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Anti-Gay Attacks On Rise In Iraq

Posted by davidagillespie on August 17, 2009

Gay Iraqi men are being murdered in what appears to be a co-ordinated campaign involving militia forces, the group Human Rights Watch says. It says hundreds of gay men have been targeted and killed in Iraq since 2004.

The report says members of the Mehdi Army militia group are spearheading the campaign, but police are also accused – even though homosexuality is legal.

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