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Six sentenced to death over murder of LGBTQIA+ activists in Bangladesh

Six sentenced to death over murder of LGBTQIA+ activists in Bangladesh

Warning: This story contains mentions of brutal violence. Six men found to be aligned with al-Qaeda have been sentenced to death for the murder of two LGBTQIA+ advocates in Bangladesh in 2016. The founder of Roopban – Bangladesh’s first LGBTQIA+ publication – Xulhas Mannad (pictured right), and pride rally organiser Mahbub Tonoy were killed by machete-wielding attackers […]

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Bangladesh: 25 men arrested for attending a gay gathering

Bangladesh: 25 men arrested for attending a gay gathering

Police in Bangladesh have raided a meeting of a local gay group and accused the attendees of being in possession of illegal drugs. Bangladesh’s notorious Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) raided the gathering in Dhaka on May 19, arrested 28 men, paraded them in front of the media while saying they were gay, and accused them […]

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Bangladeshi police arrest man over killing of LGBT magazine editor

Bangladeshi police arrest man over killing of LGBT magazine editor

Bangladeshi police have announced that they have arrested a man in connection to the violent killing of LGBT magazine editor Xulhaz Mannad and LGBTI activist Mahbub Tonoy. Thirty give year old, Mannan (pictured) was killed by machete wielding attackers in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, late last month. He was the editor of the country’s first […]

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Bangladesh’s first LGBTI magazine editor brutally murdered

Two LGBTI activists have been brutally murdered in Bangladesh, including the senior editor of the nation’s first queer magazine. ‘Roopbaan’ magazine editor Xulhaz Mannan (pictured right) was killed by machete wielding attackers in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka. Another person believed to be an LGBTI activist was also murdered in the attacks, but their identity has yet to be confirmed. Maruf […]

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