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Mon Aug 6, 2018, 04:39 PM Aug 2018

Zambia court finds men guilty of gay relationship

A Zambian court on Friday convicted two men for homosexuality, the latest such ruling in the conservative African nation which has resisted international pressure to lift its tough anti-gay laws.

The court in the northern town of Kapiri Mposhi found Stephen Sambo, 30, and Japhet Chataba, 38, guilty of "performing unnatural acts".

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People convicted of same-sex relations in Zambia face jail sentences of up to 14 years.

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Zambia court finds men guilty of gay relationship (Original Post) Behind the Aegis Aug 2018 OP
I believe the phrase you're looking for is "sincerely held religious belief"..... brooklynite Aug 2018 #1
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