Liberia
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11 November 2012Liberia: Christians and Muslims unite to campaign against equal marriage 30 Several hundred people from the Christian and Muslim faiths, and from civil society organisations, gathered in Monrovia, Liberia to mark the start of a campaign to press the government into banning equal marriage. -
23 July 2012Liberia: Senate votes to criminalise gay marriages 29 The Liberian senate is reported to have approved a bill criminalising gay marriages in the west African state, but it is unclear whether the president would sign it into law.
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11 April 2012Liberian President backtracks on anti-gay comments 22 The President of Liberia, Nobel-laureate Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, has vowed to veto any legislation that would criminalise homosexual behaviour in the country, despite having defended the law during a joint interview with Tony Blair.
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3 April 2012Group in Liberia ‘issues hit list’ against gays 19 A group in Liberia is reportedly threatening seven men it has publicly named as part of an anti-gay campaign.
