stations shut down, and 57 LGBTQ+ and women's rights accounts blocked on social media ahead of the event. The post Turkey Arrests Over 50 at Istanbul Pride Parade As Erdogan’s Decade-Long War on LGBTQ+ Rights Intensifies appeared first on The Sunday Guardian .