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"The government, which chose to wage war against the LGBTI+ movement, cannot stop our struggle for existence."

Kaos GL board member and trans rights defender Janset Kalan answered bianet’s questions from prison.

The operations targeting LGBTI+ advocacy and journalism resulted in 82 people being placed in pretrial detention and hundreds of social media accounts and websites being blocked.

Lawyers reported overcrowding, restricted access to medication and basic necessities, and breaches of attorney-client confidentiality.

A court determined that 118 column articles published by the website, which is one of the largest independent news outlets in Turkey, constituted "propaganda" for the LGBTI+ community.

"The LGBTI+ movement is probably one of the movements that best knows, understands and appreciates the importance of children’s rights, because of the violence, fear and loneliness we ourselves experienced as children."

Nedime Erdoğan answered bianet's questions from prison: "LGBTI+s were born to a mother and a father, and they are in every vein of the society."

During detention procedures, police attempted to remove detainees' allegations of torture from their statements, a lawyer said.