TAG: political repression
Deport me
Scott Long writes about the case involving a Libyan student whom police expelled from Egypt in 2008, after a complaint that he was gay, which gained high visibility in the Western gay and mainstream media in April 2015. Read more here.
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Scott Long: Deport me
Taken from A paper bird Posted on 18 April 2015 So they’re going to deport gay foreigners from Egypt. My phone started ringing a few mornings ago, reporters wanting comments: solicitous but always with a subtext of What’s going to happen to you? I don’t know. The case involves a Libyan student whom police expelled from […]
Read moreChina: Release on bail of five women’s rights activists an incomplete step
13 April 2015, 18:28 UTC The Chinese government must drop all charges against each of the five women activists released on bail late on Monday, Amnesty International said today. The five activists – Wei Tingting, Wang Man, Wu Rongrong, Li Tingting and Zheng Churan – arrested and detained on 7 March for planning to mark […]
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Taking Feminist Battle to China’s Streets, and Landing in Jail
By ANDREW JACOBS APRIL 5, 2015 BEIJING — The young Chinese feminists shaved their heads to protest inequality in higher education and stormed men’s restrooms to highlight the indignities women face in their prolonged waits at public toilets. To publicize domestic violence, two prominent activists, Li Tingting and Wei Tingting, put on white wedding gowns, […]
Read moreEgyptian Court Acquits 26 Men Charged With “Debauchery”
A Cairo court acquitted 26 men of charges of participating in a gay “sex party” at a public bathhouse in December. Click here, here and here to learn more about the importance of the decision.
Read moreEgypt’s Appalling Crackdown on Gays
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD JAN. 5, 2015 Even if they were acquitted on the ludicrous charge of “debauchery,” the 26 Egyptian men on trial in the government’s latest crackdown on gays are likely to suffer a lifetime of public scorn. Over the past two years, there has been no shortage of travesties and injustices in […]
Read moreWorking Paper No.4 – Senegal: homophobia and Islamic political manipulation, by Codou Bop
Check out the Working Paper Senegal: homophobia and Islamic political manipulation by Codou Bop, a Senegalese journalist. She develops a particularly sharp insight analysis about on the Senegalese episode, which may also throwshed light into on the dynamics at play work beneath in other cases.
Read moreFreedom for Razan Ghazzawi
Syria: Authorities arrested Syrian blogger, feminist, and activist for free expression Razan Ghazzawi on December 4th, 2011. Read the statement written by human rights activists and defenders.
Read moreSex worker conference under attack by Government in Uganda
Uganda: A sex worker conference that would be held from November 18-20, 2010 was under attack by the Government. Read and support a call to action organized by FARUG – Freedom and Roam Uganda.
Read moreMalawi gay couple jailed for indecency
Malawi: A gay couple is facing a possible 14 years in prison with hard labour after becoming the first one to declare their commitment in a public ceremony.
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