Police break up Istanbul Pride protest detaining 200 LGBT activists

Police break up Istanbul Pride protest detaining 200 LGBT activists

Istanbul Pride has been officially banned since 2015 but dozens still turn out to call for better LGBTQ+ rights in Turkey (Picture: Reuters/EPA/Getty)

Dozens of people have been arrested after police shut down a Pride protest in Istanbul.

Turkey’s largest city has forbid the march since 2015, but organisers have called the ban unlawful and large crowds still gather every year to mark the end…

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