Authorities are “weaponizing dating, messaging, and social media apps to persecute” LGBTQ+ people in the Middle East and North Africa, new research by a coalition of digital and human rights groups has found.
Based on information gleaned from 15 focus groups, 93 in-depth interviews, more than 4,000 surveys and two major “community convenings,” the research engaged more than 5,200 people. The project, which was led by digital rights organization Article 19, focused on the experiences of queer people living in Algeria, Egypt, Iran,…
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