Middle East / North Africa

Samantha Power, U.S. ambassador to the U.N. (Photo courtesy of The Nation)
U.N. session on LGBTI killings by ISIS — ‘historic’ or mistake?
Market in Sana’a, Yemen’s capital city. (Photo courtesy of YXO / flickr via The Tower)
Yemen’s hidden gay community under siege
Dmitri Kiselyov (Photo courtesy of 2varvara.wordpress.com)
LGBTI news worldwide: From hope to troubles
Sri Lanka's "Nothing But Pride" video. (Click image to watch the video.)
7 countries’ LGBTI supporters, in school and out
10 nations where the penalty for gay sex is death
Focus on anti-LGBTI stance of Kuwait, Kiribati
Bogus hanging in Iran, bogus tweets in Egypt
Bad news: Kyrgyzstan, Morocco, Egypt, Nigeria, more
Morocco blames victim for anti-LGBTI mob attack
Nigeria criticizes U.N. for seeking end to LGBTI repression
LGBTI news 2: Iran, Morocco, ISIS, Kenya, Gambia, Uganda
On trial for being LGBT in Morocco (2) and Malaysia (9)
5 steps to online safety for LGBT Egyptians; الشرطة المصرية تلاحق المجتمع المثلي
LGBTI news briefs 2: India, Gambia, Kenya, Lebanon
Campaign targets anti-gay law; Morocco jails three
Campaign raises funds for ISIS refugees in Lebanon