LGBTQ activists detained during Istanbul Pride march being released

Two women hold up a placard reading: ‘I live free. Who’s the fool who will put me in chains? I would be shocked’ during the LGBTQ Pride March in Istanbul (AP)

Istanbul’s LGBTQ Pride organisers have said more than 360 people were detained by police on Sunday following a ban on all Pride events.

Kaos GL, a leading LGBTQ rights association, said all those who were detained are being freed on Monday after giving their police statement and undergoing health checks. Some were released overnight.