Latest backlashes
Find more about the latest contestations of gender equality in nine countries of the MENA Region below.
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22 Nov 2022
Caretaker Minister of Interior bans LGBTQI conference
14 Nov 2022
Interior Minister calls LGBTQI ‘cultural terrorism’
29 Oct 2022
President Erdogan’s party plans constitutional amendment to protect against ‘perverse trends’
19 Sep 2022
Thousands attend anti-LGBTQI demonstration in Istanbul
27 Jul 2022
Former PM tweets homophobic theory on Monkeypox
6 Jul 2022
Pride march forcibly stopped by police in Ankara
5 Jul 2022
Singer of gay love song targeted by hate campaign
4 Jul 2022
Leading cleric says Sunni authority would not permit homosexuality to be legalized
1 Jul 2022
Anti-LGBTQI+ social media campaign launched in Egypt
26 Jun 2022
An estimated 370 people violently arrested in Istanbul attending a Pride march on June 26.
25 Jun 2022
Lebanon's Interior Minister issues a memo urging security forces to crack-down on "queer events".
11 Jun 2022