World
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Two men publicly caned 83 times for homosexuality in Indonesia
On Tuesday, two men in the Indonesian province of Aceh were publicly caned 83 times for engaging in consensual homosexual sex, marking the first time...
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Russian newspaper claims 26 gay men in Chechnya have been killed
The Russian newspaper that first reported on the persecution and detention of gay and bisexual men in secret prisons inside Chechnya is reporting that the total number...
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Indonesian police arrest 141 men at alleged gay sauna party
Indonesian police have arrested 141 men in a weekend raid on a gay sauna, just one day before two men are to be caned in...
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Joe Biden urges Americans to defend LGBTQ rights abroad
Former Vice President Joe Biden is calling on the United States to speak out against LGBTQ human rights abuses and defend advances in equality for LGBTQ...
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72 countries still punish same-sex sexual activity, report finds
Fewer countries ban same-sex relations than did a decade ago, but 72 countries still punish those who engage in homosexual intimacy, according to a new...
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United Nations calls for probe into violence against trans women in El Salvador
The United Nations is calling for an investigation into ongoing violence aimed against transgender women in El Salvador. According to the Geneva-based Office of the U.N. High Commissioner...
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Russian investigation claims there are “no victims of persecution” in Chechnya
A Russian embassy claims that an investigation into anti-gay persecution in Chechnya has not found evidence to support allegations that gay men are being kidnapped,...
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Gay teenager thrown from building by family in Chechnya
Report comes from gay man who escaped Chechnya
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Angela Merkel urges Putin to investigate anti-gay purge in Chechnya
German chancellor also criticizes crackdown on protesters demonstrating against anti-gay persecution
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Russia arrested LGBTQ activists protesting treatment of gay men in Chechnya
Demonstrators were protesting against the abduction, abuse and murder of gay men in Chechnya
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Katie Couric grills Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman on Chechnya
On Friday, Yahoo! News’ Katie Couric grilled a Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman about the ongoing persecution of gay and bisexual men in Chechnya and Russia’s response...
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GLAAD calls on Trump to condemn anti-gay persecution in Chechnya
GLAAD is calling on President Donald Trump to personally condemn a series of attacks in the Russian region of Chechnya against men suspected of being gay. U.S....
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Nikki Haley: America will not ignore anti-gay actions in Chechnya
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley is calling on Chechen authorities to investigate reports of anti-gay persecution, and “if true,” put a stop...
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Activists demand oil companies denounce anti-gay persecution in Chechnya
Petition asks oil companies to apply financial pressure on Russia to end anti-gay killings and internments
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Amnesty International: Stop abduction, torture and murder of gay men in Chechnya
"The Chechen government won’t admit that gay men even exist in Chechnya"
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