Frihed i Istanbul
A plain-clothes police officer kicks a member of a group of LGBT rights activist as Turkish police prevent them from going ahead with a Gay Pride annual parade on June 25, 2017 in Istanbul, a day after it was banned by the city governor’s office. Police fired rubber bullets at a group of around 40 activists, an AFP journalist reported, a day after the city governor’s office banned the parade citing safety and public order concerns. / AFP PHOTO / BULENT KILIC