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Iraq makes same-sex relations punishable by up to 15 years in jail

Iraq's parliament approved a bill criminalizing same-sex relations with penalties of up to 15 years in prison, leading to condemnation by rights groups.
The legislation also includes punishment for promoting homosexuality and gender reassignment surgery, with transgender individuals and doctors facing up to three years in jail.
The new law, passed quietly as an amendment to an existing anti-prostitution law, imposes harsh sentences for same-sex relationships and gender-related actions, with limited exceptions for medical interventions.

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BBC News

Iraq criminalises same-sex relationships in new law

Those flouting the sweeping new morality rules could be jailed for up to 15 years.

14 days ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Iraq makes same-sex relations punishable by up to 15 years in jail

Amendments to anti-prostitution law also enable courts to sentence trans people to three years in prisonIraq’s parliament has passed a bill making same-sex relations punishable by up to 15 years in prison, in a move condemned as an “attack on human rights”.Transgender people will also be sentenced to three years in jail under the amendments to a 1988 anti-prostitution law, which were adopted during a session attended by 170 out of 329 lawmakers …

14 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Hindu

Iraq criminalises same-sex relations with 10-15 years’ jail term

Transgender people will be sentenced to three years’ jail under the amendments to a 1988 anti-prostitution law, which were adopted during a session attended by 170 out of 329 lawmakers

13 days ago·India

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The Independent

Iraq passes new ‘morality’ law criminalising same-sex relationships

Law also includes prison sentence for anyone who changes their ‘biological gender’ or dresses in an effeminate manner

13 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Iraq criminalises same-sex relationships with maximum 15 years in prison

Iraq's parliament passed a law criminalising same-sex relationships with a maximum 15-year prison sentence on Saturday, in a move it said aimed to uphold religious values but was condemned by rights advocates as the latest attack on the LGBT community in Iraq.

14 days ago·United Kingdom

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NDTV

Iraq Passes Bill Criminalising Same-Sex Relations, Jail Upto 15 Years

Iraq's parliament passed a bill on Saturday criminalising same-sex relations, which will receive a sentence of up to 15 years in prison, in a move rights groups condemned as an "attack on human rights". Transgender people will be sentenced to three years' jail under the amendments to a 1988 anti-prostitution law, which were adopted during a session attended by 170 out of 329 lawmakers. A previous draft had proposed capital punishment for same-se…

14 days ago·New Delhi, India

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