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Africa
Religion | Rights

African bishops shun conference in Canterbury

afrol News, 17 July - At least four African Anglican bishops are amongst top clergy boycotting 10-yearly Lambert conference in Canterbury, UK, that aims to avoid split in Church over consecration of gay bishops.

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Africa | Uganda
HIV-AIDS | Rights | Socio-economic

Gay activists' arrest "shows African HIV response gaps"

afrol News / Gender Links, 19 June - The arrest of three Ugandan activists protesting the exclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities from HIV/AIDS prevention efforts sparked hot debate among the 1,700 global participants of the HIV/AIDS Implementers Meeting held in Kampala earlier this month.

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Uganda
HIV-AIDS | Persecution

Ugandan gay activists arrested at HIV meeting

afrol News, 5 June - Three local homosexual activists were arrested yesterday morning by the Uganda Police Force at the 2008 HIV/AIDS Implementers' Meeting currently taking place in Kampala, Uganda. Human rights groups now fear for the safety of the three activists.

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Gambia
Law | Persecution | Policy

Gambia frees "gay" Spanish tourists

afrol News, 4 June - The two Spanish tourists arrested on Friday in The Gambia, accused of having made "dishonest propositions" to engage into homosexual relationships, yesterday were released without charges and are preparing their return to Spain.

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Gambia
Affairs | Crime | Law | People | Persecution | Religion | Rights | Violence

Gambian police arrests "gay tourists"

afrol News, 3 June - Two suspected gay Spanish tourists - Pere Joan, 56, and Juan Monpserratrusau, 54 - were arrested and detained by Gambian police in Kotu, 10 km from the capital Banjul.

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Egypt
HIV-AIDS | Persecution | Policy

Egypt court upholds HIV sentences

afrol News, 29 May - A Cairo appeals court has decided to uphold the sentences imposed on five men jailed in a crackdown on people living with HIV/AIDS. A total of nine HIV positive men have been sentenced to prison so far, the courts seeing them as a threat to the public.

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Gambia
Affairs | Crime | Law | People | Persecution | Rights

IGLHRC tackles Gambian leader

afrol News, 26 May - An international gay and lesbian rights body has got a beef with Gambian President Yahya Jammeh over his discriminatory remarks against homosexuals, ordering him to "immediately retract" his statements.

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Gambia
Affairs | Crime | Law | People | Persecution

Doom awaits gays in Gambia

afrol News, 20 May - Gambian leader has given a 24-hour ultimatum to homosexuals to leave his country before they face doom. President Yahya Jammeh, who said anti-gay laws - stricter than those in Iran - are in place in The Gambia, had threatened to "behead" gays.

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Africa
Persecution | Policy | Violence

African gays "face persecution and violence"

afrol News, 20 May - In many African countries, gay people face persecution and violence, and even in states where gay's human rights are protected by the law, social attitudes toward homosexuality have not improved. Awareness campaigns are under way all over the continent.

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South Africa
Affairs | Crime | Events | Law | People | Persecution | Religion | Rights | Violence

Tutu condemns gay persecution

afrol News, 10 April - South Africa's Archbishop has condemned the persecution of lesbians, gay, transgender, bisexual and intersex (LGBTI). Desmond Tutu addressed hundreds of gays and lesbians at an annual awards gala dubbed "A Celebration of Courage" in San Francisco in the United States.

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Morocco
Affairs | Crime | Law | People | Persecution | Religion | Rights | Violence

Activists petition Morocco

afrol News, 27 February - The government of Morocco has been petitioned to repeal a repressive law that provides prison terms for consensual homosexual actions as well as protect the rights to privacy and fair trial.

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Senegal
Affairs | Crime | Law | People | Persecution | Religion | Rights | Violence

Senegalese homosexuals flee

afrol News, 25 February - Dozens of Senegalese homosexuals are reported to have fled to the neighbouring countries [The Gambia and Mali] to escape the looming threats on their lives.

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Senegal
Affairs | Crime | Law | People | Persecution | Rights

Senegalese anti-gay protesters teargased

afrol News, 18 February - Senegalese police clashed with hundreds of people protesting against the publication of photos of an alleged wedding betwen two men in the country. Police fired teargas to contain the large crowd.

