Middle East / North Africa

Ahmed Shaheed, U.N. Human Rights Council's special rapporteur on Iran (Photo courtesy of Wikipedia)
Dozens out on bail after Iran raid on 'homosexuals,' 'satanists'
Seeking public approval, Egyptian police arrest 14 for gay sex
Iran's Revolutionary Guards arrested dozens of "homosexuals and devil-worshippers" in October 2013. (Photo courtesy of Mehr News Agency)
Iran arrests 17 in crackdown on 'homosexuals, satanists'
UN warning to countries that harass human rights activists
Tunisia politician guilty of gay sex; prison term nears end
Report cites torture of Lebanon LGBTs, others; seeks reform
Repeal 76 countries' anti-gay laws? Road ahead is long
Rabat, Morocco
Morocco tally: 81 trials for homosexuality in 1 year
Scene from "Blue is the Warmest Color" ("La vie d'Adèle")
Tunisia cheers lesbian love film, rejects actual lesbian love
2 more Moroccans imprisoned for homosexual acts
Kuwait TImes photo of "illegals" under arrest.
Kuwait: 215 arrested 'for being gay'? Not quite
3 years in Morocco prison for LGBTs: 2 sentenced, 2 on trial
Latest anti-gay move: Moroccan police arrest 2 young men
24 days on, Tunisian politician still in jail on sodomy charge
Tunisia politician’s sodomy arrest leads to call for repeal
In Tunisia, gay sex accusations are a political tool