Euromed Rights

Latest backlashes

Find more about the latest contestations of gender equality in nine countries of the MENA Region below.

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Turkey
11 Jun 2022
Pride March at Middle East Technical University banned by rector; police forcibly break up university Pride March and arrest students
Anti-gender Freedom of assembly and association Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Sexual and reproductive health and rights University Enactment of violence (offline/online) Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions) Law Enforcement Authorities
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Syria
10 Jun 2021
Mixed-gender online student groups prohibited by Idlib University
University Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions) Conservatism Freedom of assembly and association Education Freedom from discrimination
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Turkey
1 Feb 2021
LGBTIQ persons targeted and arrested during student protests
Law Enforcement Authorities State Institutions/Bodies University Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions) Illiberalism Anti-gender Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Freedom of assembly and association Freedom from discrimination
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