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| Region | Iraq |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | Imprisonment as punishment |
| Start Date | Aug 9, 2023 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In August 2023, Iraq banned all media from using term "homosexuality", saying they must use "sexual deviance." The term "gender" was also banned. |
| Sources | https://www.refworld.org/docid/452524304 https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iraq-bans-media-using-term-homosexuality-says-they-must-use-sexual-deviance-2023-08-08/ https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/08/iraq-authorities-must-immediately-reverse-media-ban-on-the-terms-homosexuality-and-gender/ |
Revision History (5)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Moving to new past entry due to different circumstances.
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Aug 9, 2023 |
| Description | Not known in Iraqi Kurdistan but LGBT people could be censored in Iraq under extensive public morality law namely , paragraph 215 , 220, 376, 401,402,403,404 and 408 of the Iraqi Penal code. In August 2023, Iraq banned all media from using term "homosexuality", saying they must use "sexual deviance." The term "gender" was also banned. | In August 2023, Iraq banned all media from using term "homosexuality", saying they must use "sexual deviance." The term "gender" was also banned. |
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| Sources | https://www.refworld.org/docid/452524304 https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iraq-bans-media-using-term-homosexuality-says-they-must-use-sexual-deviance-2023-08-08/ | https://www.refworld.org/docid/452524304 https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iraq-bans-media-using-term-homosexuality-says-they-must-use-sexual-deviance-2023-08-08/ https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/08/iraq-authorities-must-immediately-reverse-media-ban-on-the-terms-homosexuality-and-gender/ |
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| Description | Not known in Iraqi Kurdistan but LGBT people could be censored in Iraq under extensive public morality law namely , paragraph 215 , 220, 376, 401,402,403,404 and 408 of the Iraqi Penal code. | Not known in Iraqi Kurdistan but LGBT people could be censored in Iraq under extensive public morality law namely , paragraph 215 , 220, 376, 401,402,403,404 and 408 of the Iraqi Penal code. In August 2023, Iraq banned all media from using term "homosexuality", saying they must use "sexual deviance." The term "gender" was also banned. |
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| Sources | https://www.refworld.org/docid/452524304. | https://www.refworld.org/docid/452524304 https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iraq-bans-media-using-term-homosexuality-says-they-must-use-sexual-deviance-2023-08-08/ |
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Reports (1)
- Newer law has been passed "The new anti-LGBT law punishes the promotion of homosexuality with up to seven years in prison."
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| Description | Not known in Iraqi Kurdistan but LGBT people could be censored in Iraq under extensive public morality law , paragraph 215 , 220, 376, 401,402,403,404 and 408 of the Iraqi Penal code. | Not known in Iraqi Kurdistan but LGBT people could be censored in Iraq under extensive public morality law namely , paragraph 215 , 220, 376, 401,402,403,404 and 408 of the Iraqi Penal code. |
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- Newer law has been passed "."
edited by Muhammadaji2022
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| Value | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment |
| Description | In Iraq, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. | Not known in Iraqi Kurdistan but LGBT people could be censored in Iraq under extensive public morality law , paragraph 215 , 220, 376, 401,402,403,404 and 408 of the Iraqi Penal code. |
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| Sources | https://www.refworld.org/docid/452524304. | |