The story: A wave of outrage has been unleashed upon Iraqi Kurdistan’s Asayish security service over its crackdown on “suspected” LGBT+ individuals. The contentious arrests took place in the town of Sulaimaniyah (Sleimani) earlier this month, leading Kurdish youth and rights organizations to protest the targeting of an extremely vulnerable community in the region.

The coverage: Independent Kurdish outlet Rachlaken News on Apr. 1 published an interview it conducted with the apparent mastermind behind the operation...