Advocates boycott African human rights conference in Egypt
Repression of LGBT rights defenders marred the recently ended session of the African continent’s human rights commission.
Loud and proud at Arab summit
Luxembourg’s openly gay prime minister, Xavier Bettel, has boldly condemned Arab countries’ conduct towards LGBT individuals – much…
1 year in Egyptian prison. The crime? Interviewing a gay man
Egypt thinks merely interviewing a gay man is a crime.
As LGBTI arrests mount, Egypt’s allies remain mute
Egyptian police have arrested another 10 allegedly LGBTI people, bringing the total of such arrests to more than…
'Wipe-Out-the-Queers' Bill would expand Egypt's crackdown
A bill awaiting action in Egypt’s parliament would make the country’s ongoing anti-LGBT crackdown much worse, says activist…
TweetStorm seeks end to Egypt's anti-LGBT arrests
“We will not let the world look away while people are detained, arrested, tortured and even disappear because…
Egypt outrage: 7 arrests for rainbow flag; but 274 others?
Police in Egypt reportedly arrested seven people after a rainbow flag was hoisted at a rock concert in…
More than 274 LGBTQ victims of Egypt’s ongoing repression
At least 274 LGBTQ people in Egypt have been the targets of police action, prosecution and hate crimes,…
U.S. newspaper to Egypt: Stop anti-LGBT arrests
The Washington Post is calling for an end to the ongoing campaign of anti-LGBTI repression by Egypt, a…
Egypt crackdown targets human rights defenders
LGBT people aren’t directly targeted in Egypt’s latest wave of repression, but that’s because no advocacy group for…