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Kenya could follow Uganda with proposed harsh anti-gay law
"Kick LGBT people out of Kenya completely," one parliament member proposed
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Sudan abolishes the death penalty for gay sex
But it will remain punishable with up to seven years in prison.
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Qatar claims LGBTQ fans ‘welcome’ at 2022 World Cup despite death penalty for local queer people
Homosexuality is punishable with up to seven years imprisonment in Qatar - and death for native Muslims.
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Man who murdered six gay men back in 1994 to be executed this week
Gary Ray Bowles confessed to killing six men after he was arrested in the same year
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Iran’s Foreign Minister defends execution of gay people
He claimed it happens because the country has 'moral principles'
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George Clooney says the Sultan of Brunei’s death penalty backlash sends a warning to other countries
The actor was one of the first major celebrities to call out the Sultan of Brunei's anti-gay death penalty law
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George Clooney vows to keep pressure on Brunei despite country backtracking on death penalty law
The Sultan of Brunei faced international pressure after introducing the law back in April
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Transport for London suspends adverts from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates due to poor human rights
TfL have already banned ads from Brunei as well as Iran, Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen
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Brunei’s foreign minister says law aims to ‘educate, deter, rehabilitate and nurture’ rather than punish
The new capital punishmnet law was invoked last week in the tiny Commonwealth country
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Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Brunei: Criminalisation of consensual same-sex relationships is unacceptable
The Australian Prime Minister condemned the death penalty invoked in the Commonwealth country
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Scotland Yard investigating footage of police officers ‘waving rainbow flags’ during Brunei demonstration
A video of a peaceful demonstration outside the Sultan of Brunei's London home last month is being reviewed by police chiefs.
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UK foreign minister Mark Field dismisses calls for Brunei to be suspended from the Commonwealth
The minister said the Sultan of Brunei has been a 'great friend' to the UK
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TV Choice Awards won’t be held at the Dorchester Hotel following Brunei’s death penalty law
The annual TV ceremony has taken place in the luxurious hotel each year
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Secretary-General of the Commonwealth urges Brunei to revoke homophobic law
Brunei became the 49th member of the Commonwealth immediately on the day of its independence on 1 January 1984
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Peter Tatchell slams Australia’s Prime Minister’s silence after Brunei invoke capital punishment for gay sex
The human rights activist has called for the Australian government to suspend diplomatic relations with the Asian kingdom
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Elton John backs George Clooney’s call to boycott Brunei-owned hotels due to new death penalty law
The Asian kingdom are set to start stoning and whipping to death gay men this Wednesday
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California mother of 10-year-old boy who died after saying he liked boys could face death penalty
The couple were charged with one count of murder and torture in June
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Mum who tortured 8-year-old son because she thought he was gay has been jailed for life
Gabriel Fernandez was beaten, starved, forced to eat vomit before he was murdered
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Christian preacher said US government should ‘execute’ all gay people
Matt Powell admitted he believes in humane putting to death
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