Police raid multiple bars, detaining over 50 people in Russian anti-LGBTQ+ crackdown
Masked officers with machine guns forced patrons to the ground in Moscow and elsewhere.
October 21, 2024
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Masked officers with machine guns forced patrons to the ground in Moscow and elsewhere.
The group made the abrupt announcement on social media, then ceased all operations.
Ahead of last year's World Cup, the Qatari government had promised a more accepting atmosphere, but deportee Gilbert Ignatius and others say the situation has actually worsened.
The two fled the Russian region after its anti-LGBTQ crackdown but were arrested and sent back to face what local activists have called fabricated terrorism charges.
He was attacked while visiting his father's grave in Dar es Salaam, where the governor has instituted an antigay purge.
The arrests came on the island of Zanzibar, although an anti-LGBTQ witch hunt was announced in another part of the nation.
This homophobe, transphobe, and Islamophobe isn't fit to be America's top diplomat.
Two gay brothers have been detained for a month on charges their family says are fabricated, and more than 20 of their relatives were interrogated by police this week.
The speed skater and bronze medalist held the honor along with curler John Shuster.
A postal survey found 61.6 percent of respondents in favor, but now it's up to Parliament to vote on the issue.
The U.S. Embassy in Tanzania warns citizens to be careful what they post online, given the crackdown announced by the governor of Dar es Salaam.
Earlier this week, Gov. Paul Makonda of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania asked for citizens to report "homosexuals" and "homosexual behavior."
The Burundi leader also had disparaging words for marriage equality.
The group, alQaws, vows to continue its activism anyway.
Women are being raped with "electric shock sticks," activists say.
Same-sex relations are already illegal in the country.
The platform announced an update to how it will enforce its community guidelines against anti-LGBTQ+ and other hateful content.
The move effectively eliminates LGBTQ+ support networks and signals a larger crackdown on the country's already vulnerable queer community.
Paul Christian Makonda, the regional commissioner of Dar es Salaam, has been punished for the "targeting of marginalized individuals."
A new study found that since Elon Musk acquired the social media platform, use of the false and hateful 'groomer' slur has increased exponentially on Twitter.
The Republican governor signed that bill along with three other anti-LGBTQ+ pieces of legislation on Wednesday.