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Police detain dozens at an Istanbul courthouse protest over LGBTQ+ crackdown

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On Tuesday in Istanbul, police detained dozens of demonstrators who had gathered outside the Caglayan courthouse to protest a recent sweeping crackdown on the LGBTQ+ community. The protesters were demanding the release of LGBTQ+ activists who had been taken into custody days earlier.

The demonstration highlights escalating tensions surrounding LGBTQ+ rights and state actions in Turkey, culminating in further arrests outside the judicial facility as authorities intervened against the assembled crowd.

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