15 LGBTQ groups say Turkey detentions before NATO summit criminalize rights activism

LGBTQ rights groups in Turkey on Wednesday called for the immediate release of journalist and activist Yıldız Tar and others detained in sweeping raids ahead of next month’s NATO summit in Ankara, saying the operation treated rights advocacy, journalism and civil society work as security threats, the Bianet news website reported. The groups said the […] The post 15 LGBTQ groups say Turkey detentions before NATO summit criminalize rights activism appeared first on Stockholm Center for Freedom.

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