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KATHMANDU, October 5 –
The five Metis who were arrested on Sunday in the Nepali capitol were
released yesterday, the gay rights group Blue Diamond Society has said.
But the five had to sign an
undertaking, prepared by the Hanuman Dhoka police, saying that they “would
not promote prostitution and they would not pollute the society again”.
The metis were also told that if
they were seen again at night walking the streets of Kathmandu, they would
be prosecuted.
One of the Metis, Neema Lams, has
denied police reports that she was asked to pay a fine of 1000 Rs on the
night of October 2 when the police arrest her. Before taking them to the
Hanuman Dhoka police station, police asked for 110 Rs from the Metis for
medical check up at Bir Hospital. The police are supposed to pay this fee,
BDS says.
The metis denied paying any money
to the Police. They claimed that they were verbally abused.
“We would like to thank all the
international organizations, friends, media and relatives for their quick
support at this difficult time,” the BDS said in a statement.
RELATED:
Call to Intervene to Help Release Five
Imprisoned Gay Metis in Nepal, by Sunil Pant in Kathmandu.
Five metis were arrested last
night about 10pm in Kantipath while they were on their way to the Thamel
area of the Nepali capitol.
Nepal:
OutRage! Condemns
Police Brutality Against Gays in Nepal.
The UK LGBT human rights group OutRage! has today condemned the police assaults of
gay metis last weekend in Kathmandu, Nepal .
For all UK Gay News
coverage of Nepal, go to our
Archive main page and use the site search
engine
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Recent Articles
October 4:
UK/Iran:
Gay Executions and Torture: Does Protesting Really
Help? Yes, Says Iranian Exile. Commentary. We often wonder whether protests
outside Embassies have any effect. It might make us feel good as we wave a
banner condemning some atrocity or another, as was the case outside the
Iranian Embassy in London today when gay rights in Iran – or the complete
lack of them – took centre stage.
UK/Iran:
Celebrities Join London Protest Against Iran Gay Executions and Torture.
TV soap and film actor Jeremy Sheffield, gay rap star Q Boy, comedian Scott
Cappurro, Big Brother contestant Josh Rafter, out gay Labour MP Chris Bryant
and human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell today joined a 50-strong protest
outside the Iranian Embassy in London.
October 3:
Iran:
Star
Support for London Demo Against Brutal Iranian Treatment of Gays.
A number of stars have backed tomorrow’s demonstration at the Iranian
Embassy in London and the international petition organised by the monthly UK
gay magazine
axm. The magazine has joined forces with
Outrage!, the UK gay human rights organisation, to organise the “Homophobia
Kills” protest against the homophobic atrocities in Iran outside the
country’s Embassy at 1pm tomorrow (Tuesday October 4).
Nepal:
Call to Intervene to Help Release Five
Imprisoned Gay Metis in Nepal, by Sunil Pant in Kathmandu.
Five metis were arrested last
night about 10pm in Kantipath while they were on their way to the Thamel
area of the Nepali capitol.
October 2:
Lithuania:
Anti-Gay Demonstration
in Vilnius, by Juris
Lavrikovs. Around 50 people gathered on the Europe Square in the
Lithuanian capital of Vilnius on Friday to protest against
possible gay pride march and ‘spread’ of homosexuality in Lithuania. All
major Christian denominations expressed their support for this
demonstration.
October 1:
UK/Iran: New Iran Protest Over Treatment of Gays at London Embassy.
A new protest outside the Iranian Embassy in London is to be staged next
week. UK gay human rights group Outrage!,
which last July broke the news to the world of the execution of two gay
teenagers, has joined forces with UK gay lifestyle monthly axm to
spearhead a further demonstration at the Embassy on Tuesday (October 4).
September
29:
Iran:
“Please do not leave us
alone,” Iranian Gays Urgently
Appeal to World,
by Doug Ireland.
The
Persian Gay and Lesbian Organization
(PGLO) has appealed to North
American activists for help in mobilizing support for their campaign against
the vicious, lethal, anti-gay crackdown taking place in the Islamic Republic
of Iran. The anti-gay pogrom in Iran includes arrests and torture of gay
people, executions of gay Iranians on trumped up charges, and a
well-organized Internet entrapment campaign by Iran's religious sex police
that is ensnaring gay Iranians daily.
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