A Tunisian judge has sentenced a 16-year-old to four months in prison for homosexuality. The youth will serve the sentence at a reform school. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Tunisia
Anti-LGBTI murders, but optimism too? Q&A with a reporter
Which country will repeal its anti-gay law next? Why do your blog’s writers use pseudonyms? Were you attacked? Here are my answers to questions posed by a Brazilian journalist writing about LGBTI rights and the Erasing 76 Crimes blog. Continue reading
North African activists in 7 countries seek justice
Human rights groups and LGBTI rights organizations from the seven countries of North Africa have joined forces today to seek recognition for the human rights of LGBTI people on the occasion of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT). Continue reading
Q. Can Tunisia’s only queer shelter be saved? A. Yes
Financial woes threatened to shutter a house that serves as a judgment-free shelter for LGBT Tunisians from the homophobia that often surrounds them. Continue reading
Tunisian police make LGBT arrests based on Facebook
The hunt for homosexuals continues in Tunisia, this week in Tataouine in the southern part of the country. Continue reading
Tunisian filmmaker, student jailed on gay-sex charges
A 21-year-old student and a 38-year-old filmmaker were sent to jail today in Tunisia to await their trial on homosexuality charges. They were arrested March 13, according to the Tunisian news website Kapitalis.com. Continue reading
Tunisia: 2 months in jail for 2 men for behaving like women
The Tunisian LGBTI advocacy group Shams (a word that means “sun”) reported today: “The Sousse Court of Appeal upheld a two-month jail sentence against two boys [ages 19 and 25] from Hammam Sousse. “They will be released today, seeing that they were arrested on Jan. 12, 2017, and that they have now served their entire … Continue reading
2 young Tunisians sentenced to 8 months for gay sex
Two young Tunisian men were sentenced today to 8 months in prison for homosexual activity. Continue reading
New coalition in Tunisia fights for LGBTQI rights
In Tunisia, 20 LGBTQI and allied activist associations met yesterday to form a new coalition to fight together for the human rights of LGBTQI Tunisians. Continue reading
Tunisian judge jails trans woman pending indecency trial
A district court in Hammamet, Tunisia, today ordered the detention of a transgender woman who is awaiting a court decision on charges of public indecency and insulting a government official, Kapitalis.com reported. Continue reading
