Articles about Imprisonment

3 May 2013
Ethiopia: Anti-gay group hopes death penalty will soon be introduced for homosexuality 38 An anti-gay organisation has expressed hopes that the death penalty for homosexuals will soon be introduced in Ethiopia, and held a conference to discuss the "disastrous" effects of homosexuality in the country.
11 May 2012
Man 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.
12 April 2012
Teenager’s sentence altered after anti-gay stabbing 60 A London teenager who stabbed a gay man in the chest and leg has had his sentence changed from an indefinite period to a nine-year term due to his age.
18 January 2012
‘Life tariff’ upheld for killer of four gay men 19 A man convicted of killing four gay men lost an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights yesterday to overturn the sentence which will see him die in jail.
30 November 2011
Nigerian Senate votes to punish gay marriage with 14 years in prison 150 The Nigerian Senate has voted through a bill criminalising gay marriage, with prison sentences of up to 14 years for those couples who try to enter into an unofficial union and ten years for witnesses.
14 November 2011
London campaigners to stage kiss-in over Nigeria’s anti-gay draft law 70 Organisers say the protests hopes to "kiss homophobia, biphobia and transphobia goodbye" after Nigerian government considers criminal sanctions for those holding unofficial gay weddings.
11 November 2011
Malaysian states consider new penalties for gays 49 Minister for one state said some people "protect human rights, even up to the point they want to allow lesbian activities and homosexuality."
21 October 2011
Teen jailed for minimum of 12 years for murdering gay pensioner 19 An 18-year-old has been jailed for murdering a 67-year-old gay Lincolnshire man.
7 February 2011
India’s Supreme Court hears gay sex case 11 India's Supreme Court will today hear arguments for and against a 2009 court ruling which decriminalised gay sex.
14 December 2009
Archbishop of Canterbury makes first public statement on Uganda’s anti-gay law 28 The Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams has made his first public statement on the proposed anti-gay bill passing through Uganda's parliament.

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