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New HIV prevention strategy to target injecting drug users, gay men, sex workers

The Health Protection Agency’s (HPA) new national strategy on HIV prevention will scale up prevention programmes in key affected populations of injecting drug users, sex workers, men who have sex with men. By 2016, the HPA aims to reach at least 60 percent of injecting drug users to promote the safe use of injecting equipment… Read more »

Muslim vigilantes attack ‘gay atheists’ in the Maldives

Maldives: A group of men dressed in shorts and T shirts and returning home from the gym were attacked by Muslim vigilantes for being ‘gay atheists.” “You homosexual atheists are destroying our country – we will not stand back and watch you do it,” the attackers said, accusing the men of “homosexuality” and” atheism.” The… Read more »

Muslim vigilantes attack ‘gay atheists’ in the Maldives

Maldives: A group of men dressed in shorts and T shirts and returning home from the gym were attacked by Muslim vigilantes for being ‘gay atheists.” “You homosexual atheists are destroying our country – we will not stand back and watch you do it,” the attackers said, accusing the men of “homosexuality” and” atheism.” The… Read more »