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Gay presidential candidate in Tunisia appeals exclusion
Cofounder of ‘Shams’ says ruling was vague and without reason.
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Tunisia: End Persecution of LGBTQ People
Tunisia should revise its laws and practices to recognise and protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people, Human Rights Watch said on the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia.
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Homophobic Tunisia invokes sharia law in bid to shut down LGBTQ rights group
Judicial harassment and rise in arrests under anti-sodomy law add to climate of tension and fear.
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Sultan of Brunei’s hotel besieged in protest at gay death penalty
Nearly 400 hundred people rallied outside the Dorchester Hotel in London on Saturday 6 April to protest against Brunei’s enactment of death by stoning for homosexuality, adultery and insulting the prophet Mohammad.
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Death penalty by stoning for homosexuality: MEPs write to Brunei’s Sultan
On 3 April 2019, Brunei starts implementing a law that imposes – among others – death penalty by stoning for same-sex relationships.
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Elton John, George Clooney urge boycott of Brunei-linked hotels
The tiny monarchy, which owns the Beverly Hills Hotel and Hotel Bel-Air, will reportedly start instituting Sharia law for crimes including homosexuality.