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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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Kenyan author comes out as gay in response to anti-laws in Africa
NAIROBI, Kenya — Binyavanga Wainaina, the African author, journalist and winner of the Caine Prize for African Writing, has announced he is gay to protest laws criminalizing homosexuality on the continent.
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Uganda to deport British man charged with having sex with another man
KAMPALA, Uganda — A Ugandan court on Wednesday ordered the deportation of a British man facing criminal charges related to images of him having sex with another man.
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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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Malawi court hears appeal on three men convicted of homosexuality
BLANTYRE, Malawi — Malawi’s top court is considering an appeal of the conviction of three men who are serving long jail terms for homosexual acts.
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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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Uganda president blocks controversial Anti-Homosexuality Bill
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has blocked the controversial Anti-Homosexuality Bill and has rebuked Parliament Speaker Rebecca Kadaga for failure to follow parliamentary procedures by passing the law without a quorum, reports the Daily Monitor, the leading Ugandan newspaper.
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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.
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Amnesty International: Gays arrested in at least four Nigerian states
LAGOS, Nigeria — Amnesty International says Nigerian police have arrested 10 people suspected of being gay in four majority Christian southern states in the highly religious nation.