Tag: hate crime
Iraqi actor Karar Noshi tortured and murdered for ‘looking gay’
An actor in Iraq has reportedly been kidnapped and murdered for ‘looking gay.’
The Nordic resistance movement want to «Crush the gay lobby» reported to Norwegian police
The Nordic resistance movement (DNM) is the right-wing group that plans to demonstration under the parole «Crush the gay lobby»/«Knus homolobbyen» in Fredrikstad on July 29th.
New information – the situation in Chechnya as it stands
The violence directed at (perceived) gay and bisexual men was carried out with the direct involvement of local authorities, this pressure extended outside the borders of the Chechen Republic, and it led over 100 people to seek assistance from LGBTI organisations.
EU Parliament demands action on LGBTI rights in Western Balkans
Yesterday, the European Parliament adopted three of its annual reports for candidate and potential candidate EU countries. In those reports MEPs have assessed the rights of LGBTI people in Macedonia, Serbia and Kosovo, and recommended the countries to improve the situation.
141 Men Arrested in Gay Sauna in Indonesia
On 21 May 2017 at 8PM, 141 men were arrested by Indonesian authorities claiming they were engaging in a “gay sex party” at Atlantis Gym & Sauna in Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta.
Authorities continue to ignore human rights abuses in Chechnya
This evening, ILGA-Europe have received an update on the disturbing situation in Chechnya from their partners working in the region.