Geneva, Sept 17, 2026 (AFP) - UN tells Turkey to release those 'arbitrarily detained' in LGBTQ crackdown

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The United Nations' rights office on Thursday called on Turkey to release people it said had been unfairly jailed in a major weekend crackdown on the Muslim-majority country's LGBTQ community. Early on Sunday, Turkish police began raiding gay bars, nightclubs and the homes of activists and members of the LGBTQ community under a warrant naming 162 individuals, nine organisations and 13 companies in 15 provinces. "Very concerned by reports of mass......

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