Gender and sexuality
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Iraq-Dhi Qar
Around this time last year, a researcher visiting a series of remote hills in Iraq’s southern Dhi Qar governorate known for their archeological bounty made a startling find—albeit something far more sinister than cuneiform tablets. Buried deep in the ground were the remains of a murdered woman, likely the victim of yet another…
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Iraq
Over the past year, anti-government protests have provided queer Iraqis with an opportunity to find their place in a largely conservative society."Most of my friends in the protests are gay, but no one reveals their sexual identity," said Malak, a lesbian student at the Arts College in Baghdad. While homosexuality is not illegal…
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Al-Sadr's last tweet was not just an advertisement of violence or a public hate led by a homophobic person, but a declaration of a crime to exclude these individuals, as Al-Sadr uses his influence and followers to hunt down and kill everyone who differs from them. And perhaps as a political tool in which he…
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Iraq
Although Iraqi law does not contain any direct law to criminalize same-sex relations, some vague laws that are used to punish and criminalize the LGBTQ+ community in Iraq are indirectly used as laws of public morals and family values. However, Amnesty international considered Iraq one of the 9 countries in the world…
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