October 12 marks one month since police raids and mass arrests targeted the LGBTQI+ community and movement in #Turkey.
Between September 12 and 14, police raided seven LGBTQI+ rights groups and two groups supporting people living with HIV, along with bars and nightclubs, in five Turkish cities. At least 112 people were arrested.
One month later, most of them remain behind bars, while the pressure on LGBTQI+ communities, on our civil society, continues. There are serious concerns that authorities will move to close down organisations and violate the human rights of our queer comrades in prison.
Criminalising LGBTQI+ people and the groups that defend them is an attack on freedom of expression and association, and it puts all of us at risk. Being yourself should never be a crime.
We are joining the call for international solidarity today.
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