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WORLD NEWS Tuesday 27 June 2017

44 people detained during Istanbul’s banned LGBT pride event

event for a third year run- year in a row, citing safety Council of Europe’s Com-
ning. and public order grounds. missioner for Human Rights,
Anadolu Agency said 20 It also listed “serious reac- Nils Muiznieks, said in a
people who “reacted tions by different segments statement Monday.
against” the march were of society” as a reason for The commissioner also said
among those detained the ban. there were “worrying re-
Sunday. Police set up checkpoints ports of disproportionate
Ultranationalist and reli- to prevent people from en- use of force” by police
gious groups had threat- tering Istanbul’s main thor- against a small number of
ened the 15th Istanbul LGB- oughfare and marching peaceful demonstrators.
TI+ Pride March in the week en masse. Police also used “By banning the event,
leading up to it. tear gas and plastic bullets the Turkish authorities have
Organizers said 25 people on groups of participants. failed to fulfill their positive
who tried to go on with the “Although a demonstration obligation to guarantee
banned event were also may annoy or cause of- both public security and
Turkish riot police detain AP journalist Bram Janssen as detained, including two mi- fense to persons opposed the freedom of assembly,
he was working to cover a protest by LGBT lesbian, gay, nors and a Danish activist. to the ideas or claims it to which everyone is en-
bisexual, trans and intersex rights campaigners, after They were released after seeks to promote, this can- titled, including LGBTI per-
the gathering was banned by the governor, in Istanbul, questioning. not serve as an admissible sons and other supporters
Sunday, June 25, 2017. Smaller LGBT groups made im- The governor’s office ground for prohibiting a of their rights,” Muiznieks
promptu media statements defying a ban imposed by banned Pride for the third peaceful gathering,” the said.q
the governor as police used tear gas to disperse activists
and detained several people.
(AP Photo/Mursel Coban)
ISTANBUL (AP) — At least 44 state-run news agency
people were detained dur- reported Monday, while
ing a march for LGBT rights Europe’s top human rights
that the governor of Istan- organization criticized the
bul had banned, Turkey’s country for barring the

Battle resumes to extinguish
fire near Spain national park

BY CIARAN GILES confine two of the three
ARITZ PARRA blazes raging close to the
Associated Press area, but that a third one
MADRID (AP) — Spanish au- closer to the park was still
thorities were hopeful Mon- out of control, mainly due
day that dropping tem- to blustery winds.Spokes-
perature and favorable man Ignacio Fernandez
winds would help firefight- said the fire “has not af-
ers battling to extinguish a fected the park at all” but
forest fire on the fringes of had damaged protected
the Donana National Park, areas nearby.Interior Minis-
a celebrated conservation ter Juan Ignacio Zoido said
wetland and home to the there were no casualties.
endangered Iberian lynx. There were no immediate
“Today is a key day,” An- details on how much land
dalusia regional president had been scorched so far.
Susan Diaz told reporters. The government said 600
“Before dawn, (the fire) firefighters had been de-
advanced. There were ployed along with six wa-
moments of much difficulty ter-dropping planes and
and it was out of control. two helicopters. It said
Today all the news is posi- the fire was “developing
tive.” favorably.”The blaze start-
Andalusia’s forest-fire pre- ed Saturday about 30 ki-
vention department said lometers (20 miles) west of
the firefighters had man- the southern coastal park.
aged to encircle and q