Articles about Saudi Arabia

11 April 2013
Peter Tatchell: ‘Thatcher talked freedom but supported tyrants’ 17 Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell shares his thoughts on Margaret Thatcher who died earlier this week and writes about her relationships with foreign dictators.
5 April 2013
UK: Judges accused of asking lesbian asylum seekers ‘inappropriate’ questions such as ‘Have you read Oscar Wilde?’ 11 New research shows LGBT asylum seekers are regularly being asked “inappropriate and insensitive” questions by judges.
1 April 2013
US: Muslim caller tells TV host gay Americans should be beheaded 62 The host of a phone-in programme in New York was left stunned after a caller suggested gay Americans should be beheaded in accordance with Sharia law.
21 February 2013
Comment: A day in the life of Peter Tatchell 28 Britain's most famous human rights campaigner talks about his daily routine and how he has to go to bed with "a siren alarm, fire extinguisher and rope ladder" - every night.
6 February 2013
Gay Saudi prince convicted of murder will return home to serve his sentence 13 A gay Saudi Arabian prince who was jailed for life in Britain for murdering his servant is to be sent back to his home country, sources within the British government confirmed on Tuesday.
3 September 2012
Tatchell: PM urged to repeal ‘insults’ ban 42 Peter Tatchell has urged David Cameron to reform Section 5 of the Public Order Act - which in the past has been used by lawyers to prosecute homophobic religious preachers and gay rights campaigners.
18 July 2012
Letter demands anti-gay state ultimatum before Olympics 30 Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has renewed calls for Olympic chiefs to ban anti-gay nations from the London Games and enforce the Olympic Charter by offering visiting nations the chance to renounce discrimination.
16 April 2012
Saudi Arabia: Schools ‘ban tomboys and gays’ 51 The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has reportedly banned gays and tomboys from its schools citing efforts to tackle the two 'phenomena'.
13 January 2012
Man arrested for Facebook gay date in Saudi Arabia 109 As British prime minister, David Cameron visits Saudi Arabia today, activists report the plight of a man arrested by the religious police who may face corporal punishment.
1 April 2011
Gay British man arrested and beaten in Saudi Arabia 131 A British man was arrested and beaten in Saudi Arabia by religious police when they discovered he was gay.
22 November 2010
Gay Saudi prince convicted of murder must pay prosecution costs 5 A gay Saudi prince convicted of murdering his servant must pay his prosecution costs.
22 November 2010
Islamic schools ‘teaching pupils that gays should be executed’ 63 Around 5,000 children at Islamic weekend schools are being taught homophobic and anti-semitic views, it has been claimed.
9 November 2010
Saudi man receives lashes and prison sentence for gay video 17 A 27-year-old Saudi man has been punished with 500 lashes and five years in prison after appearing in a gay video.
20 October 2010
Gay Saudi prince sentenced to life for killing servant 6 A gay Saudi prince has been sentenced to at least 20 years in prison for murdering his servant in a luxury London hotel.

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