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  • 13 Countries that will kill you for being gay

    13 Countries that will kill you for being gay

    There are still many countries in which being gay can attract the death penalty for engaging in same-sex sexual relations. Of these countries, all are located in Central Africa or in the Middle East.

    13 Countries that will kill you for being gay
    CREDIT: TheGayUK

    There are the countries places on earth that have specific laws which call for the death penalty of those who are found to have engaged in homosexual acts.

    Afghanistan

    Men could face execution but are more likely to receive long prison sentences. No executions are known to have been handed out since the end of the Taliban rule.

    Brunei*

    Gay men in Brunei could be stoned or given 10 years in prison if found guilty of homosexual acts.

    Iran

    In Iran, gay men can be lashed up to 74 times for “immature men” and the death penalty for mature men of sound mind – and where the acts were consenting. Women can be lashed 50 times and can face the death penalty after their fourth conviction.

    Mauritania

    Homosexuality is against the law in Mauritania and could attract the death penalty, however, there have been no public executions since 1987.

     

    Qatar

    In Qatar, gay men may face execution if they are Muslim otherwise men can face fines and a prison sentence which lasts 7 years.

     

    Saudi Arabia

    A second conviction of homosexuality in Saudi Arabia will land a death penalty. For the first offence, men can face fines, castration, flogging, prison and torture.

     

    Sudan

    Homosexuality has been illegal in Sudan since 1899. Death penalty occurs on the third offence for men and four offences for women.

     

    Yemen

    Married men can expect to be stoned to death if caught having same-sex relations. Unmarried men will receive 100 lashes or one-year imprisonment.

     

    Libya

    Gay men could face death in Libya.

     

    Nigeria

    Homosexuality is illegal in some states of Nigeria and could attract the death penalty. These states include: Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Niger, Sokoto, Yobe, and Zamfara

     

    Somalia

    Homosexuality is illegal in Somalia and could attract a death penalty. Islamic courts have sentenced men to their deaths using Sharia law as their legal basis.

     

    Syria

    The actual penalty that gay men should face for homosexual acts is a prison for up to 3 years, however, due to the rise in ISIS a highly advertised death awaits those found guilty of engaging in same-sex sexual acts.

     

    Iraq

    Despite homosexuality not being illegal in Iraq, there have been reported executions of gay men in ISIS-controlled areas.

     

    * Brunei is a Sovereign state and not a country.

    There are some countries where although capital punishment might not be constitutionally ratified there are cases where gay people have been killed because of their sexuality.

  • Islamic State continue their murderous onslaught towards the gay community

    A man has been executed by the Islamic State, for being gay, THEGAYUK.com has learned.

    **Report contains distressing images**

    Photos have emerged on social media showing Islamic State fighters throwing a man to his death off a tall building in Deir ez-Zor in Syria. Deir ez-Zor is a large city in the east of Syria. ISIS has, historically used this method of killing gay men or men accused of being gay almost exclusively.

    https://twitter.com/Terror_Monitor/status/893881077520932865

    The pictures are dated from the 5th August and show a single man being thrown off a building which is at least five storeys high. death is not always certain for a victim of any fall under seven storeys. Usually, stoning from gathered spectators ensures that the accused dies.

    In these pictures, the accused was wearing all black and has his hands and feet bound.

    Typically, although homosexuality is illegal in the Syrian Arab Republic, it does not attract the death penalty. Men found guilty of homosexual acts are given jailed terms of up to three years. However, in ISIS-held territories, the Islamic law of Sharia is used as their legal system and it holds harsh punishments for those found to be homosexuality or engaging in homosexual acts.

    Homosexuality is against Sharia law and its penalty is death.

    What is forbidden under Sharia law?

    Sharia Law is the legal system used in Islam. Derived from the Koran and fatwas – which are rulings from Islamic scholars, the law acts as a code by which all Muslims should live. Literally, Sharia means “the clear, well-trodden path to water”.

    Islam’s legal system, derived from the Koran
    Informs every aspect of Muslims’ lives
    Islamic jurists issue formal guidance through fatwas, or religious edicts
    Sharia law includes provisions for capital and corporal punishment but modern scholars say getting to that stage can be difficult
    Marriage is treated as a contract in Islam
    From The BBC

  • Man accused of being gay executed in Aleppo

    A man accused of being gay has been executed by ISIS in Aleppo.

    ** Warning this article contains imagery that may offend or disturb some readers.**

    https://twitter.com/Terror_Monitor/status/805641324724555776

     

    A man has been thrown to his death and then stoned in the streets of Aleppo after ISIS (Islamic State) accused him and found him guilty on charges of homosexuality. ISIS follow an interpretation of Sharia law, which forbids homosexuality and finds that it is a crime with a death penalty. ISIS hand out harsh sentences for men who are found guilty of having same-sex relationships and often throw them to their deaths from tall buildings in front of huge crowds.

