'State-led discrimination': Turkey detains dozens after raids targeting LGBTQ groups
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What happened
Turkish police on Sunday arrested at least 60 people in mass raids on gay bars and the homes of LGBTQ activists, in what authorities said was an operation aimed at boosting traditional family values. The raids sparked condemnation from rights groups and opposition parties, as well as the European Union parliament's rapporteur on Turkey. France 24’s Jasper Mortimer has the latest.
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