Turkey holds 23 LGBTI activists pre-trial; Amnesty demands release

Turkish authorities have kept criminal cases open against over 160 people linked to LGBTI organizations, with 23 detained awaiting trial, per Amnesty International. This continues a pattern of state pressure on LGBTI groups, but the scale of pre-trial detention marks an escalation. The development signals heightened legal repression in Turkey, relevant for human rights monitoring and regional stability.