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Senegal
Affairs | Law | People | Persecution | Rights | Violence

Senegal urged to legalise gay

afrol News, 13 February - As the dust surrounding the arrest and detention of people accused of taking part in a clandestine gay marriage in Senegal is yet to be settled, several international organisations have called on Senegalese authorities to decriminalise homosexuality in the country.

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Egypt
Affairs | Crime | HIV-AIDS | Law | People | Persecution | Rights | Violence

'Stop criminalizing HIV'

afrol News, 7 February - Criminalisation of HIV/AIDs in Egyptian has been criticised by rights groups, fearing it would endanger public health, justice and human rights.

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Somalia
Crime | Expression | Policy | Rights

Somali gay bloggers receive death threats

afrol News, 29 November - After the website Somali Gay Community was launched earlier this month, the staff behind the site has received death threats. The news about the website, which major Somali media picked up from afrol News, caused a storm of debate that included threatening hate messages. But it also gave the new gay site very many hits and members, documenting needs in Somali society.

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Somalia
Lifestyle | Oppression | People | Religion | Rights | Sexuality

Somalis launch public gay site

afrol News, 19 November - A group of Somalis wrote their names in the genesis book of history at the weekend by launching the first-ever gay website [www.somaligaycommunity.org].

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Uganda
Affairs | Events | Harmful practices | Law | Lifestyle | Oppression | Oppression | People | Persecution | Policy | Political rights | Religion | Rights | Sexuality | Violence

Cry for Ugandan gays

afrol News, 19 October - The rising homophobia by Ugandan officials and the media against the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people is believed to be undermining the East African country's HIV prevention.

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South Africa
Crime | Events | Law | Oppression | Persecution | Rights | Sexuality | Violence

Joburg Pride magnetises thousands

afrol News, 10 October - The harsh weather did not stop thousands of people to join gays and lesbians to mark the 18th annual Joburg Gay Pride Parade.

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Uganda
Affairs | Crime | Law | Persecution | Rights | Violence

Ugandans defend gay sex ban

afrol News, 22 August - Thousands of Ugandans took part in anti-gay rally in the capital Kampala, asking the government to sustain the ban on gay sex, despite immense pressure from the international community.

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Nigeria
Crime | Law | Persecution | Rights

18 gay Nigerians remanded

afrol News, 10 August - A Sharia judge in Nigeria’s north-eastern state of Bauchi, Malam Tanimu, ordered the remand in prison of 18 suspected gay Nigerians. The men will be stoned to death if they are found guilty by the Shariah courts.

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Mauritius
Law | Oppression | Policy | Policy | Sexuality

Battle over sexual offences bill in Mauritius

afrol News / Gender Links, 3 May - The Sexual Offences Bill recently tabled at the Mauritian Parliament brought much heated debate from both sides of the house, as well as protests from religious leaders and professionals. The bill could also decriminalise consensual anal sex. Amid the outcry, the speaker has tasked a Select Committee to look into the bill in detail.

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Africa
HIV-AIDS | Persecution | Policy | Rights

Homophobia in Africa "accelerates AIDS spread"

afrol News / PlusNews, 5 March - People with same-sex preferences are still a largely ignored and underserved community in the design and execution of HIV-prevention programmes throughout much of Africa, gay rights activists have documented in a report. The discrimination against gays and lesbians by African health services contributed to the spread of AIDS.

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Nigeria
Law | Persecution | Policy | Policy

Nigeria's anti-gay bill causes protests

afrol News, 1 March - Human rights and gay activists until now have kept a low profile regarding the attempt by Nigerian lawmakers to promote Africa's most draconic bill limiting the rights of sexual minorities. They did not want to give the promoters publicity. But now, as lawmakers are getting serious on the bill, a wave of protests is reaching Nigeria.

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South Africa
Development | Policy

South Africa's gays give media failing grade

afrol News / Gender Links, 29 January - A recent radio talk show discussed some of the terms used to describe gay and lesbian people in South Africa, and, rightfully so, invited a prominent gay presenter to talk about what he thought of the way that media represented non-heterosexual communities. "Unfortunately, this type of balanced media coverage of non-heterosexual communities is rare," activists hold.

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