Earlier this week, Beirut Pride’s second edition was in full swing, with events such as concerts, a workshop on health and HIV, and a conference on LGBT legal rights scheduled up until Sunday.
Read MoreLa 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.
Read MoreDirector 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 MoreIt may come as no surprise, but the Arab Middle East's only gay pride event has been canceled and its organizer has been arrested.
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.
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