General News Turkish students facing three years imprisonment for celebrating Pride 18 Turkish students and one member of staff from Ankara’s Middle East Technical University are due to go on trial for organising an LGBTQ+ Pride sit-in. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Community News Poland: Three women on trial for posters of ‘Virgin Mary’ with LGBTQ+ rainbow halo Human rights organisations release statement urging Polish authorities to drop charges against three women on trial for posters of ‘Virgin Mary’ with LGBTQ+ rainbow halo. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
General News Northern Ireland now has full marriage equality The Northern Ireland government have amended a law which was preventing same-sex couples from converting civil partnerships into marriages, meaning the country now has complete marriage equality. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Indonesian military vows to remove LGBTQ+ soldiers from ranks Major general Burhan Dahlan has started a campaign to have LGBTQ+ people removed from Indonesia’s military. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Indonesian men arrested for holding ‘gay gathering’ A group of men in Kuningan, Indonesia have been arrested for hosting what police have referred to as a ‘gay party’ and nine suspected organisers have been detained. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Community News Anti-discrimination bill in South Korea offers ‘hope’ to LGBTQ+ Amnesty International reacts anti-discrimination bill proposed on June 29, which offers ‘hope’ to the LGBTQ+ community in South Korea. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts Russia: LGBT Artist Faces Jail “Im now officially charged with the distribution of pornography.” Russia: LGBT Artist Faces Jail over Female Body Drawings By Contributor • 2 min read
Community Human rights organisations speak out for trans equality UK human rights organisations speak out for trans equality By Contributor • 2 min read
In The South Amnesty call for Chechnya journalists to be protected Amnesty International calls for journalists who revealed the abuse of gay men in Chechnya to be protected. On April 1, journalists at Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta reported that over a hundred men suspected of being gay had been abducted, abused and some even killed because of their perceived sexu By Besi • 1 min read
In The South Amnesty report puts spotlight on sexual and gender-based violence in Tunisia Amnesty International launch a new report today (Wednesday, November 25) at a press conference in Tunis on sexual and gender-based violence in Tunisia, to coincide with the International Day to Eliminate Violence against Women. By Gary Hart • 1 min read
