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Istanbul's Gay Pride paraders to press ahead with march

Organisers of a Gay Pride parade vowed today to press ahead with the event a day after officials in Turkey's largest city banned it, citing safety and public order concerns.

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Organisers of a Gay Pride parade vowed today to press ahead with the event a day after officials in Turkey's largest city banned it, citing safety and public order concerns.

Activists had called the parade for this afternoon at Istanbul's Taksim Square, but the city governor's office banned it after threats from far-right and conservative groups.

It is the third year in a row that the march has been banned.

Organisers denounced the decision and said the march would go ahead as planned.

"We are not scared, we are here, we will not change," the Pride Committee said in a statement today. "You are scared, you will change and you will get used to it.

"We are here again to show that we will fight in a determined fashion for our pride."

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(This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)

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