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

    by Arpan Rai Apr 28, 2024 1 minute
    Source: AFP/Getty

    Iraq has passed a sweeping anti-LGBT+ law that criminalises same-sex relationships and could see gay people sentenced to up to 15 years in prison if convicted.

    The law, which was passed by Iraq’s parliament on Saturday, purports from moral depravity and the calls for homosexuality that have overtaken the world”.

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