<p>Transgender rights activists marched in Istanbul on Sunday, July 2, defying a ban on their eighth annual protest by Istanbul’s governor.</p><p>On the eve of the planned march, Istanbul LGBTI tweeted</a> that it did not recognise the ban and would be headed for Taksim square on Sunday afternoon.</p><p>About an hour into the protest, another activist group tweeted</a> that police had broken up the demonstration and detained seven protesters. Credit: Twitter/@SPoDLGBTI via Storyful</p><br />
