Victory for human rights in Tunisia
The Tunis Court of Appeals today upheld a lower court decision that allowed the LGBT rights group Shams…
U.N. experts to Tunisia: Don’t shut down Shams
Four high-ranking human rights specialists at the United Nations are urging the Tunisian government not to close down…
Slow progress for gay rights in North Africa
In North Africa, LGBTI advocates are slowly achieving awareness of the human rights of sexual minorities, despite repressive…
Death (denied) in Tunisia’s queer cell block
Recent reports, apparently untrue, that a trans woman died in the “Lions’ Den” cell block at Mornaguia Prison…
Tunisia targets pro-gay advocacy at Shams
The Tunisian government has appealed a 2016 court decision that granted official recognition to the group Shams, which…
Horror for a young man under the shade of Tunisian palms
Pressure is building to release a young Tunisian man imprisoned for homosexuality. Here’s how to join the campaign…
Gay Tunisian flees to Europe to avoid prison for homosexuality
Sentenced to prison for homosexuality three times in the past three years, a gay Tunisian fled today to…
Tunisia: Raped, robbed, then arrested for homosexuality
A young man in Tunisia was conned by two men on Facebook who met him, raped him and…
European MPs urge Tunisia to halt gay arrests, torture
Members of the European Parliament’s LGBTI interest group wrote to the Tunisian government today, urging a halt to…
Tunisia: Engineer loses job, faces trial for old videos on his phone
A Tunisian man who worked in Dubai for the past five years lost his job and now faces…