2 Moroccan students to prison for ‘feminine appearance’
Logo of AswatMag.com A court in Marrakesh, Morocco, sentenced two university students to three months in prison earlier this week, according to the website of Aswat Magazine, which serves the LGBT...
View Article8 jailed on homosexuality charges in Morocco, Egypt
Ray Cole (Photo courtesy of Facebook) Eight more people have been sentenced to prison time in north Africa on homosexuality-related charges — two in Morocco on Oct. 2 and six in Egypt on Sept. 25....
View ArticleGay Briton freed in Morocco; no word on his local partner
Ray Cole (Photo courtesy of The Guardian) After 23,738 petitioners complained and British diplomats intervened, Morocco has released a British tourist who had been sentenced to four months in prison...
View ArticleMoroccan police arrest two teenage girls for homosexuality
Police in Morocco arrested and jailed two teenage girls last week on homosexuality charges, the Moroccan news website Yabiladi reported. Sometime later, the girls were granted provisional release in...
View ArticleArrest of 2 girls highlights Morocco’s anti-LGBT persecution
Aswat published this image as part of its campaign seeking the dismissal of charges against two teenage girls accused of homosexuality. (Photo courtesy of Facebook) The recent arrests of two teenage...
View ArticleJailed for kissing, 2 Moroccan girls win in court
Protest against Morocco’s anti-LGBT law. (Undated photo courtesy of Altermondes) On Dec. 9, a court in Marrakesh, Morocco, dismissed charges against two girls who had been arrested and jailed in late...
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