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Latest backlashes

Find more about the latest contestations of gender equality in countries across the Euro-Mediterranean region below.

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Algeria
10 Dec 2022
WHRD Yosra Frawes prevented from entering Algeria
Illiberalism Freedom of movement Law Enforcement Authorities Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions)
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Turkey
25 Nov 2022
Crackdown against women’s rights demonstrators by police
Anti-feminism Freedom from violence Freedom of assembly and association Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Law Enforcement Authorities Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions) Enactment of violence (offline/online)
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Tunisia
21 Oct 2022
Queer activist arrested
Illiberalism Freedom of movement Freedom from discrimination Freedom of assembly and association Law Enforcement Authorities Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions)
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Palestine
18 Aug 2022
Israeli crackdown on Palestinian CSOs, including Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees
Occupation/settler colonialism Freedom of assembly and association Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Citizenship and Political participation Law Enforcement Authorities Enactment of violence (offline/online)
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Tunisia
22 Jul 2022
Prominent LGBTQI+ activist arrested during anti-referendum demonstrations
Illiberalism Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Freedom of assembly and association Law Enforcement Authorities Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions)
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Turkey
6 Jul 2022
Pride march forcibly stopped by police in Ankara
Anti-gender Freedom of assembly and association Law Enforcement Authorities Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions) Enactment of violence (offline/online)
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Algeria
30 Jun 2022
Algerian police destroy copies of the Quran in rainbow colours
Political homophobia Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Sexual and reproductive health and rights Law Enforcement Authorities Block/Veto
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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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Turkey
21 May 2022
Pride March at Boğaziçi University stopped by police and students detained
Anti-gender Freedom of assembly and association Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Sexual and reproductive health and rights Law Enforcement Authorities Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions)
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Morocco/Western Sahara
16 Apr 2022
Sahrawi women activists violently attacked by Moroccan authorities
Enactment of violence (offline/online) Law Enforcement Authorities Occupation/settler colonialism Freedom from violence Inheritance, land and property rights Highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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Turkey
16 Mar 2022
Mass arbitrary arrest of women’s rights activists in Diyarbakır
Anti-feminism Freedom of assembly and association Citizenship and Political participation Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Law Enforcement Authorities Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions)
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Egypt Tunisia Lebanon
12 Mar 2022
Police target LGBTQI individuals’ phones in Egypt, Lebanon and Tunisia
Political homophobia Anti-gender Freedom from discrimination Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Sexual and reproductive health and rights Law Enforcement Authorities Surveillance
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