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Turkish police pepper spray and teargas LGBT activists at Pride march

Brother of teen 'minced into kebabs' died of overdose after 'never getting over it'Driver who killed newborn in pram while distracted by phone has sentence increasedBritish Airways to cut 10,300 short haul flights until OctoberAccording to Human Rights Watch, the number of arrests was three times the total during the previous seven Istanbul Pride marches combined.The march, which at its peak in 2014 hosted upwards of 100,000 participants, has been banned since 2015.‘The Turkish government’s crackdown on Istanbul Pride is the latest in a brutal campaign against LGBTQ+ rights activism and freedom of expression,’ said Kyle Knight, senior LGBTQ+ rights researcher at Human Rights Watch.
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05.07 / 19:43
Goods WATCH: Thousands of oiled-up men wrestle in annual Turkish festival
A post shared by Florim Zendeli (@florimzendeli)Some traditions are meant to be preserved — the Kirkpinar Turkish Oil Wrestling Tournament in late June / early July is one of them.For the 661st year (!), men covered themselves in olive oil and braved the heat in western Edirne province to pin down their slippery opponents. The goal is to make your opponent’s back touch the ground — or his “belly face the sky.”And while an incredible 2,475 wrestlers signed up, only one could win.
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