La Beyrouth Pride a finalement été annulée, suite à l’arrestation de son coordinateur Hadi Damien. Il a été détenu durant une nuit à la gendarmerie de Hobeiche, à Beyrouth, et interrogé sur la base de la « traduction » de textes publiés sur le site officiel de cet événement.
Read MoreMercoledì scorso, Beirut Pride, l’unico evento del suo genere nel mondo arabo, ha annunciato che il festival è stato sospeso.
Read MoreHadi Damien, the director of the eight-day festival due to take place between May 12 and 20, was held overnight at Hbeish police station on Monday.
Read MoreDespite Lebanon being seemingly gay-friendly as it has one of the Arab world’s most open and active gay communities. Authorities ended the nine-day festival citing “censorship approval” according to a statement on the Beirut Pride website.
Read MoreIm vergangenen Jahr wurde mit der Beirut Pride im Libanon erstmals eine Pride in der arabischen Welt durchgeführt. Doch in diesem Jahr kam es zu einer dramatischen Wendung: Kurz nach dem Start wurde Organisator Hadi Damien festgenommen und sämtliche, geplanten Pride-Anlässe mussten darauf abgesagt werden...
Read MoreThe organiser of Beirut Pride week, Hadi Damien, remains optimistic despite having been detained overnight.
Read MoreThe Lebanese Internal Security Forces arrested a prominent LGBT rights activist and pressured him to cancel Beirut Pride events. The crackdown violates freedom of assembly and association and is a step backward in a country that has made progress toward respecting the rights of LGBT people.
Read MoreMay 17 marked the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT) and should have been celebrated in Lebanon during the Beirut Pride week with a storytelling night from the LGBTQ community. But the event, as well as the rest of the week's activities, were shut down by the Lebanese authorities.
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