Saudi Arabia: Police arrest ‘homosexuals’ at party
— 71 arrested in Riyadh according to al-Quds al-Arabi report
— “Several residents are reported to have notified police about people who were doing things that did ‘not conform’ with Islamic sharia law.”
— homosexuality “treated as serious crimes”
— Saudi Arabia “insists that it always acts in accordance with Sunni Islamic law”

— Filipino men detained in KSA for gay behavior
— “when the government feels that homosexuals are challenging state authority, the maximum punishment for the act is public execution”
— “Normally, however, the authorities impose other punishments such as fines, imprisonment, and whipping”

— “LGBT rights in Saudi Arabia are not recognized”
— “The Saudi Constitution does not provide for a right to privacy.”

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