Mideast governments accused of using fake dating profiles in arrests of LGBT people

The governments of several Middle Eastern and North African countries have used fake social media or dating app profiles to lure and arrest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, according to a new report from Human Rights Watch (HRW).

Rasha Younes, senior LGBT rights researcher at Human Rights Watch, spoke with 90 people directly affected by the digital targeting as well as 30 experts on the issue. HRW found that authorities in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Tunisia entrapped, detained …

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