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- Ugandan Police Say U.S.-Backed HIV Center Was "Collecting Sperm" April 23, 2014
- Ugandan Health Workers Could Become Front-Line Enforcers Of Anti-Homosexuality Act April 23, 2014
- World Bank Review Team To Recommend Approving Loan To Uganda Despite Anti-Homosexuality Act April 22, 2014
- Indian Supreme Court To Reconsider Sodomy Ruling April 22, 2014
- Zimbabwean President Threatens To Expel Diplomats Who "Talk Of Any Homosexuality" April 18, 2014
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- Report: 4 lesbians arrested in Cameroon March 7, 2014
- My latest at The Nation: dispatches from Yaounde prison in Cameroon – outlawing homosexuality March 4, 2014
- UPDATE: 2/24 Bill Signed – Ugandan President Says He’ll Sign Harsh Anti-Gay Bill | The Investigative Fund February 23, 2014
- Museveni may sign AHB today – need solidarity for Nigeria and Cameroon February 21, 2014
- “Not in Africa” February 20, 2014
- Youth Day Holiday Parade: Marching against Homosexuality February 18, 2014
- UPDATE: LGBT Activist Arrested in Douala Cameroon February 17, 2014
- Yaounde Prison Part IV: The Catholics February 13, 2014
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- Yaounde, Douala and a few notes moving forward with these posts February 12, 2014
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- Singapore Attorney-General browbeats gay man into withdrawing discrimination plea April 23, 2014
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- Indonesian Qur’an school for transgender women reopens April 22, 2014
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Tag Archives: Tunisia
19 in prison for being gay, 18 more awaiting trial
(This is the latest update of a page that is often revised — again and again — as new information is received.) Worldwide, at least 19 people are currently in prison for violating laws that punish those who are born … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-LGBT laws and legislation, Trials / punishments
Tagged Cameroon, Jean-Claude Roger Mbede, Morocco, Nigeria, Roger Mbede, Senegal, Tunisia, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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Tunisia politician guilty of gay sex; prison term nears end
Gay Star News reports: Mounir Baatour, a political party leader and lawyer, was found guilty of ‘sodomy’ with a 20-year-old man. Baatour was sentenced to three months in prison by the court of first instance in Tunis. The judge found … Continue reading
Posted in Middle East / North Africa, Trials / punishments
Tagged Gay Star News, Mounir Baatour, Tunisia
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Repeal 76 countries’ anti-gay laws? Road ahead is long
Is it possible that we can move toward a world where no adult couples are thrown in jail for being in love? That prospect, which would require repeal of 76-plus countries’ laws against homosexual activity, seems more daunting than ever … Continue reading
Posted in Africa (Sub Saharan), Americas, Asia, Europe, Middle East / North Africa
Tagged Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Kenya, Lebanon, Malaysia, Middle East, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestinian Territories, Pew Research Center, Senegal, South Korea, Tunisia, Uganda, United States
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Tunisia cheers lesbian love film, rejects actual lesbian love
PRAISE FOR MOVIE, NOT FOR REALITY Tunisia’s culture minister congratulated French-Tunisian director Abdellatif Kechiche on Monday for winning the Cannes Film Festival’s top prize, without mentioning the huge gap between what Tunisia society accepts and what the film depicts. The … Continue reading
24 days on, Tunisian politician still in jail on sodomy charge
The Tunisian political leader arrested March 30 on sodomy charges remains in jail after being subjected to a rectal examination, Tunisia Live reported. Mounir Baatour, head of the Liberal Party, denies the accusations against him. He was arrested 24 days … Continue reading
Posted in Middle East / North Africa
Tagged Amnesty International, Mounir Baatour, Tunis, Tunisia, Tunisia Live
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Tunisia politician’s sodomy arrest leads to call for repeal
The Tunisian Association for the Support of Minorities has called for the repeal of Tunisia’s sodomy law, which the group said is used to intimidate political opposition. Yamina Thabet, president of the association, made that appeal in a statement to … Continue reading
In Tunisia, gay sex accusations are a political tool
The leader of Tunisia’s opposition Liberal Party, Mounir Baatour, has been arrested and jailed on sodomy charges, his attorney told Agence France-Presse. Court action on April 3 followed an incident on March 31 at the Sheraton Tunis Hotel, when hotel … Continue reading
Posted in Middle East / North Africa, Trials / punishments
Tagged AFP, Agence France Presse, Baatour, Liberal, Mounir Baatour, Tunis, Tunisia
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Two men arrested under Tunisian sodomy law
Two men were arrested on sodomy charges in Tunisia on March 31, the news website Tunisia Live reported. Staff at the Sheraton Tunis Hotel reportedly discovered the men having sex and called security forces, which led to the arrest. The … Continue reading
Posted in Middle East / North Africa, Trials / punishments
Tagged Human Rights Watch, Liberal Party, Mounir Baatour, Tunis, Tunisia
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‘Gay Hate Day’ fizzles in Cameroon and worldwide
Aug. 21 came and went without any sign of the large protests against homosexuality that were announced in June and widely denounced since then. That day was supposed to be “International Day Against Homosexuality,” nicknamed “Gay Hate Day” by its … Continue reading
Posted in Africa (Sub Saharan)
Tagged AllOut, Cameroon, Liberia, Tunisia, Uganda, Yaoundé
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Un appel pour la dépénalisation de la sodomie en Tunisie
Publié le 8 avril 2013 Par Businessnews.com.tn: Yamina Thabet, présidente de l’Association Tunisienne de Soutien aux Minorités, est revenue, dans le cadre d’une déclaration à Business News, ce samedi 6 avril, sur l’arrestation de l’avocat Mounir Baatour, chef du Parti … Continue reading
Posted in Middle East / North Africa, Posts in French
Tagged Mounir Baatour, Tunisia, Tunisie, Yamina Thabet
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