Middle East
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19 June 2009
President of Iran admits gays do exist in his country as 700-strong crowd protests in London
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has accused his opponents to pandering to the gay vote, despite previously saying gays do not exist in his country.
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17 June 2009
LGBT people urged to join Iran demonstration in London
On the fifth day of violence and unrest in Iran following the country's elections, LGBT people are being urged to attend a demonstration calling for democracy and freedom.
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5 June 2009
LGBT group claims Iraq is waging a ‘campaign of violence and murder’ against gays
An Iraqi gay group has said it has evidence the Iraqi government is involved with militia groups advocating violence and murder towards gays.
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29 May 2009
Radical Iraq cleric orders ‘depraved’ homosexuality to be eradicated
Moqtada Sadr, a radical Shiite cleric in Iraq, has ordered that the "depravity" of homosexuality must be eradicated, yet urged an end to violence against gays and lesbians.
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28 April 2009
Interview: Arabic filmmaker Maher Sabry
In ‘All My Life’ (Toul Omri), Maher Sabry has ventured where no Arabic filmmaker has before.
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28 April 2009
Turkish LGBT activists await ruling on closure of legal group
Turkey's leading gay rights group Lambda Istanbul will soon hear whether a local court ruling will uphold a Supreme Court decision to safeguard its freedom.
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23 April 2009
Claims of anal torture of gay Iraqis “consistent” with human rights violations
A leading LGBT human rights organisation has said that reports of horrific torture of gay Iraqis by militias "are consistent with patterns of human rights violations being reported from within the country."
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14 April 2009
Amnesty International attacks Iraqi president over gay murders
Amnesty International has taken the unusual step of writing to Iraqi president Nouri al-Maliki to demand "urgent and concerted action" by his government to stop the killings of gay men in the country.
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9 April 2009
Confusion grows over reports of gay executions in Iraq
Human rights organisations are working to establish whether a number of men have been executed in Iraq for being gay.
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4 April 2009
Six gay men murdered in Iraqi slum
Two gay men have been found dead in the Baghdad Shiite slum of Sadr City following condemnations of homosexuality by a leading local cleric.
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30 March 2009
Iraqi gays face execution claims pressure group
A UK group the promotes LGBT rights in Iraq claims that the government is preparing to execute scores of people for being gay.
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13 March 2009
Transgender activist murdered in Turkey
The killing of Ebru Soykan, a prominent transgender human rights activist on March 10th in Istanbul, Turkey, has led to calls for the Turkish government to protect trans people.
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11 March 2009
Religious groups urged to ‘ignore’ Baltic Pride event
An official in the city of Rīga, Latvia, has called for religious groups to 'ignore' the city's upcoming Pride march, saying that scant attention may dissuade organisers from holding future events.
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11 March 2009
Court permits Israeli gay couple to adopt son
A Tel Aviv family court has ruled that a gay couple can adopt the son they took in 14 years ago.
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26 February 2009
Comment: Iraq’s gays go underground to survive
In the bad old days of slavery in the United States, there was the "Underground Railroad" – a clandestine network of secret routes and safe houses – which spirited thousands of southern slaves to freedom.
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19 June 2009President of Iran admits gays do exist in his country as 700-strong crowd protests in London 39 Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has accused his opponents to pandering to the gay vote, despite previously saying gays do not exist in his country.
17 June 2009LGBT people urged to join Iran demonstration in London 18 On the fifth day of violence and unrest in Iran following the country's elections, LGBT people are being urged to attend a demonstration calling for democracy and freedom.
5 June 2009LGBT group claims Iraq is waging a ‘campaign of violence and murder’ against gays 13 An Iraqi gay group has said it has evidence the Iraqi government is involved with militia groups advocating violence and murder towards gays.
29 May 2009Radical Iraq cleric orders ‘depraved’ homosexuality to be eradicated 38 Moqtada Sadr, a radical Shiite cleric in Iraq, has ordered that the "depravity" of homosexuality must be eradicated, yet urged an end to violence against gays and lesbians.
28 April 2009Interview: Arabic filmmaker Maher Sabry 3 In ‘All My Life’ (Toul Omri), Maher Sabry has ventured where no Arabic filmmaker has before.
28 April 2009Turkish LGBT activists await ruling on closure of legal group + Turkey's leading gay rights group Lambda Istanbul will soon hear whether a local court ruling will uphold a Supreme Court decision to safeguard its freedom.
23 April 2009Claims of anal torture of gay Iraqis “consistent” with human rights violations 20 A leading LGBT human rights organisation has said that reports of horrific torture of gay Iraqis by militias "are consistent with patterns of human rights violations being reported from within the country."
14 April 2009Amnesty International attacks Iraqi president over gay murders 2 Amnesty International has taken the unusual step of writing to Iraqi president Nouri al-Maliki to demand "urgent and concerted action" by his government to stop the killings of gay men in the country.
4 April 2009Six gay men murdered in Iraqi slum 6 Two gay men have been found dead in the Baghdad Shiite slum of Sadr City following condemnations of homosexuality by a leading local cleric.
11 March 2009Religious groups urged to ‘ignore’ Baltic Pride event 5 An official in the city of Rīga, Latvia, has called for religious groups to 'ignore' the city's upcoming Pride march, saying that scant attention may dissuade organisers from holding future events.
11 March 2009Court permits Israeli gay couple to adopt son + A Tel Aviv family court has ruled that a gay couple can adopt the son they took in 14 years ago.
