Tag: Kaos GL
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90 percent of LGBTQ people in Turkey experience cyberviolence, according to research
According to a research by the LGBTQ advocacy group KAOS GL, nine out of ten LGBTQ people in Turkey experience cyberviolence on a regular basis.
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Lift the ban on LGBTI events: MEPs write to Ankara governor
In November 2017, the Governor of Ankara imposed a ban on all LGBTI-related events.
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Ankara ban on LGBTQ events continues as Turkish courts reject NGO appeals
The ban on public events organised by LGBTQ groups, imposed by the Ankara Governor’s office in November 2017, has been upheld by Ankara’s 4th and 13th Administrative Courts.
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Turkish LGBTQ Activist Released, But Prosecution Continues
Ali Erol, leading LGBTQ human rights defender, and co-founder of Kaos GL Association, Turkey’s first registered LGBTQ organisation, was released from detention yesterday.
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Prominent Turkish LGBTIQ Activist Arrested in His Home in Ankara
On Friday morning, Ali Erol, a prominent Turkish human rights activist and a founder of Kaos GL Association, Turkey’s first registered LGBTQ organisation, was arrested and detained in a home he shares with his partner.
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Kaos GL vs Turkey – a positive decision at a timely moment
Protecting fundamental freedoms is always important – but sometimes the timing of such protection can send an even more powerful signal.