Posts tagged detention

Saudi Arabian journalist, Sultan (a pseudonym) escaped his homophobic homeland with his partner and has recently been granted a bridging visa by the Australian government. …

For two months gay Saudi Arabian journalist Sultan and Nassar* have been sitting in detention waiting and hoping that today could be the day they …

LGBTQI activists have spoken with the two gay journalists detained in Australia after fleeing persecution in Saudi Arabia. Just.equal co-founder Ivan Hinton-Teoh and Switchboard Victoria …

Two gay Saudi Arabian journalists detained in Australia while attempting to seek asylum have spoken out about their ordeal, labelling their treatment “unconscionable”. Last week, …

A petition has been launched to free two gay Saudi journalists, who have been detained in Australia after seeking asylum in the country. Brian Greig …

The Council of Europe has tackled Chechen officials over the detention, torture and murder of gay people in the Russian republic. Frank Schwabe, a member …

“There are quite a number of men on Manus that are part of the LGBTI community, and because of the criminal code they face up to 14 years in jail”

“Without question it was a homophobic officer who pulled him over, and then upon finding the sex toys and the PrEP, they’ve decided to detain him and seize his phone”

Roughly 600 men remain imprisoned on Manus, including men who fled persecution from their home countries for being gay.