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Turkish police on Sept. 15, 2026, push back journalists covering a protest in favor of LGBTQ rights outside Istanbul's courthouse. (Ozan Kose photo courtesy of AFP / Le Monde)

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The New Bell central prison in Douala, Cameroon. (Dylan Robertson photo courtesy of The Canadian Press)
Analysis: Cameroon’s anti-gay raids violated Cameroon’s own rules
Ghana officials display "Visit Ghana" shirt they want Sunderland football/soccer players to wear. (Photo courtesy of the Parliament of Ghana)
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Armed security guard protects Haiti's acting prime minister, Alix Didier Fils-Aime, center, after an event in July that marked one year since a severely outgunned Multinational Security Support Mission began trying to restore order in the capital city. (Odelyn Joseph photo courtesy of AP and NPR)

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Turkish police on Sept. 15, 2026, push back journalists covering a protest in favor of LGBTQ rights outside Istanbul's courthouse. (Ozan Kose photo courtesy of AFP / Le Monde)
LGBTI+ rights activists in Turkey seek international support during crackdown
Police in riot gear at Pride parade in Turkey in June 2026. (Photo courtesy of Murat Kocabas/Middle East Images/picture alliance/DW)
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Turkish police on Sept. 15, 2026, push back journalists covering a protest in favor of LGBTQ rights outside Istanbul's courthouse. (Ozan Kose photo courtesy of AFP / Le Monde)
LGBTI+ rights activists in Turkey seek international support during crackdown
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Bangladesh students expelled over homosexuality allegations
Logo of NC SOS, a support group for women and queer victims of violence in the North Caucasus region.
Russia designates North Caucasus women and queer rights group ‘extremist’

Middle East/North Africa

Turkish police on Sept. 15, 2026, push back journalists covering a protest in favor of LGBTQ rights outside Istanbul's courthouse. (Ozan Kose photo courtesy of AFP / Le Monde)
LGBTI+ rights activists in Turkey seek international support during crackdown
Police in riot gear at Pride parade in Turkey in June 2026. (Photo courtesy of Murat Kocabas/Middle East Images/picture alliance/DW)
Turkey: 162 targeted in anti-LGBTQ+ raids
Muslim nations add anti-gay laws as Christian nations repeal them
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Armed security guard protects Haiti's acting prime minister, Alix Didier Fils-Aime, center, after an event in July that marked one year since a severely outgunned Multinational Security Support Mission began trying to restore order in the capital city. (Odelyn Joseph photo courtesy of AP and NPR)

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The three friends celebrated their release from prison but, for their safety, they did not want their names or faces to be used in this article. (Photo by Steeves Winner)
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Muslim nations add anti-gay laws as Christian nations repeal them

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