“However, the current pattern in Bangladesh is extremely alarming: targeted individuals are frequently picked up without a warrant or any prior case, and only afterwards are they shown as ‘arrested’ in a series of pre-existing or fabricated cases—often involving grave accusations such as murder, attempted murder, seditious conspiracy, or terrorism,” Shahanur says. “Given this trend and the clear intention to …

Beaten unconscious by homophobic attackers, Sully was imprisoned because he couldn’t pay a $620 bribe.   While Sully was still in prison, no photos of him could be taken.  So, using a description from reporter Mike Daemon, we created this illustration of him with the help of ChatGPT and PhotoShop. In December of last year, Sully, a 24-year-old man from southern …

He also claimed that, as the teacher was due to be considered for the position of department chair in a few months, other teachers had conspired to frame him. See Also The lawyer also mentioned that professor Halim has a wife and a child studying in Class VIII, questioning why he would engage in such acts. JMBF decries an Islamist …

U.S.-based Family Watch fosters the homophobic climate where anti-gay legislation thrives.   Sharon Slater, president of Family Watch International, meets with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni in April 2023. (Photo courtesy of X) American anti-LGBTQ activists Sharon Slater, her husband Greg, and their organization, Family Watch International (FWI), are seeking to set the record straight about their relationship to the harsh …

Bill calls for three years in prison for every LGBTQ person in Ghana Ghana President John Dramani Mahama (Photo courtesy of Vibe Ghana) The LGBTQ rights advocacy group Rightify Ghana reports: “President Mahama Pledges to Sign Anti-LGBTQ Bill If Passed by Parliament, Rejects Same-Sex Marriage and Transgender Rights “President John Dramani Mahama has reaffirmed his administration’s opposition to same-sex marriage …

Homophobic raid busts up Russians’ annual costume party in search for ‘LGBT propaganda’ Costume party in Tomsk, Siberia, Russia. (Photo courtesy of Novaya Gazeta Europe) Russia’s cruel crackdown on its LGBTQ citizens has reached buffoonish extremes. The latest anti-gay police raid targeted a community costume party in Tomsk, Siberia, Russia. Hunting for gays, they instead found acrobats and people dressed …

The global AIDS community has been awaiting a plan from the Trump administration beyond funding cuts. But the “America First Global Health Strategy” released last month, is not what many were hoping for. While it prioritizes sector goals, such as greater country ownership, it would also withdraw funding for technical assistance or to monitor program quality. Experts say these pieces …

U.N. agency plans to review human rights in the southern African nation on Nov. 14. Michael Kayiyatsa, executive director of the Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR): “The UPR is an important opportunity for Malawi to take stock of its human rights record.” For more than 15 years, the southern African nation of Malawi has been debating — and …

The law ‘institutionalizes hostility’ against Kazakhstan’s LGBT community, activists say Rainbow flag symbolizes LGBT rights. (Photo courtesy of the Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law) The parliament of the Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan has passed a law that bans so-called “LGBT propaganda.” It’s the latest Russia-aligned country to pass such a law after Russia, Georgia, Belarus, and Kyrgyzstan, …

  Tunisia has launched a campaign of arrests targeting  the nation’s queer citizens. The LGBTQ rights advocacy group Damj (the Tunisian Association for Justice and Equality) reports that 71 LGBTQIA+ citizens, mostly transgender women, have been arrested, and 32 have already been sentenced to prison terms ranging from 8 months to 3 years. This is happened at multiple locations — …