Council of Europe condemns Turkey's crackdown on LGBT+ activists
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The Council of Europe's Congress of Local and Regional Authorities has criticized operations targeting LGBT+ organizations and activists in Turkey.
Helen Belcher, the Congress's rapporteur on LGBT rights, said: "Being LGBT+ cannot be a reason to be automatically suspected or targeted."