Middle East / North Africa

12 grim lands, 7 bright spots in LGBTI preview of 2015
Al Hoceima, Morocco: Jail time reduced
Egypt: new arrests; sentence reduced; German MP speaks out
Update: Mona Iraqi fired by shnit film festivals
Egypt: A call to protest anti-gay reporting, homophobia
New LGBTQ focus on Middle East, North Africa
Activists condemn Egypt raid النشطاء يدينون غارة منى عراقي
al-Sisi’s Egypt: 26 arrests last night, totals now a record 109
Two gay men executed by the Islamic State in Syria
Slew of arrests in Egypt
IGLHRC's Persian-language website
New fund aims to help Iranian LGBT community
Exposing persecution of LGBT individuals in Iraq
Saudi Arabia: 3 years for gay sex offer, photos on phone
Shadi Amin (Photo courtesy of Murmitoyen.com)
11 nations blast Iran’s record on LGBTI rights
Egypt: 8 imprisoned on anti-gay charges, 23 for protest
Video seeks relief for harassed LGBT Moroccans