Director of Beirut Pride Week detained and interrogated for ‘encouraging debauchery’
Read MoreDespite having a large Muslim population, Lebanon is considered the most gay-friendly Arab country and the local law prohibiting "any sexual intercourse contrary to the order of nature" isn't enforced. Last year, it was celebrated for being the first Arab country to allow a gay pride week, but it seems the tradition isn't lasting.
Read Moreقالت منظمة العفو الدولية اليوم إن منع الأنشطة التي كان من المقرر أن تنفّذها شركة "فخر بيروت" إحياءً لذكرى "اليوم العالمي لمناهضة رهاب مجتمع الميم ورهاب التحول الجنسي" ("إيداهوت") ما هو إلا محاولة مشينة لحرمان أفراد هذا المجتمع من حقوقهم الإنسانية. فقد ألغت السلطات فعاليات كانت مدرجة ضمن البرنامج وقبضت على منظِّم أسبوع مهرجان "فخر بيروت" هادي دميان لفترة قصيرة
Read MoreLa perturbation par les autorités libanaises des activités prévues pour la semaine de la marche des fiertés de Beyrouth constitue une tentative scandaleuse visant à nier les droits humains des personnes lesbiennes, gays, bisexuelles, transgenres et intersexuées (LGBTI), a déclaré Amnesty International jeudi 17 mai. Les autorités ont annulé des événements du programme annoncé pour marquer la Journée mondiale contre l’homophobie et la transphobie, et elles ont arrêté brièvement Hadi Damien, l’organisateur de la semaine de la marche des fiertés de Beyrouth.
Read MoreThe Lebanese authorities’ disruption of activities planned for Beirut Pride Week is an outrageous attempt to deny the human rights of LGBTI people, Amnesty International said today. The authorities cancelled events within the program launched to commemorate International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT), and briefly arrested Beirut Pride Week’s organizer Hadi Damien.
Read MoreAnnullato il Beirut Pride. L'omosessualità è ancora un reato.
Read Moreدميان لم يتعرض لأذى مباشر أو غير مباشر، كما جرت العادة في التعامل مع ملف المثلية في لبنان لكن الأذى وقع على الجمعية وعلى جمهور كان قادماً للاستماع الى نص مسرحي
Read MoreTutte le attività del Gay Pride a Beirut, in Libano, sono state ufficialmente sospese: è questo l’annuncio fatto due giorni fa da Hadi Damien, uno degli organizzatori della manifestazione, in seguito al suo rilascio dopo un arresto durato quasi 18 ore. Il Beirut Pride 2018 è stato organizzato attorno alla Giornata Internazionale contro l’Omofobia, la Bifobia e la Transfobia, con un programma ricco di eventi culturali e dibattiti pubblici per nove giorni di seguito, a partire dal 12 maggio.
Read MoreMembers of Beirut’s LGBTQ community vowed to keep fighting for equal rights Wednesday, despite the cancellation of the city’s second-ever pride week.
Read MoreEveryone is welcome.
Read MoreLGBTQ activists have a message for authorities in Lebanon after police forced the shutdown of Beirut’s second Pride celebration: You can’t stop a movement.
Read MoreKaum LGBT di sana memang kerap jadi sasaran polisi. Festival Gay di Lebanon, Beirut Pride harus dihentikan paksa oleh pihak berwenang, Selasa (15/5/2018). Padahal even yang dimulai pada tanggal 12 Mei itu harusnya berakhir pada 20 Mei mendatang.
Read MoreLebanon's LGBT festival, the only event of its kind in the Arab world, was suspended after authorities interrogated its organiser and threatened him with prosecution.
Read MoreLebanon’s LGBT festival, the only event of its kind in the Arab world, was suspended.
Read MoreAmnistía Internacional (AI) aseguró hoy que impedir la celebración de la semana del Beirut Pride y el arresto de uno de los organizadores niega sus derechos a los gais, lesbianas, bisexuales, transgénero e intersexuales (LGBTI) y representa un caso de "acoso del Estado" contra ellos.
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