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Iran condemns two women to death for corruption over LGBTQ+ media links | Iran

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Rights and freedomIran This article is more than 1 year oldIran condemns two women to death for ‘corruption’ over LGBTQ+ media linksThis article is more than 1 year oldOutcry over show trial, which follows Zahra Seddiqi Hamedani talking to BBC about abuse of gay people in Iran’s Kurdish region Two women have been condemned to death in Iran because of their links to the LGBTQ+ community on social media, human rights groups have reported. Read More...

Margot, London: restaurant review

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Jay Rayner on restaurantsFoodReviewThere’s a new high-end Italian place in Covent Garden, where the waiters wear DJs and the customers swoon Margot, 45 Great Queen Street, London WC2B 5AA (020 3409 4777). Meal for two, including drinks and service: £140 You can smell the money at Margot: both the cash that has been spent on opening it and the cash that will now be spent inside. There are fat leather banquettes in the shade of deep grey favoured for suits by Gieves & Hawkes. Read More...

Rapper Wale on Frank Ocean and Sam Smith: 'If a dude was gay, hed get a Grammy' | Music

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Music This article is more than 8 years oldRapper Wale on Frank Ocean and Sam Smith: 'If a dude was gay, he’d get a Grammy'This article is more than 8 years oldDuring a radio interview, the Washington DC rapper claimed the two artists owe their success to their sexuality Rapper Wale has claimed the Grammy award-winning artists Frank Ocean and Sam Smith owe their success to their sexuality, during a recent interview. Read More...