Articles about Arrest

19 May 2013
China: IDAHOT activists detained in two cities 4 LGBT activists marking the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia in two Chinese cities were detained by police.
15 May 2013
Zambia: Trial of gay rights activist Paul Kasonkomona delayed + The trial of a prominent gay rights activist in Zambia has been postponed, as his lawyers argued that the charges brought against him were too vague and that the case should be heard by the High Court.
7 May 2013
Nigel Evans: I am ‘determined to not let these allegations destroy’ me + The Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, the openly gay Conservative MP Nigel Evans, who was arrested on Saturday amidst claims of rape and sexual assault, has said he is "determined not to let these allegations destroy" his career, or him.
5 May 2013
Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans bailed following arrest over male rape allegations + The Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, the openly gay Conservative MP Nigel Evans, has been bailed following his arrest on suspicion of the rape of one man and the sexual assault of another.
11 April 2013
US: Man arrested and given restraining order for refusing to leave partner’s hospital bedside 43 An arrest was made this week in Missouri of a gay man who refused to leave the hospital bedside of his partner, and a restraining order has now been made against him preventing him from visitation.
8 April 2013
Zambia: Gay rights activist arrested for ‘inciting indecent activities’ 1 Zambian activist, Paul Kasonkomona, was arrested on Sunday following a television appearance in which he argued for gay rights.
28 February 2013
US: 68-year-old arrested after complaining that student was allowed to wear anti-gay t-shirt 23 A 68-year-old man in the US has been charged with breach of peace and criminal trespass after causing a disturbance at two schools in an attempt to complain about a recent decision to allow a student to wear a t-shirt featuring an anti-gay message.
19 January 2013
Gay activist arrested and beaten in Honduras gay bar raid 4 A leading gay rights campaigner in Honduras was arrested and assaulted in a raid on a bar frequented by LGBT people, reports suggest.
12 April 2012
Two women and a man arrested in the Gambia on gay charges 18 Three people have been arrested in the Gambia this week on indecency charges related to homosexuality.
20 March 2012
Dubai police chief denies gay party arrests 7 The Dubai Chief of Police has denied reports of 30 arrests in the emirate but says homosexuality is illegal and against the local norms.
2 December 2010
Kenyan prime minister denies saying gays should be arrested 3 The prime minister of Kenya claims he never said that gays and lesbians should be arrested.
24 November 2010
Texas trans woman arrested for using female toilet 12 A trans woman in Houston, Texas, has been arrested after using a female toilet in a library.
24 February 2010
Judge orders arrest of missing ex-gay mother 12 A US judge has ordered the arrest of a woman who disappeared with her seven-year-old daughter after failing to hand her over to her other mother.
15 December 2009
Gay porn star dies in taser arrest 34 A gay porn star has died in Florida after choking while being arrested.

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