Middle East
Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
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How do we stop Islamic militants’ attacks on LGBT people?
Thursday, June 16, 2016Homosexuality is punishable by death in many Middle Eastern countries. The Orlando shooter took those laws seriously. -
Hamas commander accused of gay sex is executed
Tuesday, March 1, 2016Hamas operatives thought Israel might have blackmailed him into ratting out a Hamas top dog. -
Gay imam helps young Muslims balance religion, sexuality
Sunday, February 14, 2016A gay imam from Algeria is working with a local LGBT association to counsel and protect young gay Muslims who make their way to the ancient French port city of Marseille. -
Ashley Madison hack puts gay lives at risk
Friday, August 21, 2015The hack exposes the names of users who live in places where homosexual is punishable by death. -
ISIS militants hurl two men from top of a tower block for being gay
Friday, January 16, 2015Images from ISIS purport to show two men bThe Islamic State (IS) group in Iraq has published photographs that appear to show a man being thrown from the roof of a tall building apparently in Mosul,… -
Egypt acquits 26 suspected ‘gay’ men in trial over bathhouse raid
Monday, January 12, 2015An Egyptian court on Monday acquitted 26 men arrested in a televised raid last month by police looking for gays at a Cairo public bathhouse, a ruling that set off deafening cheers and jubilation. -
Judge to announce verdict next week in Egypt ‘gay bathhouse’ raid trial
Monday, January 5, 2015The judge in the trial of 26 men arrested in Egypt in a televised raid by police looking for gays at a Cairo public bathhouse says he'll announce a verdict next week after only three hearings. -
Defense lawyers criticize Egypt’s arrest of 26 alleged gay men in bathhouse raid
Sunday, January 4, 2015Defense lawyers for 26 men arrested in a televised raid by police looking for gays at an Egyptian bathhouse criticized the prosecution's case when the trial resumed Sunday. -
Egypt reduces sentences of 8 men convicted for taking part in alleged gay wedding
Saturday, December 27, 2014An Egyptian appeals court has upheld the conviction of eight men for "inciting debauchery" for appearing in an alleged same-sex wedding video, but reduced their sentences from three to one year in prison. -
Egyptian court opens trial of 26 men on charges of suspected homosexuality
Monday, December 22, 2014The handcuffed defendants, many of them crying, arrived in court with their heads bowed as police pushed them inside a metal cage.
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