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Discriminatory detention procedures targeting LGBTI+s on parliament agenda

Bianet 24 Dec 2025
A member of the Peoples' Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party has submitted a parliamentary question addressing alleged rights violations during the recent detention of LGBTİ+ activists in Ankara.
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LGBTI+ groups demand investigation into suspicious death of trans prisoner

Bianet 18 Dec 2025
LGBTI+ and women's rights organizations have called for a full investigation into the suspicious death of a trans man named Poyraz, who died on Dec 1 while in custody at Sincan Women’s Closed Prison in Ankara.
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Turkey shuts down LGBTI+ youth association over 'obscenity' claims

Bianet 12 Dec 2025
An LGBTI+ youth association based in the western city of İzmir has been shut down on grounds of “obscenity,” following an investigation into its social media activity, Kaos GL reported.
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LGBTI+ youth association in İzmir shut down over 'obscenity' claims

Bianet 12 Dec 2025
An LGBTI+ youth association based in the western city of İzmir has been shut down on grounds of “obscenity,” following an investigation into its social media activity, Kaos GL reported.
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Malaysia must end discriminatory raids, arrests and unlawful detention targeting LGBTI people (Amnesty International Australia)

Public Technologies 03 Dec 2025
) 4 December 2025 Responding to news of over 200 individuals arrested in two police raids targeting people perceived to be members of the LGBTI community, Amnesty International ...
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Women and LGBTI+ groups rally in İstanbul against gender-based violence

Bianet 26 Nov 2025
Hundreds of women and LGBTI+s gathered in İstanbul’s Taksim yesterday to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, rallying against what they described as "male state violence." ... The activists were released hours later.
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Erdogan Denounces LGBTI Movement; Warns of Falling Birth Rate in Turkey

Greek Reporter 24 Nov 2025
Turkish President Erdogan repeated his known anti-LGBTI stance in a speech about the country’s low birth rate ... Erdogan has always maintained that the LGBTI movement poses a threat to family as a basic pillar of the Turkish nation.
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'If there weren’t so few LGBTI+ reporters, I’d simply work at a cafe'

Bianet 22 Nov 2025
The independent LGBTI+ reporter has published in outlets such as Özgür Gelecek, KaosGL, Velvele and Muzır ... Proposed judicial package introduces criminal penalties targeting LGBTI+ community.
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'If there weren’t so few LGBTI+ journalists, I’d simply work at a cafe'

Bianet 22 Nov 2025
The independent LGBTI+ reporter has published in outlets such as Özgür Gelecek, KaosGL, Velvele and Muzır ... Proposed judicial package introduces criminal penalties targeting LGBTI+ community.
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Press Release: New Report Highlights Hidden Homelessness Faced by LGBTI People in Europe (ILGA Europe)

Public Technologies 21 Nov 2025
New cross-country findings show how systemic stigma and economic vulnerability push LGBTI people into hidden homelessness and long-term instability ... "The findings reaffirm what LGBTI communities have long known.
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Women, LGBTI+ activists investigated for ‘insulting the state’ over 'Get your hands off my body' slogan

Bianet 19 Nov 2025
Proposed judicial package introduces criminal penalties targeting LGBTI+ community ... ‘Aimed at intimidating women and LGBTI+s’ ... LGBTI+s ... “On that day, women and LGBTI+s protested in nearly 20 provinces.
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Police block İstanbul protest against judicial package targeting LGBTI+ rights

Bianet 27 Oct 2025
Proposed judicial package introduces criminal penalties targeting LGBTI+ community ... Yargı Paketi’ne karşı Kadıköy İskelesi’nde bir araya gelen kadın ve LGBTİ+’ların eylemine polis izin vermiyor.
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Turkey’s new judicial package would criminalize LGBTI+ journalism, press freedom groups warn

Bianet 24 Oct 2025
Also according to the draft, content featuring LGBTI+ characters or telling their stories could be penalized or removed from broadcast by the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) ... “This proposal does not only target LGBTI+ individuals.
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Proposed judicial package introduces criminal penalties targeting LGBTI+ community

Bianet 16 Oct 2025
The draft of the 11th Judicial Package, expected to be submitted to parliament soon, includes discriminatory provisions that directly target LGBTI+s ... 'The goal is to prevent LGBTI+ stories from being told'.

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