Turkey jails 8 LGBTQ+ activists pending trial in sweeping crackdown

Turkish authorities have jailed 8 LGBTQ+ activists pending trial as part of a sweeping investigation, Reuters reports, in a crackdown in which 162 activists were arrested. Homosexuality is not illegal in Turkey, but the ruling AKP has increasingly targeted the LGBTQ+ community in recent years.

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