Iraq

Supporters of Iraqi militai leader Muqtada al-Sadr burn an LGBT flag in Baghdad's Tahrir square in 2022. (Photo courtesy of Facebook via Middle East Eye)
New Iraqi law calls for prison for same-sex love, gender changes
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani (Photo courtesy of The Hill)
Iraq postpones vote on bill to impose death penalty for same-sex acts
Half the countries competing at Asian Cup have anti-LGBT laws
An Iraqi prison cell (John Holmes illustration courtesy of HRW)
Iraqi legislation would impose death penalty for gay sex, imprison trans Iraqis
How nations in Middle East and North Africa target LGBT citizens online
2022 in worldwide LGBT rights progress – Part 4: Asia
Outcry hits Iran for sentencing two LGBTQ rights activists to death
Kurdistan eyes crackdown on advocates of LGBT rights
Supporters of Iraqi militai leader Muqtada al-Sadr burn an LGBT flag in Baghdad's Tahrir square in 2022. (Photo courtesy of Facebook via Middle East Eye)
Queer Iraqis alarmed over proposed law banning homosexuality
Appeal to organizations: Join our plea to Iran to release LGBTIQ+ activist
'Lightyear’ censorship shines light on anti-LGBT bias in Malaysia
Anti-LGBT bias: ‘Lightyear’ censored in Malaysia, a dozen more nations
Ugandan vlogger’s homophobic rant puts migrant workers at risk
Report: Armed groups kill and abuse LGBT Iraqis with impunity
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard arrests lesbian seeking to flee to Turkey
Latest tally: Death for gay sex in 5 nations
"Biased" is IraQueers in-depth analysis of LGBTQ+ representation in Iraqi news media.
IraQueer: Iraqi news media incite anti-LGBTQ+ violence