Latest backlashes
Find more about the latest contestations of gender equality in nine countries of the MENA Region below.
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18 Aug 2022
Israeli crackdown on Palestinian CSOs, including Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees
22 Jul 2022
Prominent LGBTQI+ activist arrested during anti-referendum demonstrations
1 Jul 2022
Anti-LGBTQI+ social media campaign launched in Egypt
30 Jun 2022
Algerian police destroy copies of the Quran in rainbow colours
30 Jun 2022
Media reports that the Syrian regime confiscated children’s toys in Hama for ‘promoting homosexuality’
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".
24 Jun 2022
Floral installation in LGBT colours vandalised by Christian extremists
2 Jun 2022
Ministry of Culture prevents ‘Lesbian Diaries’ from being presented at International Book Fair
11 May 2022
Female journalists killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank
6 May 2022
Film banned in Jordan allegedly over inclusion of gay character
20 Apr 2022