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Four men convicted of gay sex whipped in north Nigerian court
LAGOS, Nigeria — Four young men were convicted of gay sex and whipped publicly as punishment Thursday in an Islamic court in northern Nigeria, a human rights activist said.
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‘Quiet diplomacy’ faulted for advancement of Africa’s anti-gay laws
DAKAR, Senegal — Last month, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni met in his office with a team of U.S.-based rights activists concerned about legislation that would impose life sentences for some homosexual acts. South African retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu joined them by phone, pointing out similarities between Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill and racist laws enforced under South Africa’s former apartheid government.
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Mob attacks suspected gays in Nigeria to ‘cleanse’ their neighborhood
ABUJA, Nigeria — A mob armed with wooden clubs and iron bars, screaming that they were going to “cleanse” their neighborhood of gay people, dragged 14 young men from their beds and assaulted them, human rights activists said Saturday.
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Leaders of Anglican Communion speak out against anti-LGBT violence, laws
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York, spiritual heads of the worldwide Anglican Communion, have called upon Church leaders and the presidents of Nigeria and Uganda to support and care for all people “regardless of sexual orientation.”
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Nigeria’s anti-gay law fanning violence, ‘mob justice’ against LGBT people
I woke up at 5:00 am this morning unable to sleep and worrying over my fellow LGBT Nigerians. The violence in the wake of the passing of my country’s anti-gay law keeps me awake and I find myself constantly preoccupied with the security of my friends and countrymen. The violence is now being fanned throughout Nigeria’s churches and mosques, incentivizing violence and “mob justice” against LGBT people…
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Nigerian protesters urge speedy convictions, executions of accused gay men
BAUCHI, Nigeria — Thousands of protesters threw stones into the Shariah court in a north Nigerian city Wednesday, urging the speedy convictions and executions of 11 men arrested for belonging to gay organizations.
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Religious leaders praise Nigeria’s new anti-gay law, claim it’s ‘God’s will’
ABUJA, Nigeria — Leading Christian and Islamic leaders are praising Nigeria’s new law banning same-sex marriage and outlawing anyone from forming organizations supporting gay rights.
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Arrests spread across Nigeria, unleashed by wide-ranging new anti-gay law
LAGOS, Nigeria — Arrests have spread across Nigeria as dozens more people perceived to be gay have been rounded up and questioned, activists said Friday, describing another wave of police attention unleashed by a wide-ranging new anti-gay law.
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Global LGBT rights: Anti-gay laws, attitudes hold sway in many regions
While gay-rights activists celebrate gains in much of the world, their setbacks have been equally far-flung, and often sweeping in scope. Globally, the contrasts are striking… at least 76 countries retain laws criminalizing gay sex, including five where it’s punishable by death.
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Nigeria gay crackdown: 1 man flogged, 10 others face possible death by stoning
BAUCHI, Nigeria — An Islamic court in northern Nigeria has convicted one man and sentenced him to 20 lashes for having sex with another man, and 10 Muslim men could face death by stoning if also convicted of the crime of homosexuality.