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Malawi: Gay Couple Released After Pardon

A gay Malawian couple sentenced to 14 years in prison were released from jail late on Saturday after a presidential pardon, SAPA news agency reported on Sunday. Malawi’s leader pardoned the couple on...

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Malawi: After Release, Couple Separated by Families

A gay couple freed by presidential pardon in Malawi are living in separate villages amid fears for their safety. Steven Monjeza, 26, and 20-year-old Tiwonge Chimbalanga, 20, walked free earlier this...

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ILGA, Amnesty International Release International Reports on GLBTI Rights

Two reports released by international human rights defenders have put the spotlight on global GLBTI rights. The Amnesty International Report 2010 and the ILGA 2010 State-Sponsored Homophobia report...

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Malawi: One Half of Gay Couple to Marry a Woman (All Africa)

In a dramatic twist of events, one of the Malawi pardoned gays, Mr Steven Monjeza, has renounced his love for Mr Tiwonge Chimbalanga and opted to marry a woman Ms Dorothy Gulo barely 10 days after...

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Spammers Latch On To Gay Malawian Couple’s Story

OK, I don’t usually pay much attention to spam, but the name on this one jumped out at me: My dear, I am Tiwonge Chimbalanga a Malawian gold merchant gay man who was prisoned for 14 years after my...

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Malawi: President Backs Out of Vow to Decriminalize Being Gay

“Anyone who has listened to the debate in Malawi realizes that Malawians are not ready to deal with that right now. I as a leader have no right to influence how people feel. Where Malawi is and most...

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Malawi Government Suspends Anti Gay Laws

Malawi suspended its anti-gay laws on Monday amid debate about whether they should be repealed over human rights backlash that has left the country without some of its financial support, Reuters...

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Malawi Backtracks on Promise to Stop Arresting Gays

Human Rights activists and diplomats the world over congratulated Malawi for saying this week that they suspended homophobic laws and stopped arresting people just for being gay. “If we continue...

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Malawi: Man Jailed From Gay Wedding in 2010 Has No Regrets

As Americans in Washington state celebrate same-sex marriage and UK lawmakers work toward equality there, hundreds of thousands of LGBT people still live in fear, many of them in African nations like...

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Malawi Suspends Enforcement Of Anti-Gay Laws

In response to a formal inquiry from the United Nations Human Rights Committee, Malawian Justice Minister Janet Chikaya-Banda has announced that the government of Malawi will cease enforcement of the...

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