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Associated Press (AP), Posted: 4/13/2010, 6:11 AM QUICK LOOK: Even death cannot stop the violence against gays in this corner of the world any more. Madieye Diallo's body had only been in the ground for a few hours when the mob... (MORE) |
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Voice of America, Posted: 3/11/2010, 10:17 AM QUICK LOOK: While gay rights are slowly expanding around the world, including in Africa, human rights activists note some political, media and religious leaders are leading sometimes... (MORE) |
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BBC, Posted: 3/11/2009, 1:47 PM QUICK LOOK: Nigerian gay rights activists have told the country's lawmakers that a new bill to outlaw same sex marriage would lead to widespread human rights abuses. The new law... (MORE) |
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All Africa, Posted: 2/5/2009, 6:27 AM QUICK LOOK: In 2003, Alice Nkom made a decision that has put her on a collision course with the police, prosecutors and judges of Cameroon. Nkom, who has been a barrister at the... (MORE) |
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AIDSmap, Posted: 1/12/2009, 2:20 PM QUICK LOOK: The conviction of nine men involved in HIV prevention work for “indecent and unnatural acts” and “forming associations of criminals" in Senegal on 6th January demonstrates... (MORE) |
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Associated Press (AP), Posted: 1/8/2009, 12:56 PM QUICK LOOK: Nine men, including a prominent activist, have been convicted of homosexual acts and sentenced to eight years in prison, their lawyer and a gay rights group said Thursday... (MORE) |
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Vanguard (Nigeria), Posted: 10/12/2008, 10:27 PM QUICK LOOK: Eminent Nigerian Christian clerics have continued to comment on the controversial House of Rainbow, purportedly a church organisation piloted by a self-confessed... (MORE) |
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New York Times, Posted: 10/7/2008, 5:15 AM QUICK LOOK: Pape Mbaye, 24, is an entertainer from Dakar, Senegal, known there for his dancing, singing and storytelling. But while his flamboyance may be celebrated in New York,... (MORE) |
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Afrique En Ligne, Posted: 9/8/2008, 7:01 AM QUICK LOOK: Alimameh Dukureh, principal of a school in Gambia's Western Region, on Friday appeared before John Njies of the Brikama Magistrate's court for alleged homosexual acts with some of his students. The... (MORE) |
News.com.au, Posted: 9/2/2008, 10:59 AM QUICK LOOK: Senegal has jailed a Belgian retiree and his male Senegalese domestic helper for two years for "homosexual marriage and acts against nature", their lawyer said today. Richard Lambot, 61, and Moustapha... (MORE) |
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Reuters-Africa, Posted: 6/12/2008, 1:30 PM QUICK LOOK: Human Rights Watch called on Gambia on Wednesday to halt a crackdown against homosexuals after President Yahya Jammeh ordered their arrest and expulsion from the country,... (MORE) |
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Associated Press (AP), Posted: 6/3/2008, 3:07 AM QUICK LOOK: Authorities in Gambia have arrested two Spanish men for allegedly making "homosexual proposals" to taxi drivers, police said Monday. The arrests come less than... (MORE) |
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Afrik, Posted: 5/20/2008, 7:51 AM QUICK LOOK: Gambian President Yahya Jammeh says he will “cut off the head” of any homosexual caught in his country. Addressing supporters at the end of his meet the farmers tour... (MORE) |
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Afrol News (Africa), Posted: 2/26/2008, 11:08 AM QUICK LOOK: Dozens of Senegalese homosexuals are reported to have fled to the neighboring countries like Gambia and Mali to escape the looming threats on their lives. Gambia may... (MORE) |
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Agence France Presse (AFP), Posted: 2/20/2008, 3:15 PM QUICK LOOK: Five people detained this week in a probe in Senegal over alleged death threats against the editor of a magazine which ran an article on a homosexual wedding, have been... (MORE) |
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Afrik, Posted: 2/19/2008, 12:34 PM QUICK LOOK: The chairman of the national Council of Amnesty Senegal, Samba Guissé, has called on all affiliate groups of the Senegalese chapter of Amnesty International (AI) to oppose any campaign aimed at legalising... (MORE) |
Reuters-Africa, Posted: 2/15/2008, 9:38 PM QUICK LOOK: Police in Senegal fired tear gas to disperse anti-homosexual demonstrators outside Dakar's main mosque today after the publication of photos from a gay wedding in the mostly Muslim nation. Gossip... (MORE) |
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Posted: 2/7/2008, 3:53 PM QUICK LOOK: Police in Senegal have released several men arrested over the publication of pictures said to depict a wedding ceremony between two men. No official reason has been given... (MORE) |
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Posted: 2/4/2008, 2:09 PM QUICK LOOK: Police in Senegal have arrested several men following the publication of pictures claiming to depict a wedding ceremony between two men. The pictures were published in... (MORE) |
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Associated Press (AP), Posted: 1/16/2008, 8:26 PM QUICK LOOK: Three men convicted of homosexuality - a crime in Cameroon - were sentenced to six months' hard labor, their lawyer said toay. Lazare Baeeg, Emmanuel Balep and Tony Dikongue were arrested last August... (MORE) |
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Falls Church News Press (Va.), Posted: 12/20/2007, 10:35 AM QUICK LOOK: Not only does it denounce homosexuality, but it turns out the new, Nigerian-linked association of defectors from the Episcopal Church, U.S.A. also rejects the notion... (MORE) |
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Associated Press (AP), Posted: 12/14/2007, 4:39 PM QUICK LOOK: The archbishop of Canterbury said Friday he will not reverse his decision to exclude a gay U.S. bishop from joining other bishops at a global Anglican gathering next... (MORE) |
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Associated Press (AP), Posted: 11/9/2007, 6:43 PM QUICK LOOK: A British photographer on vacation in Ghana has been charged with sodomy after being found with photos showing him having sex with another man, police officials said today. John Ross Macleod, 63,... (MORE) |
All Africa, Posted: 11/1/2007, 2:42 PM QUICK LOOK: Members of Uganda's Parliament have asked the government to use the Commonwealth Heads of Government summit to speak out against homosexuality. MP Ishaa Otto demanded for a clamp down ... (MORE) |
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Reuters-U.S., Posted: 9/27/2007, 9:39 AM QUICK LOOK: A leading conservative critic of the U.S. Episcopal Church said yesterday its bishops have turned their back on pleas from global Anglican church leaders to take a clear... (MORE) |
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