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Nigeria's paramilitary raids birthday party for gay people, 76 arrested
- Seventy-Six people were arrested in northern Nigeria for attending a birthday party for gay people, an act seen as unacceptable in the country.
- The party organizer planned to wed another man at the event, but the groom-to-be escaped while the party was raided by the police.
- Although anti-gay laws exist in Nigeria, convictions are rare, as those arrested are generally released without being taken to court.
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76 arrested at party in Nigeria in what rights groups call an LGBTQ 'witch hunt'
Dozens of young people in Nigeria were paraded in front of news cameras after they were arrested during a party on Saturday and accused of “holding homosexual birthdays" and having “the intention to hold a same-sex marriage.”
·Ottawa, Canada
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76 ‘suspected homosexuals’ arrested for attending birthday party for gay people in Nigeria
Security forces in Nigeria have arrested "76 suspected homosexuals" for attending "a birthday party organized by one of them, who was to wed his male bride at the event."
·Jersey City, United States
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Nigeria's paramilitary raids birthday party, arrests 76 gay people
Seventy-six people were arrested for attending a birthday party for gay people in northern Nigeria, the country’s paramilitary agency said on Monday, adding that the organizer had also planned to hold a same sex wedding, which is illegal.
·Atlanta, United States
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Total News Sources26
Leaning Left14Leaning Right4Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution64% Left
Bias Distribution
- 64% of the sources lean Left
64% Left
L 64%
C 18%
R 18%
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