Istanbul gay pride march hit with tear gas and rubber bullets

Hundreds of people defy ban on event by authorities in the Muslim-majority country

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Marchers hold up a giant rainbow flag

Nearly 1,000 people joined in the Istanbul Pride march yesterday despite Turkish authorities banning the event for the fourth year in a row.

The marchers gathered in the city’s Istiklal Avenue and Taksim Square, where they unfolded giant rainbow flags and read out a press statement as police in riot gear patrolled the area.

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