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Iran publicly hangs man found guilty of homosexuality.

A man was publicly hanged in the Islamic Republic of Iran after being found guilty of homosexuality charges, according to the Jerusalem Post. The 31-year-old Iranian man reportedly violated Iran’s strict anti-gay laws, according to the state-controlled Iranian Students’ News Agency…

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Chechnya detains people for being gay, renewing purge fears.

Several people have reportedly been detained in the Russian region of Chechnya on suspicion of being gay. The Russian LGBT Network board member Igor Kochetkov, quoted in the Associated Press on January 11, would not say how many people have been…

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United Nations LGBT expert says gay ‘cure’ therapy must be outlawed.

The UN’s top LGBT expert has said that gay ‘cure’ therapy must be outlawed globally as part of a bid to tackle the “scourge” of homophobia, biphobia and transphobic violence. Independent expert Victor Madrigal-Borloz delivered findings from his work at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva last week.