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World Service,18 Sep 2026,49 mins

Turkey's LGBTQ+ community under pressure

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Starting on Sunday, Turkish police have been carrying out a wave of raids on the offices of LGBTQ+ rights organisations in several cities. Dozens of people have been arrested. We have the latest and speak to two people from Turkey's LGBTQ+ community. The lone holdout juror in the trial of Lindsay Clancy has said he "didn't have any doubts" that she was criminally responsible for killing her three children. We have the latest. Police have begun moving hundreds of migrants in Ceuta to a new tented site in the port area of the Spanish territory in north Africa. We speak to residents. Presenter: James Reynolds. (Photo: People surrounded by riot police as they gather outside Caglayan Courthouse, known as the Justice Palace, in solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community and to protest a government campaign that has included sweeping raids on LGBTQ+ associations, in Istanbul, Turkey, September 15, 2026. Credit: Umit Bektas/Reuters)

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