Chechnya resumes its anti-gay purge
The anti-gay crackdown is under way again in Chechnya, with activists and journalists reporting that dozens of gay…
Tunisia: Engineer loses job, faces trial for old videos on his phone
A Tunisian man who worked in Dubai for the past five years lost his job and now faces…
Complaint: Indonesian mayor promotes anti-gay discrimination
A human rights organisation is protesting an anti-LGBT initiative by the mayor of the West Javan city of…
Gays welcome at new Uganda church
Uganda’s new gay-affirming church had its first service on Dec. 23. From the African Human Rights Media Network…
Nigeria: 8 touching personal stories of human rights violations
The Initiative for Equal Rights (TIERs), through its “Human, Not Number” advocacy project, has highlighted eight touching cases…
Cameroon: Youths disrupt Pride, burn advocacy office
An attack by anti-gay youths shut down a gay advocacy organization and forced the cancellation of Saturday’s planned…
Out gay Nigerian prepares online help for others
Nigerian gay man Dan Yomi is gearing up to launch an online project that he hopes will help…
Estranged dad seizes kids from lesbian mother in Cameroon
The long-absent father of two young daughers recently took them away from their lesbian mother after threatening to…
Cameroon: Homophobia derails a pro sports career
Homophobia in sports: Because of public pressure and fear of lesbians, a star athlete is barred from every…
Rights of 286 LGBT Nigerians violated in 2018, report says
Without any protection against anti-gay discrimination in Nigerian law, LGBTI Nigerians continue to suffer human rights violations based…