Yemen

Security forces stand guard outside a court in Sanaa, Yemen, in 2015. (Mohammed Huwais photo courtesy of AFP)
Yemeni court sentences 9 to death for alleged sodomy
U.S. advocacy for LGBTQI rights abroad: the Middle East
Latest tally: Death for gay sex in 5 nations
Saudi flag behind barbed wires.
Yemeni blogger arrested and tortured for defending LGBTQ rights
U.S. ambassadors seek repeal of 69 nations’ anti-gay laws
Arab states on the Persian Gulf (Map courtesy of Wikipedia)
LGBT in the Persian Gulf: Hiding is crucial
These three men, hanged in Iran in 2014, may have been convicted and executed for same-sex activity. (Photo courtesy of Iran Human Rights)
Executions for gay sex: 13 nations threaten it, 4 do it.
In a world where dozens of countries (shown in red) have anti-LGBT laws, about 400 million LGBTQI people are in legal jeopardy.
‘400 million LGBT people in jeopardy worldwide’
Death penalty for gay sex in 10 to 14 nations (update)
LGBTI rights activism: Mostly hidden in Middle East, N. Africa
Four murders of gay men in Yemen
Market in Sana’a, Yemen’s capital city. (Photo courtesy of YXO / flickr via The Tower)
Yemen’s hidden gay community under siege
10 nations where the penalty for gay sex is death
Nigeria criticizes U.N. for seeking end to LGBTI repression
Recount: 75 (or 79) nations where homosexuality is illegal
10 years later, tally of 92 anti-LGBT nations drops to 76