    Photos released by the terrorist organisation show a man, dressed in black, blindfolded being thrown off a tall building in the Syrian city of Aleppo. It’s not known whether the man survived the fall, but pictures show that the man was then stoned by members of the crowd that witnessed the execution.

    ALSO READ: Places on earth where being gay is a crime punishable by death penalty

    Hundreds of people stood and watched as the man plunged to the street below. A number of the crowd are then seen to hurling rocks at the lifeless body of the man.

    In the past, we have reported that ISIS have killed another of men accused of homosexuality, but this is the first reported execution of man in Aleppo.

  • ISIS Throw “Gay” Man To His Death To “Cleanse His Sins”

    ISIS Throw “Gay” Man To His Death To “Cleanse His Sins”

    A man who it is claimed had gay sex has been thrown to his death from a building near Aleppo.

    CREDIT: Twitter
    CREDIT: Twitter

    *Picture warning* This report contains pictures some readers may find distressing.

     

    Islamic State fighters in Syria have claimed the life of yet another man accused of being gay by throwing him off a building in the northern Syrian city of Manbij near Aleppo.

    A crowd of men and children watched the sickening moments as the young man was pushed from unfinished building structure in Manbij City.

    According to sources ISIS called on the residents to watch as charges of sodomy against the man were read out by the ISIS Sharia Court.

    An ISIS member reportedly said,

    “Throwing gays this way will cleanse their sins”

    The barefooted young man, who was wearing all black and who was blindfolded, was then stoned by members of the gathered crowd after failing to die from the impact of his fall.

    https://twitter.com/Terror_Monitor/status/729019283334782976

    A crowd of around 100 people, with some children with them are seen in the pictures published by the Terror Monitor group. After the man landed at the foot of the building some of the on-lookers, took up rocks to stone the defenceless man to death.

     

  • Where In The World Is Homosexuality Punished By The Death Penalty

    Where In The World Is Homosexuality Punished By The Death Penalty

    There are many countries and states where homosexual acts could land you the death penalty. Of these countries, all are located in Central Africa or in the Middle East.

    Where In The World Is Homosexuality Pubishable By Death
    CREDIT: TheGayUK

    There are the countries places on earth that have specific laws which call for the death penalty of those who are found to have engaged in homosexual acts.

    Afghanistan

    Men could face execution but are more likely to receive long prison sentences. No executions are known to have been handed out since the end of the Taliban rule.

    Brunei*

    Gay men in Brunei could be stoned or given 10 years in prison if found guilty of homosexual acts.

    Iran

    In Iran gay men can be lashed up to 74 times for “immature men” and the death penalty for mature men of sound mind – and where the acts were consenting. Women can be lashed 50 times and can face the death penalty after their fourth conviction.

    Mauritania

    Homosexuality is against the law in Mauritania and could attract the death penalty however there have been no public executions since 1987.

     

    Qatar

    In Qatar, gay men may face execution if they are Muslim otherwise men can face fines and a prison sentence which lasts 7 years.

     

    Saudi Arabia

    A second conviction of homosexuality in Saudi Arabia will land a death penalty. For first offence, men can face fines, castration, flogging, prison and torture.

     

    Sudan

    Homosexuality has been illegal in Sudan since 1899. Death penalty occurs on the third offence for men and four offence for women.

     

    Yemen

    Married men can expect to be stoned to death if caught having same-sex relations. Unmarried men will receive 100 lashes or one-year imprisonment.

     

    Libya

    Gay men could face death in Libya.

     

    Nigeria

    Homosexuality is illegal in some states of Nigeria and could attract the death penalty. These states include: Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Niger, Sokoto, Yobe, and Zamfara

     

    Somalia

    Homosexuality is illegal in Somalia and could attract a death penalty.

     

    Syria

    The actual penalty that gay men should face for homosexual acts is a prison for up to 3 years, however, due to the rise in ISIS a highly advertised death awaits those found guilty of engaging in same-sex sexual acts.

     

    Iraq

    Despite homosexuality not being illegal in Iraq, there have been reported executions of gay men in ISIS controlled areas.

     

    * Brunei is a Sovereign state and not a country.

    There are some countries where although capital punishment might not be constitutionally ratified there are cases where gay people have been killed because of their sexuality.

  • 15-Year-Old Boy Executed For “Gay” Relationship With ISIS Officer

    ISIS has allegedly thrown a 15-year-old boy to his death after being accused of being in a relationship with an ISIS officer.

