In Libya: 12 Men could be Executed by Militia for being Gay

This is horrible news! In Libya, an extremist militia threatens to kill 12 men for being gay.

This past Thursday, twelve men were captured by a militia for having a 'gay party' in a suburb of Tripoli.

Gay Star News reports:

The militia Facebook page entitled as the ‘special deterrence unit’ boasted that the men were captured doing the ‘practices of the people of Lot’ (ie gay sex) and that they are to be mutilated and executed. 

The militia also claim they have now become a legal part of the Libyan Ministry of Interior. 

The group states its mission is to remove ‘corruption’, ‘vice’, alcoholic drinks and now gays from the streets of Libya. 

Human Rights Watch Libya identified the group as the Al-Nawasi militia, who are considered to be extreme Salafists. The militia has been previously been reported as being responsible for attacks against Sufi (moderate form of Islam) shrines and followers.

I hope these men are saved.

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