Violence and anti-gay bills target LGBTQ people in Lebanon 76crimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from 76crimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
HARARE - Southern African Development Community (SADC) is yet again being forced to step in to unlock a political logjam in Zimbabwe after a disputed election in what is becoming routine for the bloc. SADC’s Election Observer Mission (SEOM), which is usually cautious in its easements of elections in the 16-member bloc, this time issued…
Lebanon LGBTI Freedoms Under Attack miragenews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from miragenews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Lebanese authorities are systematically attacking the fundamental human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) people, the Coalition to Defend Freedom of Expression in Lebanon, comprised of fifteen Lebanese and international organizations, said today.
Stand-up comedian Nour Hajjar performs onstage at the KED Beirut on December 15, 2020. 2020 JOSEPH EID/AFP via Getty Images (Beirut) - Lebanese authorities' arrest and investigation of prominent comedian Nour Hajjar, solely in retaliation for his jokes, represents a new escalation in Lebanon's crackdown on public criticism, the Coalition to Defend Freedom of Expression in Lebanon said today. Lebanese judicial authorities should refrain from bringing charges against Hajjar, and others, prosecuted merely for peacefully expressing their opinions, and stop using insult and defamation laws to limit criticism of the country's political, religious, or military authorities. "Comedy has an important social function and our comedians should be granted the widest legal protection, especially when they are criticizing public and religious authorities or practices, in a country ruled by legal impunity," said Ghida Frangieh, head of litigation at The Legal Agenda. Lebanon'