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Father gets life imprisonment for murdering gay son in Turkey
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey — In a landmark Turkish case, a man who murdered his son because he was gay and “shaming” the family, has been convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to life in prison.
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VIDEO: Russia declares discrimination newest Olympic sport
Set to the music of King Arivel, the metaphor of a rugby team brutalizing a gay couple represents the horrendous climate for LGBT people not just in Russia, but in other parts of the world as well, including Uganda, Belize, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the other 76 nations around the world where being gay is still a crime.
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WATCH: British TV documentary reports on brutal attacks on LGBT Russians
LONDON – Just days ahead of the opening of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, a new documentary airing Wednesday on Britain’s Channel 4 sheds new light on the violent, homophobic attacks on LGBT Russians.
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Human Rights Watch video documents increased violence against LGBT Russians
NEW YORK — The advocacy group Human Rights Watch released a video Tuesday documenting the increased violence against LGBTQ Russians.
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Senegal police arrest 4 over attacks to rid their neighborhood of gays
DAKAR, Senegal — Police in a city outside Senegal’s capital have arrested four young men accused of carrying out attacks in a bid to rid their neighborhood of gay people.
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Brazil police arrest ‘skateboard Nazis’ in brutal murder of gay teen
SAO PAULO, Brazil — Brazilian police on Sunday arrested a gang of neo-Nazi skateboarders for the brutal murder of an 18 year-old gay teen last weekend in São Paulo.
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Police criticized after a dozen masked men attack gay film festival in Bosnia
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Police are being criticized for failing to provide adequate security for a gay film festival in Sarajevo that was attacked by a dozen masked men.
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Russian court sentences three men for murder of man they believe was gay
A Russian court has sentenced three men who were found guilty of the brutal murder of a man they stabbed and set on fire because they believed that he was gay.
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Woman convicted, husband on trial for attack on gay couple walking pink poodle
BEAVERTON, Ore. — A jury in Oregon has convicted a 23-year-old woman for her role in the attack last year on a gay couple who were walking their pink-dyed pink poodle.
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Gay rights activist suing Russian actor for saying gays should be burned alive
A gay rights activist is suing popular Russian celebrity Ivan Okhlobystin, demanding an apology and monetary compensation over a speech in which the former priest said gays should be burned alive.