İstanbul Pride Parade | Detained and tortured, 373 people released

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All events within the scope of the 30th İstanbul LGBTI+ Pride Week have been banned by Beyoğlu, Kadıköy District Governorates, and the İstanbul Governorate.

Hundreds of LGBTI+s and LGBTI+ activists marched with slogans in Cihangir and Sıraselviler yesterday (26 June), resisting the ban.

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373 people were detained at İstanbul's Pride Parade, 30 of them were under the age of 18 and among them were also journalists.

According to the statement made by lawyers on social media, detainees were tortured on buses and were denied food or water.

Lawyers who waited at the Police Station were also battered by the police.

LGBTI+ activists who had been taken into custody were released in the morning (June 27) after their statements were taken at Vatan Security Directorate and medical check-ups were completed.

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(EMK/TB/SD)