The hearing for 6 people, who were detained by the police during the Istanbul LGBTI+ Pride March which took place on 1 July 2018, was held on 4 October at a local criminal court. The allegations included the defiance to the Law on Assemblies and Demonstrations as well as “resisting police officers to prevent them from doing their task” and “endangering traffic safety”. Although 4 of them were acquitted, one person sentenced to 5 months on the allegation of resisting a public official, and another was sentenced to 2 months and 15 days on the grounds of endangering traffic safety. In both decisions, the announcement of the verdict was deferred. The Pride Committee said that they will appeal against ruling. Read more from Kaos GL.The hearing for the 2019 METU Pride March participants starts on 12 November in Ankara.