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Stephen Fry is named dream dinner parrty guest

Pink Paper  less than a day ago

Stephen Fry, Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi would be the dream dinner party guests of honour, according to a new online survey to mark the launch of AMNESTEA, Amnesty International's new fundraising tea parties.
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Blogs claim UK’s Tories are allied with homophobic, racist politicians

Qnews  Nov 09 09

Two liberal London political blogs have raised serious questions about the allies with whom UK’s opposition party, the Conservative Party or ‘Tories’, has aligned itself.
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Man dies from police taser after fleeing from arrest on marijuana warrant

Pams House blend  Oct 05 09

(Miami Herald) BRADENTON, Fla. --  Authorities say a Bradenton man died after being stunned by a Taser as he attempted to flee arrest.
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Amnesty calls for repeal of new anti-gay laws in Indonesia

Pink News  Sep 18 09

Amnesty International has demanded that a new Indonesian bylaw that endorses stoning to death for adultery and caning of up to 100 lashes for homosexuality should be repealed immediately.
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Serbia To Try Gay Pride Again, Extremists Promise Violence

Joe My God  Sep 17 09

Serbia's last gay Pride event was in 2001, when extremists attacked participants with stones and rioted around a student center where gays had taken refuge.
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Gay, human rights activists attacked with impunity in Serbia: Amnesty

Yahoo Gay News / AFP via Yahoo! News  Sep 14 09

The authorities in Serbia have failed to protect human rights and gay activists, Amnesty International said Monday ahead of the first gay pride march in Belgrade for nine years.
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Lithuania Condemned By Amnesty International

Gay Agenda  Sep 11 09

Amnesty International, one of the World’s leading human rights organizations has condemned plans by Lithuania to criminalize the “promotion” of homosexuality.
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Amnesty sends warning over Lithuania's criminalisation of 'homosexual propaganda'

Pink News  Sep 09 09

Human rights charity Amnesty International has condemned plans by Lithuania to criminalise the "promotion" of homosexuality, saying it could lead to increased violence and discrimination against gays and lesbians.
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Amnesty International Points Out Gay Discrimination in Hong Kong

Towleroad  Aug 05 09

The above image is from a set of PSAs by Amnesty International in Hong Kong highlighting the persecution and discrimination felt by gay people there.
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Another Assignment or Two for Clinton

Google HIV News / Advocate.com  Aug 05 09

Advocate.com Another Assignment or Two for ClintonAdvocate.comIn 2008, officials from Amnesty International called for a stop to the practice with language specifically alluding to the arrests of three HIV/AIDS .
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Becoming ' the majority for that one day'

Google Gay Parenting News / Vancouver Sun  Aug 01 09

Becoming ' the majority for that one day'Vancouver SunAmnesty International says that in some countries, parents request the rape of a daughter to "cure" her of lesbianism, and gay and lesbian parents lose .
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Nicaragua Killing Its Girls & Women With Total Abortion Ban

Lavender Newswire  Jul 30 09

Amnesty International: Nicaragua’s total ban on abortions is endangering the lives of girls and women, denying them life-saving treatment, preventing health professionals from practicing effective medicine and contributing to an increase in maternal deaths across the country, concludes Amnesty International in a new report [issued] on Monday.
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IRISH CIVIL PARTNERSHIP BILL ATTACKED BY AI

GCN.ie  Jul 29 09

Yesterday- Amnesty International urged the LGBT community not to settle for the proposed civil partnership bill.
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AI ATTACKS IRISH CIVIL PARTNERSHIP BILL

GCN.ie  Jul 28 09

Amnesty International will not support the proposed civil partnership bill in Ireland- claiming it enshrines discrimination.
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100 Nations Meet in Copenhagen to Celebrate and Fight for Homosexual Rights

Gay News Blog  Jul 23 09

COPENHAGEN, -- This week, thousands of people from across the globe will arrive in the Danish capital Copenhagen to take part in the most important international event for homosexual, bi-sexual and transgender men and women - World Outgames 2009.
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Singapore official says his country will ignore, but not repeal Section 377

Qnews  Jul 05 09

The British colonial overlords in the 19th Century imposed on all of their colonies, including India and the city-state of Singapore, the same British penal code, including something called “Section 377” in India and Singapore.
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Reuters: Amnesty says Israel "wantonly" destroyed Gaza

America Blog  Jul 02 09

Reuters: Amnesty International said on Thursday Israel inflicted "wanton destruction" in the Gaza Strip in attacks that often targeted Palestinian civilians during an offensive in December and January in the Hamas-run enclave.
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Arrests continue in Iran, possibly including Mousavi's wife

America Blog  Jun 25 09

One of the most interesting aspects of the movement in Iran has been the extensive involvement of women.
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Urgent Petition: Save Roodabeh and Ali, Iranian Homosexual Refugees

Gay News Blog  Jun 13 09

Roodabeh is a 30-year-old lesbian woman who left Iran in February 2008 to flee from the persecution that the regime of President Ahmadinejad reserves for homosexuals; persecution that foresees in many cases – according to a ruthless interpretation of Islamic law – prison sentences, torture and even death.
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U.S. State Department Condemns Anti-Gay Violence in Iraq

Pams House blend  Jun 12 09

On Wednesday, the United States officially condemned the increasing violence towards the gay community in Iraq, which has spiked since the beginning of the Iraq War.
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