North Africa and Middle East: Government Archive

Government plans, programs and policies.

Articles and Reports

• Algeria: Two-year jail sentence for gay imam
• Saudi Arabia: Saudi jailed and flogged for gay video
• Azerbaijan: Azeri MPs boycotted Council of Europe (PACE) gay rights debate
• Georgia: Church inspired opposition to upcoming Council of Europe (PACE) debate on gay rights resolution
• Israel/Palestine: Court rules Palestinian persecuted for homosexuality can stay in Israel
• Bahrain: Nine cross-dressers arrested for public debauchery
• Turkey: EU Annual Report Demands for More Reforms from Turkey including LGBT Rights
• Egypt: Newspaper banned for claiming actors were gay
• Georgia: Ombudsman Nominee Says ‘Homosexuality should be Punishable’
• Middle East / North Africa: Organization for Refuge, Asylum & Migration Launches Programs for Middle Eastern LGBT Refugees and Migrants (press release)
• Iraq / US: US State Dept. officially condemns Iraq anti-gay violence
• Iraq / US: Bush State Department Ignored Iraqi Gay Murders
• Saudi Arabia: 72 Filipino men detained in KSA for gay behavior
• Iraq: NGO claims to have evidence of Iraqi government involvement in campaign of murder and violence against gays
• Turkey: European Parliament's Intergroup on Gay and Lesbian Rights concerned about recent ruling of the Turkish Supreme Court
• Middle East: False hope - LGBT rights in the Middle East (comment)
• Morocco: Ministry for the interior announces the end of tolerance with regard to homosexuality
• Egypt: Transsexual’s Fight for Education Pits Egypt Law Against Islam
• MENA Region: Human rights activists still face repression in the Middle East and North Africa
• Israel: Gay couple granted adoption of foster son after 14 years, ruling sets precedent
• Israel: Openly gay MK submits bill to legalize civil marriages
• New arrests on accusations of same-sex activity in Morocco, Bahrain, and Egypt (pdf)
• Turkey: Gay and group sex approved by court
• Bahrain: Bahrain MP calls for action against homosexuals
• United Arab Emirates: Women jailed for 'indecent acts' on Dubai beach
• Bahraini MP calls for gay crackdown to begin
• Dubai detains foreigners accused of being gay
• Gay Egypt in the Dock: The Big Crackdown Might Reflect Cairo’s Own Insecurities
• Turkey: Gay rights group closed down by court