Clashes broke out in Istanbul as police arrested around 20 people gathered in Taksim Square during this year's LGBT Pride parade in Turkey.
The Istanbul Governor’s Office had refused to authorise the march, citing the "protection of public peace and security, general health and morality."The Pride Week Committee said police fired rubber bullets and one reporter was beaten while being arrested.Pride Parades have been banned in Istanbul since 2014 when tens of thousands of people took part in a march through the city.Elsewhere, including in Paris, there were the usual joyful celebrations, made more so after 18 months of pandemic restrictions, but participants were aware of repression in other places."I wouldn't want to be in the shoes of an.