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Caught Between the Islamic State and Shiite Militias, Gays Are Dying in Iraq
Massacres of homosexuals in Iraq have taken place for years, but the situation has grown increasingly appalling as violence from the insurgency and sectarian militias spirals out of control.
Militias Fighting the Islamic State in Iraq Are Accused of Terrorizing Civilians
Shia militias enlisted to fight against the Islamic State are kidnapping and murdering hundreds of mostly-Sunni victims with impunity, according to a new Amnesty International report.
World Cup Video Gets Three Arrested in Iran
The video, which featured women without the mandatory headscarf, was deemed "vulgar" by police.
The Hangover News
This weekend, a Lebanese restaurant pissed people in Harrow off with a Saddam Hussein poster.
Russia Is Still Building a 'Rural Berlin Wall' Through Georgia
The barbed-wire fence is advancing farther and farther into Georgian land, dividing families, destroying livelihoods, and casting a worrying sense of uncertainty over the entire region.
Gay in Nigeria: Young Men Discuss Bigotry and Sexuality
“The arguments always revolve around two ideologies: Old Testament teachings and the belief that it's not African to be gay.”
Talking to Two Gay Nigerian Men About the Anti-Gay Law
Nigeria's new law is even more archaic than Russia's.
The Persecution of Hindus in Bangladesh Feels Scarily Familiar
But action being taken offers hope that it won't turn into a genocide.
Nigeria's New Anti-Gay Law Is Just a Smokescreen for Government Incompetence
It's easy to forget about the country's real problems when you can unite everyone against the gays.
Gay Asylum Seekers in the UK Face a Brutal Ordeal
Russian LGBTQ activist Ira Putilova is out of the British immigration detention center she was held in thanks to a well-organized campaign of protests, but many other asylum seekers face deportation.
How Jihadists Are Blackmailing, Torturing, and Killing Gay Syrians
There have been numerous eyewitness reports and video evidence of medieval-style punishments and brutal executions being meted out by the Islamists on members of minority religious groups, secularists, and people accused of blasphemy.
Pakistani Islamist Militias Have Declared War on the Country's Christians
The church bombing in Peshawar was just the beginning of their campaign.