In Turkey, a coordinated state campaign against LGBTQ+ activists and civil society organizations has swept up at least 150 protesters and dozens of advocates, extending its reach to groups supporting people living with HIV. The action reflects not an isolated enforcement moment but a deliberate widening of pressure on communities and the structures that sustain them. The European Union has formally registered its alarm, placing this crackdown within the longer, unresolved tension between Turkey's governance trajectory and the democratic norms its Western partnerships presuppose.
Turkey escalates crackdown on LGBTQ+ activists with mass arrests
At least 150 people detained at protests; dozens of LGBTQ+ activists arrested in the crackdown.