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Sultan of Brunei returns Oxford degree after backlash to anti-gay laws

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The sultan of Brunei has returned an honorary degree awarded to him by Oxford University following a backlash to his proposal of the death penalty for gay sex and adultery.

Nearly 120,000 people have signed a petition calling on the university to rescind the honorary law degree awarded to Hassanal Bolkiah in 1993.

Oxford University said on Thursday that the sultan had decided to hand back the degree earlier this month, while the decision to award it was under review.

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