Two executed in Saudi Arabia for male rape
Two Saudi men were publicly beheaded on December 26th after being found guilty of rape. The official SPA news agency said Nasser al-Harby and Majid al-Sibeiy had gone into the bedroom where the unnamed victim slept.
Government criticises Channel 4 for homophobe Ahmadinejad's Christmas message
The Government and the Conservatives have criticised Channel 4's decision to broadcast an Alternative Christmas Message by homophobic, anti-Semitic Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Channel 4 under fire for allowing homophobe Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to deliver Christmas message
The Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will be delivering Channel 4's Christmas Day message. He has previously claimed that no gays exist in Iran.
Comment: Channel 4 should pull the plug on Mahmoud Ahmadinejad not allow him to address the nation
Channel 4's decision to allow Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to deliver the Alternative Christmas message is aiding and abetting a homophobic tyrant says gay rights campaigner and Green Party Parliamentary Candidate Peter Tatchell.
Human rights groups urge countries to support UN gay rights statement
More than 60 nations from across the world are supporting a statement on the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people.
Eid pardon for Kurdish journalist imprisoned for writing about gay sex
A doctor sentenced to six months by a Kurdish judge for writing an medical article about sodomy has been pardoned and released.
Russia, US and South Africa under pressure to sign UN decriminalisation statement
LGBT activists in several countries have asked their governments to support a declaration on the universal decriminalisation of homosexuality to be presented at the UN next month.
Iran aims to establish Islamic studies departments in UK universities
Institutions funded by the British taxpayer could be used to promote the extremist, homophobic, racist, and violent interpretations of Islam used in Iran.
Jerusalem's gay oasis under threat from financial crisis
A community centre for the gay community in Jerusalem is facing closure because of the credit crunch.
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