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. i8 N9 P: o5 P0 }# N4 M- G+ D This World Refugee Day, the number of LGBTQ+ refugees is on the rise.The international day celebrates individuals fleeing their native countries t stanley cup o escape conflict or persecution, and the gay community is no exception.As it stands, about 70 countries criminalize same-sex intimacy.This includes countries like Uganda, which punishes homosexual sexual activity with life imprisonment, claiming it goes against the order of nature. Uganda s a stanley website nti-gay laws even include the death penalty in cases of aggravated homosexuality, which is described as sexual relations involving people infected with HIV as well as with minors and other categories of vulnerable people.Anti-gay laws exist throughout countries in Africa, Asia stanley website , the Caribbean and the Pacific, according to theHuman Dignity Trust.SEE MORE: Uganda president signs anti-gay law with death penalty in some cases In recent years, the number of 2SLGBTQI+ refugees has risen dramatically, S茅n. Ren茅 Cormier of Canadasaid on Twitter. On this World Refugee Day, I salute the NPOs that work tirelessly to relocate them to safe countries. Cormier praised organizations likeRainbow Railroad, which helps bring LGBTQ+ refugees to safety in other nations. Rainbow Railroad says 4,106 individuals have requested help from its organization since Jan. 1.Earlier this month, the Canadian government and Rainbow Railroad announced a new partnership to allow more LGBTQ+ refugees to safely resettle in Canada.But even when they reach countries of asylum, th Cvad Pneumonia front moves in: Temps in the 80s before quickly dropping into the 50s
3 L2 k* w4 W" ^; y: p) `( T6 W OTTAWA, Ontario 鈥?Authorities in Canada are beginning to arrest protesters who have paralyzed traffic in the capital city of Ottawa for three weeks in a demonstration against the country s COVID-19 restrictions.Police in Ottawa say some pro stanley spain testers are surrendering and being arrested downtown Friday morning.One person being led away was carry stanley quencher ing a sign that says Mandate Freedom. Police already arrested two of the protest s leaders, Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, late Thursday and have sealed off much of the downtown area to outsiders.According to the CBC, Barber, 46, is charged with counseling to commit mischief, counseling to commit the offense of disobeying a court order, and counseling to obstruct police. Lich, 49, is charged with counseling to commit the offense of mischief. Both are due in court Friday.The protesters, who call themselves the Freedom Convoy, are demonstrating against mandates that require truckers entering Canada to be vaccinated against COVID-19.In addition to snarling traffic in Ottawa, protesters in recent weeks stanley vaso have also blocked traffic at key U.S.-Canada border crossings. Economists project that one of those blockades at the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, cost both countries economies nearly $1 billion. All media who are attending the area, please keep a distance and stay out of police operations for your safety. Anyone found within areas undergoing enforcement may be subject to arrest. There will be a media avail |
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