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  • ISIS Stone Two “Gay” Men To Death On Tarpaulin

    Pictures have emerged of two men, their hands bound behind their backs, rocks surrounding their bloody, lifeless bodies. Their crime? Accused of being gay by the so-called Islamic State.

    Warning report contains distressing images.

    Pictures of the lifeless, bloodied bodies of two men, accused by ISIS fighters of being gay have emerged on social media. The two men were executed by stoning, with their hands bound behind their backs and blindfolded, on top of a tarpaulin in Aleppo, the largest city in Syria.

    Violence against gay men or those accused of being gay, by the Islamic state has increased in 2015, with well attended public executions usually concluding with the victims being thrown off the tallest buildings in the area. If the victims survive the surrounding crowds often stone them to death.

    Last month 10 males included a 15-year-old boy were murdered, in the most violent day against gay men in territories controlled by the so-called Islamic State, which adopts Sharia Law. Homosexuality is illegal in states and countries that adopt Sharia law.

    WHAT IS SHARIA LAW?

    Islam’s legal system, derived from the Koran

    Informs every aspect of Muslims’ lives

    Islamic jurists issue formal guidance through fatwas, or religious edicts

    Sharia law includes provisions for capital and corporal punishment but modern scholars say getting to that stage can be difficult

    Marriage is treated as a contract in Islam

    From The BBC

    It was announced last week that sex between consenting Muslim same-sex adults in the Indonesian province of Aceh, could attract 100 lashes as the province adopted Sharia law.

  • ISIS Kill 9 “Gay” Men And A Child

    The executions of 9 men and one boy have been reported in Syria, after the 10 were accused of being gay.

    Ten males were reportedly executed by IS fighters in central and northern Syria yesterday (Monday 21st) after being accused of being gay. One of the ten was a child according to the Daily Star. TheGayUK has been unable to verify this story as of yet.
    According to reports seven of the men were shot dead in a town in Homs province. The other two men and child were murdered in Hreitan, in Aleppo.
    Homosexuality is a crime punishable by death in areas controlled by the so-called Islamic State.
    ISIS fighters have been responsible for the execution of many men they accuse of being gay. This is the first time however that a child has been reported as one of their victims.
    The Times Of Israel reports that the executions were carried out in public however camera used to film the killings had been destroyed.
    Up until now ISIS fighters have executed men by throwing them off tall buildings. This is the also the first report of execution of gay men by shooting them.
    THEGAYUK is trying to locate responsible sources for this news and will update the story when those become available.

  • Three Men Accused Of Being Gay Executed In Iraq By ISIS

    Hundreds of people gathered below a tall building in Iraq to watch ISIL fighters reportedly execute three men accused of being gay, shocking pictures reveal.

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  • ISIS Fighters Hug Two “Gay” Men Before Stonning Them To Death

    Shocking pictures have emerged showing ISIS fighters hugging men accused of being gay before savagely stoning the two to death.

    Two more men have reportedly been killed in Syria, for being gay or accused of being gay, in an escalating assault in the area on those ISIS believe are homosexual.

    In pictures released by @Raqqa_Si, a campaign group against ISIS and the Assad regime in Raqqa, two men are seen being led to a holding ground in Homs, a city in Western Syria. Surrounded by onlookers they are treated to an informal reading of their crimes before being bludgeoned with rocks and stones until they die from their injuries.

    Stoning causes a traumatic death that experts suggest can take between 3 and 10 minutes for the victim to die.

    One expert reporting:

    “If you are hit in the head with large stones, then it likely wouldn’t take long at all.
    But, if you are hit only in the body with smaller stones, then it may take quite a while before you actually die from internal injury/bleeding.”

    In pictures released, the men from ISIS apparently hug the charged in a sign of “forgiveness”. Before the stoning commences, an ISIS fighter can be seen, standing by a car, reading out the charges against the accused, using a microphone in a make-shift hearing scenario.

    It has not been made clear if the two men were a couple.

    There have been a number of chilling executions of men accused of being gay in Syria. Up until now, the men have normally been thrown off tall buildings in the region. Many of the accused survive the fall only to be stoned by the bloodthirsty crowd of spectators.

    Hala Jader, award winning journalist for the Sunday Times, tweeted the pictures, saying:

    “#Isis stones homosexual couple 2 death.
    First they hug them apparently in forgiveness, then kill them.”

  • Another Man Thrown To His Death By ISIS For Being Gay

    Another horrifying set of pictures have been released reportedly showing a man being thrown off a tall building after being found guilty of being gay.

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