{"id":39729,"date":"2016-06-20T08:20:39","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T12:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/riot-police-shut-down-istanbul-gay-pride-march-with-teargas-and-rubber-bullets-video\/"},"modified":"2016-06-20T08:20:39","modified_gmt":"2016-06-20T12:20:39","slug":"riot-police-shut-down-istanbul-gay-pride-march-with-teargas-and-rubber-bullets-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/riot-police-shut-down-istanbul-gay-pride-march-with-teargas-and-rubber-bullets-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Riot Police Shut Down Istanbul Gay Pride March With Teargas and Rubber Bullets: VIDEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Riot Police Shut Down Istanbul Gay Pride March With Teargas and Rubber Bullets: VIDEO<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Istanbul-Pride.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Istanbul-Pride.jpg?resize=480%2C315\" alt=\"Istanbul Pride\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Istanbul-Pride.jpg?w=480 480w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Istanbul-Pride.jpg?resize=300%2C197 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Police in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2015\/06\/police-attack-istanbul-pride-with-tear-gas-water-cannons-and-rubber-bullets-video\/\">Istanbul<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2016\/01\/faraday-future\/\">Turkey<\/a> have fired teargas and rubber bullets to disperse crowds attending a banned LGBT march yesterday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A press statement from the Istanbul governor&rsquo;s office <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtinewsturkey.com\/2016\/06\/17\/istanbul-governor-bans-istanbul-trans-and-lgbti-pride\/\"><b>said<\/b><\/a><span> the march was banned &ldquo;for the safety of our citizens, first and foremost the participants&rsquo;, and for public order.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Istanbul bans <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> pride <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BzVqh5HaSt\">t.co\/BzVqh5HaSt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Independent (@Independent) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Independent\/status\/744064883151372288\">June 18, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Istanbul&rsquo;s annual pride parade is thought to be the biggest in the Muslim world. Gay pride parades have been held in the city since 2003 but last year&rsquo;s march was broken up by police.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>RELATED:&nbsp;<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2014\/10\/gay-turkish-couple-stage-symbolic-wedding-receive-death-threats-from-family\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Gay Turkish Couple Stage Symbolic Wedding, Receive Death Threats From Family<\/a><\/em><\/h2>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Istanbul riot police break up &#8216;Trans Pride&#8217; march via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RTENewsNow\">@RTENewsNow<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/huXRLWHsgP\">t.co\/huXRLWHsgP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Colm O&#8217;Gorman (@Colmogorman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Colmogorman\/status\/744649620698054656\">June 19, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Police cordoned off Taksim Square to prevent the Trans Pride rally taking place during Ramadan following complaints from ultranationalists angry that &ldquo;degenerates&rdquo; were going to demonstrate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2016\/jun\/19\/police-use-teargas-against-lgbt-activists-in-istanbul\" target=\"_blank\"><span>The <\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2016\/jun\/19\/police-use-teargas-against-lgbt-activists-in-istanbul\"><b>Guardian<\/b><\/a><\/em><span> reports:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Ebru K&#305;ranc&#305;, a spokeswoman for the Lambdaistanbul LGBTI Solidarity Association, said: &ldquo;Football fans can rally in this country whenever they want. We were going to do a peaceful activity. [The] holy month of Ramadan is an excuse. If you are going to respect Ramadan, respect us too. The heterosexuals think it&rsquo;s too much for us, only two hours in 365 days.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&hellip;Homosexuality is not a crime in Turkey, unlike many other majority-Muslim countries, but hostility towards <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> people remains widespread. Critics say [President Recep Tayyip Erdo&#287;an] and his conservative Justice and Development party have shown little interest in expanding rights for minority groups, <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> people and <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a>, and accuse them of being intolerant of dissent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Last Friday, a gang attacked a music store in the city where people had gathered to listen to Radiohead&rsquo;s new album in protest of people drinking alcohol during Ramadan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8216;Pleads &rdquo;Please, I beg you&rdquo; &ndash; then the police fire the tear gas&#8217;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IstanbulPride?src=hash\">#IstanbulPride<\/a> montage via SVT. Their title. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QEX8ImKH3Q\">pic.twitter.com\/QEX8ImKH3Q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; b9AcE (@b9AcE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/b9AcE\/status\/744608556373147648\">June 19, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"tr\" dir=\"ltr\">Mis Sokak&#8217;a polis sald&#305;r&#305;s&#305; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/oPqcyCRRl9\">pic.twitter.com\/oPqcyCRRl9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Funda Eryi&#287;it (@fundaeryigit) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fundaeryigit\/status\/615155416100700160\">June 28, 2015<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Istanbul-Pride-Stonewall.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Istanbul-Pride-Stonewall.jpg?resize=480%2C395\" alt=\"Istanbul Pride Stonewall\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Istanbul-Pride-Stonewall.jpg?w=480 480w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Istanbul-Pride-Stonewall.jpg?resize=300%2C247 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?f=images&amp;vertical=news&amp;q=istanbul%20pride&amp;src=typd\">Twitter<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2016\/06\/istanbul-gay-pride\/\">Riot Police Shut Down Istanbul Gay Pride March With Teargas and Rubber Bullets: VIDEO<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/\">Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=eW3IAg8X04Y:-TJd-M8daAQ:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=eW3IAg8X04Y:-TJd-M8daAQ:I9og5sOYxJI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=I9og5sOYxJI\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=eW3IAg8X04Y:-TJd-M8daAQ:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=eW3IAg8X04Y:-TJd-M8daAQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?i=eW3IAg8X04Y:-TJd-M8daAQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=eW3IAg8X04Y:-TJd-M8daAQ:cGdyc7Q-1BI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=cGdyc7Q-1BI\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=eW3IAg8X04Y:-TJd-M8daAQ:YwkR-u9nhCs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=YwkR-u9nhCs\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/towleroad\/feed\/~4\/eW3IAg8X04Y\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~r\/towleroad\/feed\/~3\/eW3IAg8X04Y\/\" class=\"autohyperlink\">feeds.towleroad.com\/~r\/towleroad\/feed\/~3\/eW3IAg8X04Y\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Riot Police Shut Down Istanbul Gay Pride March With Teargas and Rubber Bullets: VIDEO Police in Istanbul, Turkey have fired teargas and rubber bullets to disperse crowds attending a banned LGBT march yesterday. 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