Tag: Morocco

Abderrahim, 25, fled Morocco to look for asylum. He is gay and HIV-positive. His claim of persecution, which involved verbal abuse and death threats, and the fact he could face up to three years in jail in Morocco, was rejected by the UK. The rejection saying the "claimed treatment doesn't amount to persecution." After he and others had tried to set up an official LGBT organization, they were forced to flee by government officials. The UK has said that prosecutions of...

Actor suffered heavy bruising on his head, eyes and neck. His clothes were torn. The men had threatened to kill him A gay actor and public figure was attacked after a director told fans to rape him. Mahmoud Frites’ Facebook post calling for Adam Lahlou, known as Adouma, went viral in Arabic social media last week. With a picture of Adouma dressed in a kaftan and head scarf on his post, Frites said he had a ‘solution’ to the spreading problem of...

A video ‘guide’ to gay rights in Morocco has gone viral after getting tens of thousands of views in its first day. The video, posted to Facebook earlier this week by the Collectif Aswat, has been viewed more than 30,000 times. It was released for International Human Rights Day, and features a gay couple being arrested and taken to the police station. During their stay, the animated couple are abused and humiliated. People found having same-sex relations or accused of doing the same...