Iraq

Map of Iran and Iraq
TV exposé from Iran targets LGBTQ safe houses in Iraq
Iraq, Iran outraged by rainbow flags, LGBT-tolerant poster
2019 in review: Anti-gay violence remains a danger worldwide
U.S. ambassadors seek repeal of 69 nations’ anti-gay laws
Exposing LGBTI myths, interviewing saviors in the Middle East
Human Rights Watch map pinpoints 69 countries with anti-gay laws. Different colors indicate different sentences the countries threaten, up to a death sentence, in black. (Click the image to see the HRW report.)
Either 69 or 73 countries have anti-gay laws
These three men, hanged in Iran in 2014, may have been convicted and executed for same-sex activity. (Photo courtesy of Iran Human Rights)
Executions for gay sex: 13 nations threaten it, 4 do it.
Video calls for an end to anti-gay murders in Iraq
In a world where dozens of countries (shown in red) have anti-LGBT laws, about 400 million LGBTQI people are in legal jeopardy.
‘400 million LGBT people in jeopardy worldwide’
The happiest and saddest stories of 2017
Kurdish refugee Saleh Al-Bayati played Baba Noel this month in San Diego. (Photo courtesy of Linda Miles)
Christmas cheer: Refugees helping refugees
What's at stake in U.N. Human Rights Council election
Pride Walk marcher. (Photo courtesy of Pride Walk)
Amsterdam and this blog take aim at 73 repressive countries
Signs of progress in Malaysia, Indonesia, Lithuania, India
These three men, hanged in Iran in 2014, may have been convicted and executed for gay sex. (Photo courtesy of Iran Human Rights)
5 deadliest among 14 nations with death penalty for gay sex
Bad news in Russia, Afghanistan; good news elsewhere