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Journalists decry crackdown after Turkey blocks news site over 'LGBT propaganda'
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Turkey → decry → propaganda
A Turkish journalist whose articles were cited among the grounds for blocking independent news portal T24 said the decision effectively treated objective reporting about LGBTQ+ people as a crime, as the outlet prepared to appeal the order on Thursday.
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A court ordered access to T24's website and social media accounts blocked after authorities said it had published 118 pieces of content over the past year deemed to constitute "LGBT propaganda".
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it → order → propaganda
The decision was taken as part of the "My Family is Safe" investigation, a widening crackdown targeting LGBTQ+ groups which the government says aims to protect children and family values, but which has drawn sharp criticism from rights groups and European officials.
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which → take → groups
Yildiz Tar, editor-in-chief of LGBTQ+ news outlet Kaos GL, and whose articles published by T24 were among those cited, rejected the authorities' description of the reporting.
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"It creates the image that writing about LGBTQI people in an objective way is a crime, because all of the articles I wrote were objective," Tar said in an interview.
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It's about reality," he said, adding that the articles covered LGBTQ+ rights, hate killings and the experiences of LGBTQ+ people after the 2023 earthquake in Turkey.
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articles → say → Turkey
'STATE OF EMERGENCY'
Candan Yildiz, T24's editor in charge, said the decision further expanded restrictions that began last month with operations against LGBTQ+ organisations and activists.
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"We are really experiencing a digital state of emergency," she told Reuters.
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"An authority is telling journalists: you can report these stories, but you cannot report those.
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This really undermines the foundations of our profession.
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T24's lawyers were due to appeal the decision on Thursday, Yildiz said.
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"Journalism cannot be shut down.
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We are doing our jobs," she said.
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DETENTIONS
Dozens of people have been jailed pending trial as part of the investigation, and courts have blocked websites and social media accounts belonging to LGBTQ+ groups, activists and media outlets.
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courts → jail → groups
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has toughened his anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric in recent years, and last month at the UN General Assembly said a trend of "global gender-neutralisation policies" could be countered by protecting the traditional family.
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The European Union has expressed concern over the recent arrests and online restrictions and called on Turkey to uphold freedom of expression and media freedom.
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The vast majority of Turkish media is seen as pro-government after years of state legal and financial pressure, corporate acquisitions and self-censorship.
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