Police elements arrested, on Saturday, February 20, five individuals caught in the act of homosexuality in an apartment in Tangier . They face up to three years in prison.
While he had fled Morocco for fear of being persecuted because of his sexual orientation, Abderrahim El Habachi says he is enduring more homophobia in the United Kingdom. His asylum application was rejected.
The Moroccan transgender influencer, Sofia Taloni , was the victim of an attempted homicide at her home in Turkey. Her assailants, a Moroccan mafia established in the country, are said to have stolen more than one million dirhams from her.
A young Moroccan was violently attacked in Madrid because of his sexual orientation. He filed a complaint with the police.
The 4-month prison sentence of artist Abdelatif Nhaila is causing controversy, especially among groups defending individual freedoms. By going to file a complaint for homophobia, the artist was far from imagining that he would be prosecuted and then convicted.
The marriage of a Moroccan from the city of Martil, in the north of the country, and a Spaniard residing in Ceuta, is causing controversy on social networks.
Many Moroccan homosexuals or bisexuals say they are victims of racism, violence and homophobia in Ceuta . Their tormentors would be Spaniards and local Moroccans who sometimes threaten them with death.
The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday on the freedom of movement in Spain for holders of an asylum seeker card in Ceuta and Melilla.
Faced with the "precarious" situation of LGBTQ people in Morocco, Human Rights Watch has issued an urgent call to the country’s authorities. The organization is demanding more justice for homosexuals.
Adam Muhammed, the alleged victim of sexual assault by the editor-in-chief of the daily Akhbar al-Yaoum, Souleimane Raissouni , breaks his silence. In a letter published on Facebook, he accuses the AMDH of having endangered his life.
In a statement published on social networks, several groups defending the rights of the LGBTQ+ community in Morocco expressed their support for Adam Muhammed, who would have been raped by journalist Soulaiman Raïssouni.
Moroccan homosexuals are active in political parties and human rights organizations. 16% of them are very active in political parties, even though their rejection remains in place, according to a recent study.