All posts tagged "iraq"
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Gays in Iraq Can Now Be Jailed for 15 Years
A new law in Iraq could see gay people imprisoned for up to 15 years for same-sex relations and 7 years for pro-LGBTQ advocacy.
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Trans woman killed by brother in Kurdistan “honor killing”
A 23-year-old transgender woman was killed by her brother in Iraqi Kurdistan as part of a suspected “honor killing,” according to police. Doski Azad, a...
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Iraqi politicians call for expulsion of diplomats after foreign embassies fly Pride flag
Politicians condemned the flag-raising, with some offended because it took place during the holy month of Ramadan
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Poetic drama ‘Baghdad in My Shadow’ highlights queer characters among stories of Iraqi exiles in London
Waseem Abbas plays gay IT specialist Muhannad, who remains closeted around his Arab and Muslim friends
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Anti-gay ISIS executioner Abu Omer captured in Iraq
Man dubbed "White Beard" was seen in photos and videos overseeing executions for violations of Sharia law
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Saving Assets: Intelligence at Arena Stage (Review)
With Intelligence, D.C. gets a wonky play it's uniquely qualified to enjoy
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Ellen celebrates gay Iraqi couple as “Everyday Heroes”
Nayyef Hrebid and Btoo Allami escaped Iraq and now help LGBT refugees get settled in America
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ISIS executes four men for homosexuality
ISIS fighters pushed the men from a rooftop in Mosul
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Iraqi cleric says not to kill LGBT people
Human Rights Watch hopes radical cleric's decree will stop violence against gender-nonconforming Iraqis
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United Nations holds first historic meeting on LGBT rights
The United Nations Security Council is meeting today, Monday, Aug. 24, to discuss anti-LGBT persecution and violence for the first time in the organization’s history....
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ISIS drops three gay men from 100ft building
Warning: graphic images follow In yet another horrific murder by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS/ISIL), three men have been dropped from the...
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ISIS executes gay man by throwing him from roof
ISIS executes gay man by throwing him from roof
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Australian comic Adam Hill blasts Westboro Church over Robin Williams
“A person died, his family are mourning. It’s not about you, dickhead.” — Australian comedian Adam Hill, responding to news that the notoriously anti-gay Westboro...
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No Safe Zone
It took him 18 months of paperwork, pulling bureaucratic strings, and making calls, but ''Hussam'' finally made it to New York, little more than a...
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Tribal Warfare
There is plenty of inequity in our country. Whether it's poverty, discrimination, oppression, take your pick. We're far from perfect. We may be richer, more...
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