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| Region | Eritrea |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | Imprisonment as punishment |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The government tightly restricts freedom of expression, including on subjects related to sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and sex characteristics. LGBT people cannot freely assemble, associate, or express themselves publicly due to fear of identification, arrest, discrimination and/or violence. |
| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/eritrea/ - Paragraph 27 of Section 6 |
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edited by jadeywadey. fixed mistake with source
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| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/eritrea-lgbti | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/eritrea/ - Paragraph 27 of Section 6 |
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edited by jadeywadey. Changed wrong status, desc and bad source.
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| Value | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment |
| Description | In Eritrea, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. | The government tightly restricts freedom of expression, including on subjects related to sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and sex characteristics. LGBT people cannot freely assemble, associate, or express themselves publicly due to fear of identification, arrest, discrimination and/or violence. |
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| Value | State-enforced | No censorship |
| Description | Eritrea is well known to be a very high censored country in Africa. In 2004, three hotel workers from a number of western Countries were expelled from Eritrea for reportedly having same sexual activity. While there is no written rules against LGBT related contents , morality laws can apply in Eritrea of those suspected of speeading " LGBT Propaganda ". | In Eritrea, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. |
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| Sources | "Lgbt rights in Eritrea -Wiki " | https://database.ilga.org/eritrea-lgbti |
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- Status is not correct "https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/eritrea/
Restrictions of Freedom of Expression, Association, or Peaceful Assembly: There were no known LGBTQI+ organizations in the country. The government tightly restricted freedom of expression, including on subjects related to sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or sex characteristics. LGBTQI+ individuals were not able to freely assemble, associate, or express themselves publicly due to fear of identification, arrest, and discrimination or violence."
edited by Pizzaslices412653. state enforced
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| Value | (REMOVED) | State-enforced |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | State-enforced |
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- Status is not correct "No censorship : In Eritrea, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. https://database.ilga.org/eritrea-lgbti"
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| Description | Eritrea is well known to be a very high censored country in Africa. In 2004, three hotel workers from a number of western Countries were expelled from Eritrea for reportedly having same sexual activity. While there is no written rules against LGBT related contents in public , morality laws can apply in Eritrea of those suspected of speeading " LGBT Propaganda ". | Eritrea is well known to be a very high censored country in Africa. In 2004, three hotel workers from a number of western Countries were expelled from Eritrea for reportedly having same sexual activity. While there is no written rules against LGBT related contents , morality laws can apply in Eritrea of those suspected of speeading " LGBT Propaganda ". |
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| Description | Eritrea is well known to be a very high censored country for Africa. In 2004, three hotel workers from a number of western Countries were expelled from Eritrea for reportedly having same sexual activity. While there is no written rules against LGBT related contents in public , morality laws can apply in Eritrea of those suspected of speeading " LGBT Propaganda ". | Eritrea is well known to be a very high censored country in Africa. In 2004, three hotel workers from a number of western Countries were expelled from Eritrea for reportedly having same sexual activity. While there is no written rules against LGBT related contents in public , morality laws can apply in Eritrea of those suspected of speeading " LGBT Propaganda ". |
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| Value | No censorship | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
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| Description | In Eritrea, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. | Eritrea is well known to be a very high censored country for Africa. In 2004, three hotel workers from a number of western Countries were expelled from Eritrea for reportedly having same sexual activity. While there is no written rules against LGBT related contents in public , morality laws can apply in Eritrea of those suspected of speeading " LGBT Propaganda ". |
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| Sources | "Lgbt rights in Eritrea -Wiki " | |