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22 November 2012Madonna acquitted of breaking Russian anti-gay law 12 Charges that Madonna broke a homophobic censorship ban in the Russian city of St Petersburg have been dropped – at the same time lawmakers in Moscow have vetoed a proposed anti-gay bill. -
16 November 2012UN calls for gay rights protection in Cameroon ahead of court appeals 6 The United Nations is calling on Cameroon to end the enforcement of homophobic laws ahead of an appeal involving three men. -
14 November 2012Pressure on Uganda builds over anti-gay law 15 Human rights campaigners fear they just have “days” to stop Uganda from passing its Anti-Homosexuality Bill. -
13 November 2012Nigeria anti-gay law within striking distance of approval 34 A bill to further criminalise same-sex relationships in Nigeria has reportedly passed through a second reading in the country’s House of Representatives. -
9 November 2012Malawi commits U-turn over gay rights pledge 13 Malawi has back-tracked on its decision to suspend its anti-gay laws after churches and powerful conservative lobby groups fiercely criticised the move. -
7 November 2012Ugandan anti-gay speaker chairs London human rights conference 36 Conservative MP Margot James has urged for the world’s politicians to promote gay rights at a Westminster conference that was chaired by Uganda’s anti-gay Speaker Rebecca Kadaga. -
6 November 2012Egypt: 7 men remain detained over anti-gay charges 11 Seven men in Egypt, who were arrested for breaking the country’s law on sexual conduct, are reportedly still in prison. -
5 November 2012Malawi suspends anti-gay laws 15 Malawi has halted the enforcement of laws that criminalise same-sex relationships after comments made by the country’s Justice Minister Ralph Kasambara.
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26 October 2012Northern Ireland marks landmark gay rights anniversary 5 Thirty years ago in 1982 Jeff Dudgeon, a shipping clerk and gay rights activist in Belfast, successfully challenged the criminalisation of sexual relations between men at the European Court of Human Rights. -
26 October 2012Jamaica faces legal action over anti-gay laws 15 Three people have launched legal against Jamaica due to the country’s continued enforcement of anti-gay laws. -
25 October 2012Lady Gaga to face anti-gay Russian legal backlash 10 The media circus of LGBT-supporting stars facing the legal wrath of anti-gay opponents in the Russia’s St Petersburg shows no sign of dying down, with predictions that Lady Gaga will be next. -
25 October 2012Cameroon: Gay rights supporting lawyer’s children receives death threats 6 A lawyer in Cameroon, who has made a career of defending gay rights, has been on the receiving end of death threats, along with members of his family.
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24 October 2012Senegal: Gay journalist jailed for stabbing partner 3 A judge has sentenced a well-known gay Senegalese journalist to four years in prison. -
24 October 2012Ugandan parliamentary speaker blasts Canada over gay rights criticism 71 The Speaker of Uganda’s Parliament claims that Canada has refused to grant visas for several of the country’s politicians due to its ban on same-sex marriage.
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17 October 2012Madonna ordered to appear in Russian court for breaking anti-gay law 43 Madonna has been sent a summons to appear in a Russian court for breaking St Petersburg’s homophobic censorship law, during her concert in the city, earlier this summer. -
17 October 2012Cameroon urged to release jailed men for wearing ‘gay’ clothes and for drinking Baileys 15 The US, EU and campaign groups have strongly condemned Cameroon’s appalling gay rights record ahead of a court appeal involving two men.
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11 October 2012Gambian president: I’ve ‘cured’ 68 HIV patients 31 Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has once again made outspoken remarks about HIV and is repeating claims that he can treat the virus with herbs. -
5 October 2012UK: Gay man fights deportation to Nigeria 19 Campaigners are fighting to stop the deportation of a gay man to Nigeria.
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3 October 2012Russian court backs St Petersburg’s anti-gay law 15 Russia’s Supreme Court has ruled that the country’s second largest city of St Petersburg can continue to enforce its homophobic censorship law. -
1 October 2012Malawi: President Joyce Banda U-turns on gay rights 25 Malawi's President Joyce Banda believes her country isn't ready to repeal a law which outlaws homosexuality, despite her pledge after taking office to work to overturn the legislation.
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