Since mid‑September, Turkish courts have ordered the blocking of websites and social media accounts of several LGBTQ+ organizations and have detained over 60 activists. Investigations are being conducted under Article 226 (obscenity) and Article 220 of the Turkish Penal Code, with penalties of up to ten years imprisonment for directing a criminal organization.
Why it matters: The crackdown illustrates how existing criminal statutes are being used to suppress LGBTQ+ expression and association online.
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