Crime
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22 May 2012
Kuwait: Mass arrest of people accused of “vice” and “immorality”
Kuwaiti media organisations report that 149 were arrested this weekend for “immoral” behaviour, including four gay men and two transgender women.
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22 May 2012
Anti-paedophile vigilante who murdered gay man jailed for 18 years
An anti-paedophile vigilante, who murdered a gay man whom he wrongly believed to be a child molester, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison, and told that he may never be released therefrom.
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21 May 2012
Dharun Ravi sentenced to 30 days over filming roommate’s gay kiss
A US student who was convicted of using a webcam to secretly film his room-mate sharing a gay kiss, who eventually committed suicide, has been sentenced to 30 days in prison.
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21 May 2012
Homophobic attack in Worcestershire may threaten Rainbow Picnic celebrations
A teenager was the victim of an unprovoked homophobic attack over the weekend after a night out in Worcester city centre.
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18 May 2012
Malawi: New president ‘to decriminalise homosexuality’
The Malawian president has said she will repeal the laws which make it illegal to be gay in the central African state, it has been reported.
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18 May 2012
Woman jailed for train attack on 16-year-old lesbian
A 20-year-old woman has been jailed after she launched a physical attack on a young lesbian who had kissed her partner on a train.
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16 May 2012
UAE: Two men jailed for alleged public gay ‘fondling’ highlight privacy issues
Two men were sentence for jail terms and deportation from the UAE following a complaint from a member of the public.
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15 May 2012
Portsmouth police crack down on homophobic abuse from passing cars
Police in Portsmouth have launched a new operation to target homophobic abuse following reports of anti-gay message directed at people outside gay and gay-friendly venues in the city centre.
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14 May 2012
LGBT Iranians to speak in London as four men sentenced to death
An event launching a report on the way the internet affects LGBT life in Iran will be hosted in London this week, days after it was announced that the country was to execute four men on sodomy charges.
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11 May 2012
Man who put up ‘gay free zone’ posters in London sentenced over al-Qaida material
Mohammed Hasnath, the man fined for putting up stickers in east London declaring it a 'gay free zone' has been jailed for possessing material from terrorist group al-Qaida.
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10 May 2012
Chile passes hate crime bill in the wake of gay man’s killing
In the wake of a national outcry over the homophobic killing of a young man, the Chilean Congress has approved an anti-discrimination bill that outlaws discrimination on the grounds of race, religion, gender, and/or sexual orientation.
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4 May 2012
Kenya: Government watchdog backs repeal of laws against homosexuality and prostitution
The Kenya National Human Rights Commission has published a report calling for the decriminalisation of homosexuality and prostitution in the east African state.
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4 May 2012
Nikolai Alekseev first to be convicted of ‘gay propaganda’ in St Petersburg
Gay rights campaigner Nikolai Alekseev has become the first man to be convicted under St Petersburg's recent 'gay propaganda' laws.
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3 May 2012
Belgium: Gay man’s death may be first to be classed as homophobic
The death of Belgian man whose body was found this week may be the first to be treated as a homophobic killing under Belgium's new laws.
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1 May 2012
Law to wipe gay sex convictions given royal assent
The Protection of Freedoms Act, which will enable men to wipe the records of thousands of convictions for consensual gay sex under now-repealed laws, has received Royal Assent today.
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22 May 2012Kuwait: Mass arrest of people accused of “vice” and “immorality” 37 Kuwaiti media organisations report that 149 were arrested this weekend for “immoral” behaviour, including four gay men and two transgender women.
22 May 2012Anti-paedophile vigilante who murdered gay man jailed for 18 years 50 An anti-paedophile vigilante, who murdered a gay man whom he wrongly believed to be a child molester, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison, and told that he may never be released therefrom.
21 May 2012Dharun Ravi sentenced to 30 days over filming roommate’s gay kiss 108 A US student who was convicted of using a webcam to secretly film his room-mate sharing a gay kiss, who eventually committed suicide, has been sentenced to 30 days in prison.
21 May 2012Homophobic attack in Worcestershire may threaten Rainbow Picnic celebrations 14 A teenager was the victim of an unprovoked homophobic attack over the weekend after a night out in Worcester city centre.
18 May 2012Malawi: New president ‘to decriminalise homosexuality’ 103 The Malawian president has said she will repeal the laws which make it illegal to be gay in the central African state, it has been reported.
18 May 2012Woman jailed for train attack on 16-year-old lesbian 72 A 20-year-old woman has been jailed after she launched a physical attack on a young lesbian who had kissed her partner on a train.
16 May 2012UAE: Two men jailed for alleged public gay ‘fondling’ highlight privacy issues 28 Two men were sentence for jail terms and deportation from the UAE following a complaint from a member of the public.
15 May 2012Portsmouth police crack down on homophobic abuse from passing cars 40 Police in Portsmouth have launched a new operation to target homophobic abuse following reports of anti-gay message directed at people outside gay and gay-friendly venues in the city centre.
14 May 2012LGBT Iranians to speak in London as four men sentenced to death 3 An event launching a report on the way the internet affects LGBT life in Iran will be hosted in London this week, days after it was announced that the country was to execute four men on sodomy charges.
11 May 2012Man who put up ‘gay free zone’ posters in London sentenced over al-Qaida material 65 Mohammed Hasnath, the man fined for putting up stickers in east London declaring it a 'gay free zone' has been jailed for possessing material from terrorist group al-Qaida.
10 May 2012Chile passes hate crime bill in the wake of gay man’s killing 13 In the wake of a national outcry over the homophobic killing of a young man, the Chilean Congress has approved an anti-discrimination bill that outlaws discrimination on the grounds of race, religion, gender, and/or sexual orientation.
4 May 2012Kenya: Government watchdog backs repeal of laws against homosexuality and prostitution 8 The Kenya National Human Rights Commission has published a report calling for the decriminalisation of homosexuality and prostitution in the east African state.
4 May 2012Nikolai Alekseev first to be convicted of ‘gay propaganda’ in St Petersburg 26 Gay rights campaigner Nikolai Alekseev has become the first man to be convicted under St Petersburg's recent 'gay propaganda' laws.
3 May 2012Belgium: Gay man’s death may be first to be classed as homophobic 16 The death of Belgian man whose body was found this week may be the first to be treated as a homophobic killing under Belgium's new laws.
1 May 2012Law to wipe gay sex convictions given royal assent 60 The Protection of Freedoms Act, which will enable men to wipe the records of thousands of convictions for consensual gay sex under now-repealed laws, has received Royal Assent today.
