Turkey's LGBTQ community has increasingly come under pressure from authorities.

(AFP) — Turkey’s Justice Ministry said Wednesday it had shut down the website and social media accounts of T24, a leading independent digital news outlet, citing its “LGBT propaganda.”

The move came several weeks after authorities launched a major crackdown on the LGBTQ community, raiding gay bars, nightclubs and the homes of activists and community members with warrants for 162 people.

“As part of the ‘My Family is Safe’ investigation … the website and social media accounts of online news portal T24, which has produced 118 pieces of content constituting LGBT propaganda over the past year, have been shut down,” the Justice Ministry said in a statement.

T24, whose website still appeared to be working, also published the statement, saying it had not yet been formally notified of the decision.

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  • Tiral@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 days ago

    I watched a video the other day, a Muslim woman was trying to argue that Islam was pro feminism. It was the most brain washed thing I’ve seen in a long time.