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1 August 2012Bid to decriminalise gay acts in Northern Cyprus at European court 11 The European Court of Human Rights has registered a case to decriminalise homosexuality in Northern Cyprus, the last place in the Council of Europe where being gay is a criminal offence. -
16 April 2012Michael Cashman MEP meets Northern Cyprus leaders over anti-gay law 8 Last week, openly gay MEP Michael Cashman met leaders and non-governmental organisations in the northern part of Cyprus, advocating for the decriminalisation of homosexuality.
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8 February 2012Northern Cyprus: No charges yet on gay sex arrests 13 An advisor to the leader in Turkish-occupied Northern Cyprus has said today that no charges have yet been brought against two men arrested for committing gay acts.
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14 December 2011North Cyprus leader: Proposal to repeal anti-gay laws “has been submitted” 10 A Conservative MEP who lobbied the leader of Northern Cyprus to repeal the self-declared state's anti-gay laws said yesterday he had written to her confirming that the proposal had been drafted. -
19 October 2011Three Northern Cyprus men arrested for gay sex 44 Three men in Northern Cyprus have been arrested for sexual "acts against nature".
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