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Hollywood responding to Brunei’s new penal code that calls for stoning of gays
Monday, May 5, 2014LOS ANGELES -- Hollywood is responding to harsh new laws in the tiny Southeast Asia nation of Brunei by boycotting the Beverly Hills Hotel. The Motion Picture & Television Fund joined a growing list of organizations… -
Virgin CEO announces boycott of hotels owned by Sultan of Brunei
Saturday, May 3, 2014LONDON — Richard Branson, the founder and CEO of the Virgin group, a £15 billion multinational conglomerate, announced Saturday that he, and his company, would boycott hotels owner by the Sultan of Brunei due to the… -
Brunei embraces strict Islamic laws, calls for death by stoning for sodomy
Thursday, May 1, 2014BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei — Brunei on Thursday embraced a form of Islamic Shariah criminal law that includes harsh penalties, a move slammed by international rights group as a step backward for human rights. -
LGBT donors cancel conference at Brunei-owned Beverly Hills Hotel
Saturday, April 19, 2014A group of high-dollar LGBT donors has cancelled plans to hold its upcoming conference at the famed Beverley Hills Hotel in Los Angeles following news that its owner, the Sultan of Brunei, would institute a revised… -
UN condemns Brunei law that calls for death by stoning for gay sex
Tuesday, April 15, 2014The United Nations Human Rights office has condemned a revised penal code in Brunei which calls for the death penalty for numerous offenses, including same-sex sexual activity, and introduces stoning to death as the specific method…
