Man jailed in turkey for looking gay
A 34-year-old Portuguese dude was arrested by the police while vacationing in Turkey because he “looked gay”, Portuguese media reported.
In speaking to Público, Miguel Álvaro claimed that he was arrested because his shorts were “shorter than usual for a man.”
He said the issue began when he left the apartment he was renting in the Taksim district in Istanbul and saw a group of police officers. He headed towards them, asking for directions on how to become to the tourist district of Balat.
Álvaro says he was immediately surrounded by police officers who grabbed his hands.
“One of them strike me in the ribs, pushed me into a van, hit me in the shoulder, which was bleeding,” the young man recounted. “After five hours in the police van, where they were just telling me to fasten it up and be quiet, one of them explained to me that I had been arrested because of the way I looked.”
“They thought I was going to join an unauthorised LGBTQI+ march nearby because I looked gay. I was in the mistaken place at the wrong time.
“That was the beginning of my nightmare. I continued to be in the police van as the officers proceeded to arrest people who had
A Portuguese man was arrested and jailed for 20 days in Turkey for the crime of looking gay.
Miguel Alvaro was on holiday alone in Istanbul last June asked the officers for directions trying to meet a companion for lunch and was arrested immediately. He said he was slammed against the wall of a van before being thrown in the back.
“They grabbed my arms and I tried to free myself. One of them slap me in the ribs, they pushed me against a van, they punch me on the shoulder, which started to bleed,”
“After five hours in the police van, in which I was only told to shut up and be quiet, one of them explained to me that he had been detained because of my appearance,” he told Portuguese outlet P3.
“They thought I would participate in an unauthorised LGBTI+ march that was going to get place nearby because I looked lgbtq+. I was in the wrong place at the mistaken time.”
Alvaro described horrific prison conditions including cells with maggots, lack of diet and water, and threats of aggression from fellow inmates. He says he couldn’t contact anyone and officials ignored assistance requests from the Portuguese embassy.
Eventually Alvaro’s father was able to extend him and advocate for his discharge o
I was beaten up by Turkish police and jailed for 20 days because I 'looked gay'
A tourist has told of his ordeal at the hands of Turkish police who he says arrested him because he 'looked gay' before allegedly detaining him for 20 days.
Miguel Alvaro, who is from Portugal, was on holiday alone in Istanbul on June 25 when he went out to meet a friend for lunch, and, unfamiliar with the metropolis, asked officers for directions.
To his horror, the holidaymaker said he was surrounded by up to eight officers and was immediately arrested, PinkNews reports.
'They grabbed my arms and I tried to free myself. One of them punch me in the ribs, they pushed me against a van, they beat me on the shoulder, which started to bleed,' he recalled.
Mr Alvaro, who is gay, was unknowing that an unsanctioned Celebration parade was going on nearby, and was existence met with a hefty police presence.
Miguel Alvaro was on holiday alone in Istanbul on June 25 when he went out to meet a comrade for lunch
Mr Alvaro, who is gay, was unknowing that an unsanctioned Parade parade was going on nearby, and was existence met with a dense police presence
'After five hours in the police van, in which I was only told to close
Man arrested in Turkey and locked up for 20 days 'because he looked gay and was wearing a crop top'
20 July 2023, 15:47
A Portuguese man was arrested in Turkey and kept in disgusting conditions in prison because he "looked gay", he has claimed.
Miguel Alvaro was on holiday alone in Istanbul on June 25 when he went out to meet a comrade for lunch.
He asked police for directions, unaware that there was a nearby LGBT parade nearby, which was unsanctioned by authorities.
Mr Alvaro, who is gay, said that one of the officers ordered him to be arrested immediately. He was slammed against the wall of a van before being thrown in the back.
"They grabbed my arms and I tried to free myself. One of them hit me in the ribs, they pushed me against a van, they hit me on the shoulder, which started to bleed.
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"After five hours in the police van, in which I was only told to shut up and be quiet, one of them explained to me that he had been detained becaus