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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."

The detained LGBTI+s reported sleeping on the floor and facing ill-treatment, said Özgül Saki.

"They say, 'My family is safe,' but we are not safe. Aren't we families, too? They act as if our children don't have families."

Social media accounts of the Psychiatric Association of Turkey and the Sexual Education, Treatment and Research Association were among 400 accounts and web sites blocked as part of the "My Family Is Safe" operations.

"I know this won’t be the first or the last price I pay for this struggle. Like the others, I bear this price as a badge of honor," said Selin Berghan.

The obscenity law historically applied to pornographic content. Recently, judicial authorities have accused almost anything related to the LGBTI+ community of being obscene, ranging from verbal statements and photos to song lyrics.

The ministry ordered prosecutors to take action against “activities encouraging children and young people toward desexualization.”

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

Two reporters were among the detained as a crowd protested the Sep 13 anti-LGBTI+ raids.