Turkey's LGBTQ+ crackdown – "Everything can go darker and darker" | DW News

More than 200 people have been detained in Turkey in a widening crackdown on the LGBTQ+ community. At least 60 have now been jailed, according to a legal rights group. Police raided bars, LGBTQ+ organizations and activists' homes across 15 provinces – and protests against the crackdown have also been met with mass arrests. The government says it is protecting children and the family. LGBTQ+ activists say they are being targeted simply for who they are. So what is happening in Turkey and how far could it go?

Chapters:
0:00 Turkish police break up pro-LGBTQ protest
2:16 Erdogan's role in crackdown
4:41 Belinda Dear, ILGA-Europe
5:51 What we know about those arrested
7:59 Are international bodies doing enough?

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