Tag: persecution
Moroccan Man Facing Persecution For Being Gay Also Faces Deportation From The UK
Abderrahim, 25, fled Morocco to look for asylum. He is gay and HIV-positive. His claim of persecution, which involved verbal abuse and death threats, and the fact he could face up to three years in jail in Morocco, was rejected by the UK. The rejection saying the "claimed treatment doesn't amount to persecution."
After he and others had tried to set up an official LGBT organization, they were forced to flee by government officials.
The UK has said that prosecutions of...
«Take Me To Church» – Let’s Support The LGBT Community
Debutant of Irish indie pop scene, a native of Dublin, Andrew Hoze Bern (better known simply as Hozier) shot a video for the song «Take Me To Church», presented in the summer 2013 as a part of the debut EP performer.
Soon, this song and video clip became an internet sensation. The authors of the black-and-white video are Brendan Canty and Conal Thompson (Brendan Canty & Conal Thomson) of production company Feel Good Lost, working with such artists as AlunaGeorge,...